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Date | February 2, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Malcolm Smith, Linebacker | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Broncos by 2[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Terry McAulay[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 82,529[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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National anthem | Renée Fleming[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
Coin toss | Joe Namath, Phil Simms | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Bruno Mars and Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Joe Buck (play-by-play) Troy Aikman (analyst) Pam Oliver and Bacock Ollama | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of 30-second commercial | $4 million[5] |
Super Bowl XLVIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos and National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2013 season. It was held on February 2, 2014, at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with kickoff occurring at 6:25 pm EST (UTC−05:00).[6]
This was the first Super Bowl to be played outdoors in a cold weather city,[7] the first to be played outdoors on artificial turf (in this case FieldTurf) since Super Bowl X at the Miami Orange Bowl, and the first in which two U.S. states (New York and New Jersey) shared hosting duties.[8] It was also the first time since Super Bowl XLIV, and just the second time in the past twenty seasons, that the number 1 seeds from each conference met to decide the championship.[9] The game featured the league's top offense (Denver) vs. the top defense (Seattle), the first time this has occurred since Super Bowl XXXVII.[10] It also featured two former division rivals (Seattle played in the AFC West division from 1977 to 2001), which last occurred in Super Bowl XLIII.
The Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII, defeating the Denver Broncos 43–8. This was their first Super Bowl win in franchise history. Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith was named the game's most valuable player.
Background
Host selection process
Three stadiums were part of the bidding to host the game:
- MetLife Stadium—East Rutherford, New Jersey[11]
- Raymond James Stadium—Tampa, Florida[12]
- Sun Life Stadium—Miami Gardens, Florida[13][14]
Tampa has hosted four Super Bowls (XVIII, XXV, XXXV, XLIII). South Florida / Miami has hosted ten Super Bowls (II, III, V, X, XIII, XXIII, XXIX, XXXIII, XLI, and XLIV).
During the voting process by the league owners, the South Florida/Miami bid was eliminated in the second round of voting, but it eventually took the fourth round of voting for New Jersey's bid to beat Tampa's.[7]
Super Bowl XLVIII was the first Super Bowl held at an open-air stadium in a "cold-weather" city; previous Super Bowls in cold-weather cities were held at indoor stadiums. The coldest outdoor Super Bowl of the first 47 games was Super Bowl VI, held at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans on January 16, 1972, with a kickoff temperature of 39 °F (4 °C).[15] However, New Orleans usually has a humid subtropical climate, with January morning lows averaging around 46 °F (8 °C) and daily highs around 63 °F (17 °C);[16] also, all New Orleans Super Bowls since XII have been played at the indoor Superdome. Since Super Bowl X in 1976, all but one outdoor Super Bowl has been played in either California or Florida, the exception being Super Bowl XXX in Tempe, Arizona. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has indicated that if Super Bowl XLVIII is successful, additional "cold-weather" Super Bowls will be considered.[7][17]
Super Bowl XLVIII was the first NFL championship game to be held in the New York metropolitan area since December 30, 1962, when the Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants in the original Yankee Stadium, 16–7. Since then, two other major pro football leagues have held title games in the area:
- 1968 AFL Championship Game at Shea Stadium, December 29, 1968: New York Jets 27, Oakland Raiders 23—a rematch of the infamous "Heidi Game." The Jets went on to Super Bowl III, where they upset the Baltimore Colts, 16–7.
- 1985 USFL Championship Game at Giants Stadium, July 14, 1985: Baltimore Stars 28, Oakland Invaders 24. This game would turn out to be the final contest in the league's three-year history, since an attempt to move the spring/summer USFL to a fall schedule in 1986 was aborted after the USFL was awarded just $1 (tripled to $3) in its 1986 antitrust case against the NFL.
New York City was scheduled to host Super Bowl XLIV upon the completion of the proposed West Side Stadium. When the stadium proposal was rejected, Sun Life Stadium was selected to host the game instead.
MetLife Stadium was the first Super Bowl venue that was simultaneously home to two NFL teams: the New York Giants and the New York Jets, and thus was the first championship game to have two host teams. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (which hosted Super Bowls I and VII) was the home of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Raiders, but not at the same time.
