"The single worst big moment call in the history of sports"

[@FlyersinHD]

"Whoever said pass, whether it was the coach to the coordinator, or coordinator to the coach and then to the Quarterback, how one of the three didn't turn around and say: ARE YOU NUTS!?"

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

"If I live to 200 I'll never see anything as dumb in my life!!!" 🤣😂😆🤣💀

[@matiasmorales1130]

Because he’s right.

[@David..]

That’s saying a lot since he hosts a radio call in show.

[@ZachAdams926]

Unless he looks in a mirror

[@SuperPrince1007]

I couldn't have said it any better than you.

[@Andres-dd3gb]

i dont agree with this. marshawn was struggling to pick up yardage. we have to give credit to that cornerback

[@tylermorro6663]

One of Mike's greatest rants of all-time

[@SuperPrince1007]

This is the best rant mike ever had and was he ever so right on this one.

[@Adam-hi9dh]

He's great when he really has something to bite into

[@markhunt4618]

@@Adam-hi9dh As a Pats fan I've listened to this about fifty times . In 2018 I helped my brother do some work on a house that had previously been owned by Pete Carroll when he coached the Pats and as I'm standing on a scaffold in front of the master bedroom I asked several co workers is this where Halo was dreamt up?

[@Adam-hi9dh]

@@markhunt4618 lolol. This must be amazing to listen to as a Pat's fan

[@josephvanhorn5347]

@@Adam-hi9dh Play the hits because they sure suck now.

[@ozarkle8521]

Former NBA Tom Tolbert: "It was like hitting on 19 in blackjack."

[@willi6880]

Hit the nail on the head

[@smartyjonez5470]

Even that’s unfair. It’s like hitting on a 20

[@Zarbon000]

@@smartyjonez5470!!! 😂😂😂

[@steverose3157]

Agreed. Easily the stupidest call in sports history. The Seattle coaches were smart people but sometimes smart people try and get a little too smart and end up doing something unbelievably dumb.

[@treyblaze22]

It's safe to say the Seahawks has not recovered from that call since

[@Alan-ii9te]

They hated lynch and didn't want him get the spotlight

[@chalklounge]

@1:52 bottom line crawl: "Dan Quinn agrees to coach Falcons" -- don't worry Mike, more SB play call buffoonery to come!

[@chefdoron]

It actually says it in the top right column the entire video. I was thinking the same thing! This is 2 years prior to the Dan Quin shit show hahaha

[@Rift45]

@@chefdoron I just noticed that! I think the Atlanta one was actually worse than this one. It wasn't one bad call or play or mistake it was about 10 in the Atlanta game.

[@mels8990]

But this is the play that will be forever labeled the STUPIDEST PLAY EVER!!!!!!!!!!

[@Bigcrimson75]

Russell Wilson got the biggest "pass" in the history of sports for his role. Terrible call equally terrible pass.

[@robliffland6315]

Seattle was so greedy and cocky they were trying to script their SB win. They didn’t want to give Lynch the big contract and wanted Wilson to get the MVP. Well it cost them the SB...lesson learned.

[@forman208]

This is the most asinine theory. You seriously think, with the Super Bowl on the line, they actually give a fuck about contracts or who wins MVP? Ridiculous

[@joaquin4497]

forman208 well... 4 “professionals” don’t even think abt running it w the best power back we’ve ever seen? I don’t think that theory is that much of a reach

[@HerptasticVideo]

Going into that game Lynch was literally the worst RB in the NFL over the previous 5 years in running it in from the 1 yard line. Statistically the worst short-yardage RB in the NFL over the previous 5 years (and I think he was only 1 for 3 in 2014). Lynch had already been stopped on 3rd and 1 in that game. You're talking about a Defense coached by Belichick with Vince Wilfork and Dont'e Hightower in the middle of the D. The Seahawks could not have run the ball 4 times as they only had one TO left. So they had to pass on one down at least if they wanted all 4 tries. Sorry but you're wrong. Most people are wrong about this.

[@e2go]

Lesson certainly was not learned.

