Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning runs the NFLs No.
Madison Bumgarner Authentic Jersey . 1 offence. Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is a key cog in the NFLs
No. 1 defence. (Just ask him.) That intriguing matchup will be one of the main
Super Bowl story lines when the AFC champion Broncos (15-3) play the NFC
champion Seahawks (15-3) on Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
According to STATS, its the first NFL title game since 1991 pitting the team
that scored the most points in the regular season against the team that allowed
the fewest. Definitely no upstarts here. Providing quite a cap to the season,
this marks only the second time in the last 20 Super Bowls that the No. 1 seed
in each conference reached the NFL championship game. The only other such
matchup since 1994 also involved Manning: His Indianapolis Colts lost to the New
Orleans Saints in 2010. Manning does own one Super Bowl title already, having
led the Colts past the Chicago Bears in 2007. Already the only four-time NFL MVP
-- and expected to earn a fifth such honour when awards are announced the night
before the Super Bowl -- Manning can become the first starting QB to win titles
with two franchises. "Hes been remarkable," said Denvers John Fox, one of six
coaches to take two clubs to the leagues title game. "Its unprecedented what he
did." In a 26-16 victory over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the AFC
championship game Sunday, Manning was pretty much flawless, going 32 of 43 for
400 yards with two touchdowns. "Peyton played great today," Brady acknowledged.
And now, inevitably, the two-week buildup until the Super Bowl will be mainly
about Manning, just as this entire season has. He is, after all, the player who
set NFL records by throwing for 55 touchdowns and 5,477 yards, helping Denver
lead the league with 37.9 points and 457.3 yards per game. He is, already, an
inescapable pitchman, seen Sunday after Sunday during TV commercials. Hey, there
he was on the screen, selling cars, during the broadcast of the NFC title game.
Expect even more face time now. Mannings oft-told tale, certain to be repeated a
million times in the coming days, includes his comeback from a series of
surgical procedures to his neck, attempts to cure problems that led him to sit
out the entire 2011 season and led the Colts to send him packing. Against the
Patriots, Mannings offence scored on six consecutive possessions, accounted for
more than 500 yards, had zero turnovers and zero sacks. Ol No. 18s opposite
number in two weeks, Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson, provides a real
contrast as he seeks his -- and the Seahawks -- first Super Bowl trophy. The
6-foot-5 Manning is 37, in his 16th NFL season, a prototypical pocket passer who
was a No. 1 overall draft pick after a stellar college career. Wilson is 6
inches shorter, 12 years younger, a skilled scrambler in only his second pro
season after slipping to the third round of the draft; hes a guy who had to
transfer colleges to get playing time and thought about pursuing a baseball
career instead. Clearly, Wilson picked the right sport. "Any time you get to the
Super Bowl," Wilson said after Seattle beat the San Francisco 49ers 23-17 on
Sunday, "its a special time." Seattles defence, led by Sherman, allowed an
average of 14.4 points and 273.6 yards this season, both best in football. That
unit also led the NFL in takeaways. On Sunday, the Seahawks forced three
turnovers in the fourth quarter alone, including a victory-sealing interception
by linebacker Malcolm Smith after Sherman stretched his left hand to tip
Colin Kaepernicks pass away from receiver Michael Crabtree in the end zone. "Im
the best corner in the game," said Sherman, an All-Pro. "When you try me with a
sorry receiver like Crabtree, thats the result youre going to get." Seattles
only other trip to the big game ended with a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in
2006. Denver will be playing in its seventh Super Bowl and eyeing a third title,
to go with those from 1998 and 1999. Manning can match his younger brother Eli
with a second Super Bowl crown. Eli, a spectator on Sunday in Denver, won two
trophies with the New York Giants, whose stadium hosts this years game. In
addition to Wilson, other members of the Seahawks getting the chance to
introduce themselves to a wide audience include rugged running back
Marshawn Lynch -- some fans tossed packs of his favourite candy, Skittles, onto
the field after a 40-yard TD run in the third quarter -- and coach Pete Carroll,
a rah-rah sort who was a title-winning college coach at Southern California. And
maybe some of Mannings less-heralded defensive teammates -- the ones who clamped
down on New Englands running game Sunday and limited Brady much of the afternoon
-- will get their chance to shine, too.
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Philadelphia 124-112 Friday night, handing the 76ers their 10th straight
loss.GLENDALE, Ariz. - A late-game interception by defensive back Malcolm Butler
saved the Super Bowl for the New England Patriots.That the pass was thrown at
all might haunt Seattle coach Pete Carroll.A quick rundown of the play that
clinched Sundays Super Bowl, won by the Patriots 28-24:___THE SETUPThe Patriots
took a 28-24 lead when Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hit Julian Edelman on a
3-yard touchdown pass with 2:02 left.The Seahawks started the next drive at
their 20-yard line and moved 75 yards in five plays. Jermaine Kearse had one of
the greatest catches in Super Bowl history during the drive, juggling the ball
before hauling it in while on his back.Kearses 33-yard grab put the Seahawks on
the 5 with 1:06 left, seemingly plenty of time to go in for the winning
score.___THE PLAYSeattle ran another play after Kearses catch, reaching the 1 on
a run by Marshawn Lynch.The Seahawks still had 26 seconds left, but instead of
running again, Carroll called for a pass.The play was supposed to be
quick-hitting, with Ricardo Lockette ducking inside Kearse to interrupt New
Englands coverage.Butler reaacted quickly, though, going around Kearse and
teammate Brandon Browner to reach the ball at the same time as Lockette.
Matt Cain Authentic Jersey. Butler ran into Lockette around the goal line and came up with the ball, falling forward after
making the interception.___THE DECISIONCarroll has been known as a gambler and
he rolled the dice with success at the end of the first half, calling for a pass
play with 6 seconds left that led to a touchdown.With the Seahawks seemingly in
position to win their second straight Super Bowl, Carroll took another risk by
deciding to throw the ball instead of running.Seattle had some success running
the ball and Lynch, who ran for 102 yards on 24 carries, is one of the NFLs
toughest running backs to tackle.Lynch gained four yards on the play after
Kearses spectacular catch and the Seahawks still had 26 seconds left, enough
time to run the ball at least twice more.Instead, Carroll called for a pass and
Butler picked it off to seal the Patriots fourth Super Bowl title.For it to come
down to a play like that, I hate that we have to live with that, Carroll said.
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