Winter outlook and contingency plans
The choice of holding the Super Bowl outdoors in a cold weather environment generated some controversy. When it was released in August 2013, the "Winter Outlook" section in the 2014 Farmers' Almanac predicted that a winter storm would hit just about the time Super Bowl XLVIII kicks off;[18][19] this generated the attention of several media sources, including ESPN's Rick Reilly in a piece that aired on ESPN's Monday Night Countdown on October 21, 2013.[20][19] In a radio interview broadcast on WFAN, Fox studio analyst Terry Bradshaw stated that he opposes the idea of a cold Super Bowl, stating "I don't want it to be bad ... What if we get two passing teams?"[21] In a piece published on Sports Illustrated's "Monday Morning Quarterback" site, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman also opposes holding the game at MetLife Stadium, stating that "it's the league's responsibility to show its audience the best possible product, and this can't happen in the snow".[22] The decision to play the game in New Jersey is made even more controversial by the fact that the NFL informed the Miami Dolphins that Sun Life Stadium would never host another Super Bowl until they put a roof over the stadium for fear of rain.[23]
The NFL announced on December 18, 2013, that in the event of a forecast of heavy snow, the game would be rescheduled for the Saturday before, or for the Monday or Tuesday after.[24]
One day before the Super Bowl, weather conditions for the game were forecast to be mostly cloudy with temperatures in the low-to-mid 40s °F.[25]
Nicknames
Super Bowl XLVIII has earned a few nicknames, with the "Weed Bowl",[26] "Bong Bowl",[27] and "Marijuana Bowl"[28] being among the most prominent, from users of social networking websites and various news outlets[27] as the home states of the Seahawks and Broncos (Washington and Colorado, respectively) were the first two states to legalize marijuana for recreational use, during the fall 2012 elections.[29] Many cannabis users rooted for this match-up, after Colorado started regulating cannabis sales less than three weeks before the conference championship games.[28]
Teams
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle finished the season 13–3, winning the NFC West division and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The team scored 417 points during the season, while giving up just 231.[30]
The offense was led by second year quarterback Russell Wilson, a third round draft pick who had immediately picked up the starting role, leading the team to a playoff win in his rookie season. He finished his second completing 63.1 percent of his passes for 3,357 yards and 26 touchdowns, with only 9 interceptions, while also rushing for 539 yards and another score. His 101.2 passer rating ranked him 7th in the NFL, and made him the first quarterback in history with a triple digit passer rate in his first two seasons. His top target was Pro Bowl receiver Golden Tate, who caught 64 passes for 898 yards and 5 touchdowns. Tate was also a major asset on special teams, returning 51 punts for 585 yards (2nd in the NFL). Other key targets included Doug Baldwin (50 receptions, 775 yards, 5 touchdowns) and tight end Zach Miller (33 receptions, 387 yards, 5 touchdowns). Pro Bowl running back Marshawn Lynch was the team's leading rusher with 1,257 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was also a reliable receiver, hauling in 36 passes for 316 yards and two more scores. The Seahawks' offensive line was led by Pro Bowl center Max Unger. Kicker Steven Hauschka ranked 4th in the NFL in scoring (143 points) and second in field goal percentage (94.3%, 33/35).[31]
Seattle had the NFL's top defense, leading the NFL in fewest yards allowed per game (273.6), fewest points allowed (231), and most takeaways (39). Seattle's defensive line featured defensive ends Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett, both of whom recorded 8 sacks. Avril also forced 5 fumbles, while Bennett recovered three, returning them for 39 yards and a touchdown. Defensive tackle Clinton McDonald also made a big impact with 5.5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, and an interception. Linebacker Bobby Wagner led the team in combined tackles (120), while also racking up 5 sacks and two interceptions. But the best aspect of the defense was their secondary—collectively known as the Legion of Boom—which sent three of their four starters to the Pro Bowl: cornerback Richard Sherman, who led the NFL in interceptions (8, with 125 return yards), along with free safety Earl Thomas (5 interceptions, 105 tackles, 2 forced fumbles) and strong safety Kam Chancellor (99 tackles, 3 interceptions, 78 return yards).[32]
Denver Broncos
Denver finished the season 13–3 for the second straight year, winning the AFC West division and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Broncos had the best offense in the NFL, leading the league in points scored (606, the highest total in NFL history) and yards gained (7,313).[33] The offense was so explosive that they scored points on their opening possession at least eight straight games leading into the playoffs and a ninth time against the San Diego Chargers during the Divisional Playoffs game. During the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots, they broke that streak, only to score on the opening possession of the second half.[34]