[@DeCurtaRican]

*SEE THE DIAGRAMS BELOW* need to quit blaming Russ for the Super Bowl INT. Yes, that play-call was situationally horrible, but it was executable. Ricardo Lockette broke too low to the ball. The critics who blame the coaches are right in doing so, and the critics who blame Ricardo Lockette are also right. Russ had a perfect count and threw a perfect pass. His execution was perfect. As a former WR, I can tell you with conviction that Lockette was most to blame for that play. He broke directly for the goal Line - and the expected point of contact - instead of breaking towards the ball, which Russ three perfectly! On an interior goal line pass, the first objective is to secure the ball, not get across the goal line. Lockette’s angle was bad. Here is Lockette’s bad route. Notice how he breaks right for the point of contact: *ball -> 0-0-0-0*/ | >> | *Lockette ran at the angle above* He tried to cross the goal line and catch the ball at the same time. BIG MISTAKE! Secure the ball first and lean across the goal line, the same way Doug Baldwin did a year before vs. the Broncos. *Lockette’s* angle should have been as shown below: | | | *ball -> 0-0-0-0-0* | >> *LOCKETTE* Do you see the difference? Watch the clip again, freeze it, and ask yourself what would have happened if Lockette had changed his angle to 45% (using the LoS as the baseline 0 degrees) instead of running at 70%. I can’t duplicate the exact angles here, but if you watch the play you’ll see what I’m talking about. Lockette caused that INT, as many experts have since concluded.

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

Notice in the news ticker - “Falcons hire Dan Quinn” - who would lose Super Bowl 51 to the Patriots with even worse play calling.

[@newt0830]

@00:45 look at the upper right corner..."Falcons Hire Dan Quinn".......if only they knew...the Pats won TWO super bowls that day.

[@richardpoplis6777]

The biggest choke Coach of all time in the Super Bowl.. up 28 to 3.. and blow the game.. he should never be allowed to coach again.. Quinn

[@mangobangho]

I watch this from time to time. NEver forget

[@sixburgh64ss]

They may have actually let Lynch in on 2nd down just to save time. He may have literally been able to jog over the goal line.

[@fmac0417]

They were going to let him score!

[@segagenesis7708]

To this day, I absolutely believe that if Belichick saw them line up in a formation that told him they were definitely running Marshawn, he would have made the call to have them let Marshawn score.

[@paulmendrina1449]

To this day I can't believe Carroll survived this

[@Nickh4929]

He is fired now 😂

[@Ryan-ku2ez]

Dude it's WWE. Pats were scripted to win

[@kaisersose3872]

@@Ryan-ku2ezyes a conspiracy involving 1,000s of people is a sane assessment

[@Ryan-ku2ez]

@@kaisersose3872 the NFL is sports entertainment. No different than WWE.

[@kaisersose3872]

@@Ryan-ku2ez it’s very different. You seem a little unhinged

[@residentraccoon2910]

Carrol's defense of wanting to leave no time on the clock makes no effing sense.. If that pass is caught or incomplete, the clock stops.. if you hand it off and don't get in then the clock keeps running.. WAT

[@kaisersose3872]

Clock stops if it’s caught?

[@2LiterFoxBody]

Pete chose an immortality grander than another Super Bowl win.

[@dodger1214]

This was the equivalent of Pete Carroll trying to win the Rose Bowl with Lendale White and Reggie Bush on the sidelines. He's a great coach, but outsmarts himself when the moment gets big.

[@rocketscience777999]

Mike is wrong, there is someone that could stop Marshawn Lynch on that play and his name is Pete Carroll. Considering the beating Bill Buckner took for his error in game 6 of the 1986 WS, Carroll got away pretty easy for basically turning a SB victory to a defeat with one play call.

[@adamsoboleski6857]

I Ubered for a year here in Las Vegas. One of my most memorable ride was having the sister of Darrell Bevell, who was Seattle's offensive coordinator and made that call, in my car with three other girls. One girl asked me who was my favorite football team. I said New England. Bevell's sister in the back drivers seat said "I want out of this ride now." I said, "I'm sorry, I grew up in New England and I did go through some lean years." She responded, "I hate the Patriots, when is this ride over?" Girl, blame your brother.

[@buckeyeschmave]

I love fans who blame the other team rather than their own team for blowing it. I put up with this in Ohio quite a bit with Indians fans who hate the Cubs rather than blaming their own players for losing a 3-1 lead in the World Series with five innings to go.

[@StewartJsR]

Hahaha that's such an epic story - it's actually even better she threw a tantrum and wanted out. Btw you didn't need to apologize for shit, silly tart and her even stupider brother

[@Rift45]

His analysis is so good! Sad day when Mike retired

[@nymike06]

He's coming back to WFAN.

[@smartyjonez7238]

Heeeeeeeees baaaaacccck

[@0mnicide]

Aaaaaaand he retired again (kind of)

[@LurkerEternal]

the top right info says 'Dan Quinn hired by Falcons' is the best prelude ever as Mike bitches about the pass play

[@donnie450]

Everyone in the world was expecting Lynch to get the ball.

[@nymike06]

Lynch was expecting it too

[@segagenesis7708]

Hell, Belichick probably would have let him score. But once he saw the way they lined up it was like, ‘Hold on, I think they might be stupid enough to try this. Don’t call a timeout!’

