Sports: Super Bowl Wrap Up

I was right about this one for a change. The Seattle Seahawks dominated the New England Patriots, defeating them 29-13. The score and even the stats do tell the story of how bad the Seahawks made the Patriots look. Most of the stats were about the same for both teams. There were only 3 that gave any indication of how much of a blowout this was: the 3-0 turnover advantage the Seahawks had, the Seahawks sacked Drake Maye 6 times, and the Seahawks’ time of possession was 33:11 to 26:49 for the Patriots. The Patriots had a lot of garbage stats that made the game appear closer than it really was. The Patriots, for whatever reason, did not stick with their running game. They ran the ball 18 times for the game and had a 4.4 average per play. The Seahawks, on the other hand, ran the ball 32 times for exactly the same average. This is a legitimate stat because once the Patriots fell behind in the 4th quarter, they threw on almost every down. When the game was still in doubt, the Pats ran the ball fairly effectively, but did not push the issue. Drake Maye, who played more like Elly May, hardly ran at all. He did not seem to have much pocket presence. This is a player who during the regular season used his legs to win many a game, running for 38 first downs, second on the team. You had this sinking feeling that Seattle was going to let this one slip away at one point. New England was going to get the ball with just under 11 minutes to go in the game, and the score was 19-7. The Patriots had just pulled off a nice 3-play, 65-yard drive. The Seahawks punted the ball, and the Patriots’ deep man failed to catch it, allowing the ball to be downed on the 4-yard line. It cost the Pats at least 10 to 15 yards. Then Maye went into desperate pass mode for no reason. He got away with the first one, which allowed the Patriots to move from their own 4 to the 44. Then he threw desperate pass no. 2 and was not so lucky. This one was intercepted, and the game was essentially over. The stage was just a little too big for the 23-year-old. This Super Bowl is not going to make any top 10 lists, that is for sure. The Seahawks would have covered even with my spread of about 10 points. Pro football season is finally over. Congrats to the Seahawks. Let the baseball games begin.