Peyton Manning signed with Denver for the 2012 season, leading the team to a 13-3 record. However, the year ended in disappointment, with the team losing in the divisional round of the playoffs. Now in his second year as the team's starter, Manning posted one of the best seasons of any quarterback in NFL history, leading the league in completions, attempts, yards, and touchdown passes. His 5,477 passing yards and 55 touchdown completions both set new NFL records. His 450 completions were the second highest total in NFL history, and his 115.1 passer rating ranked second in the league. Denver's leading pass-catcher was Pro Bowl receiver Demaryius Thomas, who caught 92 passes for 1,430 yards and 14 touchdowns. But Manning had plenty of other reliable options, including Eric Decker (97 receptions, 1,288 yards, 11 touchdowns), Wes Welker (73 receptions, 778 yards, 10 touchdowns), and Pro Bowl tight end Julius Thomas (65 receptions, 788 yards, 12 touchdowns). Overall, they made Denver the first team in NFL history ever to have four players with at least 10 touchdown receptions in a season. Running back Knowshon Moreno was the team's leading rusher with 1,038 yards and 10 touchdowns, while also catching 60 passes for 548 yards and another 3 scores. Rookie running back Montee Ball was also a big contributor with 554 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 20 receptions. The team's offensive line featured Pro Bowl guard Louis Vasquez. On special teams, Pro Bowl kicker Matt Prater ranked second in the NFL in scoring (150 points) and first in field goal percentage (96.2%, 25/26). His only miss of the year was from 52 yards, and he set a new NFL record for the longest field goal ever made (64 yards).[35]
Defensive end Shaun Phillips anchored the Broncos' line with 10 sacks, while linebacker Danny Trevathan racked up 129 combined tackles, three forced fumbles, and three interceptions. Linebacker Malik Jackson was also a key component of the defense with 42 tackles and 6 sacks, helping compensate for the loss of Von Miller, who had 5 sacks in 9 games before suffering a season-ending injury. Cornerbacks Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Chris Harris led the secondary with 3 interceptions each.[citation needed]
Playoffs
Pregame notes
As the Broncos are the designated home team in the annual rotation between AFC and NFC teams, they elected to wear their orange jerseys with white pants while the Seahawks wore their white jerseys with blue pants.[36][37]
In the team introductions, the Seahawks entered Metlife Stadium field first and the Broncos entered last, as they were the home team.
Team facilities
The Hyatt Regency in Jersey City, New Jersey served as the home for the Broncos during their stay. The team took up 150 of the 351 rooms until the night of January 29 before taking up the entire hotel. The team hosted the press conferences during the week on a cruise ship docked at the pier of the hotel. Meanwhile, the Seahawks took up 120 to 150 of 429-room Westin Hotel, also in Jersey City. The team retrofitted some rooms into training and massage rooms and occupied the pool. The City of Jersey City renamed its main boulevard, Columbus Drive, to Super Bowl Drive to welcome the teams.[38][39]
Additionally, the Broncos utilized the New York Jets Headquarters, Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, in Florham Park, New Jersey, while the Seahawks utilized the New York Giants Headquarters, Quest Diagnostics Training Center near the MetLife Stadium.[citation needed]
Super Bowl week
Since New York and New Jersey co-hosted the Super Bowl, pre-game events took place in both states. The official kickoff of the Super Bowl week was on January 27 with a concert at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey followed by the Macy's fireworks. The "Super Bowl Kickoff Spectacular" was the first major kickoff event of the Super Bowl in NFL history.[40] Media Day took place on January 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[41]
Meanwhile, in Manhattan, Broadway, from 34th to 47th streets, was transformed into Super Bowl Boulevard from January 29 to February 1, allowing the public to participate in various NFL-related activities.[42] The boulevard was to contain activities such as autographs, a 60 feet (18 m)-high toboggan run, and photographs with the Vince Lombardi Trophy.[43][44][45] As the area is expected to see around 400,000 people, security is being increased in the area.[46]
In the week leading up to the game, there are various events throughout, some of which are NFL-sponsored. Highlights of the week as presented by the Host Committee are:[47][48]
- January 26 – Arrival at Newark Liberty International Airport and welcome in Jersey City[49][50][49]
- January 27 – Super Bowl Kickoff Spectacular, including fireworks by Macys at Liberty State Park, Jersey City[51]
- January 28 – Super Bowl Media Day at Prudential Center, Newark[52][53]
- January 29 to February 1 – Super Bowl Boulevard on Broadway between 34th and 47th Streets, Midtown Manhattan[54]
- February 2 – Super Bowl, NFL On Location, and NFL Tailgate Party at Meadowlands Sports Complex[55]
Broadcasting
Television
Super Bowl XLVIII is scheduled to be aired by Fox in the United States.[56][57][58] Episodes of New Girl[59] and Brooklyn Nine-Nine are scheduled to be the lead-out programs.[60] Fox streamed its coverage of the game online on PCs and tablets through its new Fox Sports Go service (which was available without a television subscription during the game). Due to contractual restrictions imposed by the NFL's exclusive deals with Microsoft and Verizon Wireless, Fox was unable to offer any additional camera angles or streaming on smartphones for the game.[61]
For Spanish-language viewers in the United States, Fox's sister cable network Fox Deportes carried the game with commentary and graphics in that language, the first time an American Spanish-language network carried the game. As with all NFL games, the Spanish play-by-play was also be carried via Fox's SAP channel.[62]
Advertising
Fox set the sales rate for a 30-second advertisement at US$4 million, matching the price set by CBS for Super Bowl XLVII. Fox began selling advertising for the game in May 2013[5] and announced it had sold out on December 4.[63]
The current movie studios that are paying for movie trailers to be aired during the Super Bowl are Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Universal Studios and Walt Disney Studios. Paramount is paying for the debut trailer for Transformers: Age of Extinction[64] and Noah,[65] Sony is paying for The Amazing Spider-Man 2,[66] Robocop, Monuments Men, and Pompeii, Universal is paying for Neighbors, and Disney is paying for Captain America: The Winter Soldier,[67] Need for Speed, and Muppets Most Wanted.
International broadcasters
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Country/Territory | Rights holder(s) |
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Arab World | OSN Sports |
Australia | One HD |
Austria | Puls 4[68] |
Belgium | Telenet |
Brazil | ESPN Brasil, Esporte Interativo |
Bulgaria | ESPN America, Fox International |
Canada | CTV simulcasted Fox's coverage |
Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia | Sport 1 |
Denmark | TV3+ |
Finland | Nelonen Pro 1, Nelonen Pro 1 HD with Finnish commentary and Nelonen Pro 2, Nelonen Pro 2 HD with English commentary.[69] |
France | W9,[70] BeIN Sport[71] |
Germany | SAT.1 |
Greece | Fox (Greece)[72] |
Hong Kong | Now TV |
Iceland | Stöð 2 Sport |
Italy | Fox Sports 2 HD, Italia 1 |
Japan | NHK BS-1 |
Latin America | ESPN, FOX Sports |
Mexico | Televisa, FOX Sports, TV Azteca, ESPN |
Netherlands | Fox Sports (Netherlands) |
New Zealand | Sky Television, Sommet Sports |
Norway | Viasat 4,[73] Viasat Sport[74] |
Philippines | TV5, AksyonTV |
Portugal | Sport TV |
Quebec | RDS |
Russia | NTV+ |
Serbia | Arena Sport |
Spain | Canal+ |
Sweden | TV10[75] |
Switzerland | RTS Deux |
Turkey | FOX Sports[76] |
UK (and Ireland) | Channel 4,[77] Sky Sports[78] |
Radio
National coverage
The game was nationally broadcast as part of the NFL on Westwood One Sports package with Kevin Harlan as play-by-play announcer, Boomer Esiason as color analyst, and James Lofton and Mark Malone as sideline reporters.[79]
Local market coverage
The flagship stations of each station in the markets of each team carried their local play-by-play calls. In Seattle, KIRO-FM (97.3) and KIRO (710 AM) carried the "Seahawks Bing Radio Network" call with Steve Raible on play-by-play and Warren Moon with color commentary, while in Denver, the Broncos play-by-play from the "Denver Broncos Radio Network" aired on KOA (850 AM) and KRFX (103.5) with the play-by-play of Dave Logan and the color commentary of Ed McCaffrey. The Spanish-language partner of the Broncos, KJMN (92.1)/KMXA (1090) carried the game in that language for the Denver market. Sirius XM Radio carried the Westwood One and local team feeds over satellite radio, along with the call in eight other languages. Outside of those stations, all the other stations in the Seahawks and Broncos radio networks carried the Westwood One call per NFL rules.[80] KOA and KIRO are both clear-channel stations, which allowed listeners throughout most of the western United States to hear whatever portion of the contest continues past sunset local time.[citation needed]
International radio coverage
Westwood One's coverage was simulcast on TSN Radio in Canada.
In the United Kingdom, Absolute Radio 90s carried the game for the first time, taking over rights from the BBC, who carried the contest for several years prior. The in-house Absolute Radio broadcast featured Darren Fletcher on color commentary (the same capacity in which he served with the BBC), Rocky Boiman with additional contributions and Will Gavin on play-by-play.[81]
Entertainment
Pregame
The pre-game show began with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Marching Band and Syracuse University Marching Band.[82] Queen Latifah, joined by the New Jersey Youth Chorus, sang America the Beautiful.[83][84] The the National Anthem was then sung by Renée Fleming,[85] the first opera singer ever to do so at a Super Bowl.[86] A V-shaped formation of three United States Army Black Hawks, three Apache attack helicopters and three Chinook heavy-lifters did military flyover timed with last note of the song.[87]
Halftime show
On September 8, 2013, the league announced that Bruno Mars would perform at halftime.[88] On January 10, 2014, it was announced that Red Hot Chili Peppers would be joining Mars as halftime show performers.[89][90] Mars performed the songs "Locked Out of Heaven", "Treasure", "Give It Away" (with Red Hot Chili Peppers), and "Just the Way You Are".
As the first Super Bowl held at an open stadium in a city with cold weather, planners initially indicated there would not be a halftime show at all due to the weather.[91] One such logistical problem that could arise is trying to assemble and disassemble the halftime show stage during a cold blizzard.[92] But the league still plans to hold an in-stadium Super Bowl halftime show.[93] According to Mike Florio of Profootballtalk.com, the NFL still wants to avoid a repeat of what happened during Super Bowl XXVI in January 1992 when Fox counter-programmed a special live episode of In Living Color.[94] Fox had not yet become a television partner with the NFL and saw an opportunity to pull young audiences away from a halftime show that lacked big-name performers.[95] As a result of Fox's ratings success, the league tapped Michael Jackson to perform during the following season's Super Bowl XXVII, and since then the league has continued to book big-name talent to hold the television audience.[94][95]
Game summary
First half
Seattle won the coin toss and elected to defer.[96]
Things got off to a bad start for Denver when a miscommunication from Manning caused the snap to go over his head and recovered in the endzone for a safety, making the score 2-0 and the fastest scoring play in Super Bowl history. Things only got worse as the first half turned out to be all Seattle, while Manning threw two picks, one of which was returned for a touchdown.
At the end of the second quarter, the Seahawks had a probability of winning at 97%.[97]
Second half
Seattle received the second-half kickoff and returned it for a touchdown by Seattle returner Percy Harvin, making the score 29-0.[98]
Box score
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks (NFC) | 8 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
Broncos (AFC) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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Mass Transit Super Bowl
Organizers dubbed Super Bowl XLVIII the "Mass Transit Super Bowl", emphasizing and encouraging game attendees and other visitors to use public transportation to get to the game and other festivities throughout the region. The host committee in conjunction with other metropolitan transit agencies, such New Jersey Transit, the lead agency, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Metropolitan Transportation Authority developed special services, fares, schedules and maps to promote the use of metro area's trains, subways, light-rail, and buses during Super Bowl Week.[99][100][101]
Security and safety
The Super Bowl is considered a level one national security event.[102] To that end, the New Jersey State Police and the NFL host committee installed a 2.5 mile chain-link perimeter fence around the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which is located at the intersection of number of highways. Security planners stated that access to the area would be strictly limited and regulated. To that end parking spaces were greatly reduced, tailgate parties restricted, and walking to the venue strictly prohibited.[103][55][104] Taxis and limousines were not permitted to drop off passengers.[105] Passengers for trains to the stadium were limited in what they carry and were screened before boarding.[106]
The area was patrolled on land, by air, and by water since it is surrounded by wetlands. More than 3,000 security guards and 700 police officers were on duty on game day.[107] In addition, SWAT teams and snipers were located throughout the stadium.[108] There was a no-fly zone and fighter jets patrolled the region.[109] The security effort was overseen by a joint operations center a few miles away from MetLife Stadium, which was staffed by hundreds of people from 35 different agencies ranging from the CIA to the New Jersey Transit Police.[110][111]
In February 2013, controversy arose with mayors of five local municipalities saying they would not provide emergency services, stating they have been poorly compensated for past stadium events.[112][113] One of the mayors, William J. Roseman of Carlstadt, New Jersey, stated: "The teams don’t care about budget caps and what the impacts are on the taxpayers of Carlstadt. I had to cut back my police department budget by a total of a million dollars over the last several years. While we are forced to lay off police officers, the owners of the Jets and Giants are filling their pockets at taxpayers’ expense."[114]
Officials
The game's officials were:[115]
- Referee – Terry McAulay
- Umpire – Carl Paganelli
- Head Linesman – Jim Mello
- Line Judge – Tom Symonette
- Field Judge – Scott Steenson
- Side Judge – Dave Wyant
- Back Judge – Steve Freeman
See also
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