[@g86jn1]

I love watching this vid every year when the SB comes around , love the rant ,,,,,,Carroll was cocky when he was the Jets Dcoor. and lived up to his reputation .

[@raymondramirez1128]

"Sometimes there's just no explanation for being dumb"

[@CWYMAN77]

It was a horrific call, but not enough credit is given to Butler and the defense for even being able to anticipate a play like that.

[@jerrylaw788]

I agree with Mike Francesa and and yes it was the stupidest call in the history of sports and Marshawn Lynch was the best running back in the NFL in 2014 and Seattle had the ball at second and goal at the one yard line with one time out and Seattle's best chance to win the game was to run it and hand the ball to Marshawn Lynch but Darrell Bevell and Pete Carroll was stupid for making a stupid call and they wanted Russell Wilson to be the hero when they already knew the best chance to win the game was to run it and hand the ball to Marshawn Lynch

[@GRIMLOCK07]

And likely they didn't want Lynch to be possibly the SB MVP. If they'd made the obvious choice and give Lynch the ball and if he had scored, he had a Great Chance of being the MVP that game with 2 TD and over a 100 yds rushing. But I believe someone at the TOP didn't want Lynch to be the MVP because Lynch doesn't care to talk to press. Can you imagine the Superbowl MVP saying to the press after the game: "I'm here so I don't get fined". I totally believe that's the main reason they didn't want Lynch to have the ball. They literally threw away a SB (correction, a BACK-to-BACK SB) just so Lynch wouldn't have the chance to win the game. Just an opinion though. Not taking away from Butler's INT. But the Play should've never been called. I'm not a Seahawks fan, and definitely not a Patriots fans, but I do admire their consistency to win.

[@paulft272]

Hey Mike , any chance Jeff hostetler will be the qb of the jets ?

[@mattmaccaronio5990]

This Super Bowl was when I really started to wonder if the NFL was rigged and it’s only gotten worse

[@mrgreekgm754]

How do you rig the Kearse catch?

[@mattmaccaronio5990]

@@mrgreekgm754 you can’t but throwing the ball on the one is beyond stupid

[@Nickh4929]

Bro it literally still haunts me I will never get over it

[@kaisersose3872]

So you’re mentally ill then

[@zbsffbstarzs]

He woulda gave the ball to Giambi

[@StewartJsR]

You know a lot of people put the blame on Carroll and it makes sense - but the real blame is on Russell Wilson. Mike puts it well - that play went through 3 filters, the HC/OC and ultimately to one guy - Wilson. Wilson is the gatekeeper of all of this - he was a highly respected and veteran player in the league and already had a ring - he CAN audible out of that and do the right thing. But you know why he didn't? Like head coach like QB - completely out for himself and his own glory - "the man who threw the game winning score" huh. F--k Wilson dude, the HC/OC none of the coaching staff don't take any bumps or give blood, sweat and tears during the season - Wilson has to lead and protect his team, but he didn't. I can't believe someone didn't cave both their faces in after this, selfish pricks.

[@smartyjonez7238]

Mikey spitting facts like always

[@Tremonti4ever]

I wouldn’t go that far, this was a good segment but he DEFINITELY doesn’t “always spit fact”

[@akasilkyslim]

What really bothers me is how Rusell Wilson took no blame at all, and immediately after thos he got with Ciara and started to become a "celebrity qb" all while the true identity of the team that actually won a SB, died. Russell executed that play so poorly, he took the snap and looked right at Lockette. He told Butler with his eyes right where it was going and his ball placement was terrible. He won 3 wild card games after this and wasnt even close to another nfc title game. And after this we traded pur all pro center Unger for fvckin Jimmy Graham who wouldve never worked. This play ruined that era of the team. No wonders Petes message and coaching wore off so quick. Wht a dark moment and night this was

[@dbreiden83080]

Honestly I think 50% of the blame goes with Russell Wilson. He wanted to be the hero to throw the touchdown in the Super Bowl that won the game. He should’ve absolutely rejected that play call and went with the run.

[@danielmolloy6107]

He’s not the coach so more like 10%

[@Zarbon000]

Agreed. Coaches call in the play on the headset. But Wilson, being a sane person, and a top NFL QB, realizes that is beyond idiotic, so in the huddle where it’s just the players, he makes the correct play call. “Lynch up the gut”.

[@dbreiden83080]

Brady, Peyton for example both would have told the coach to piss off on that play call...

[@Zarbon000]

@@dbreiden83080 Brady would have thrown his patented tandrem and screamed off the field throwing his helmet. Peyton, real GOAT, would have just switched to the correct call and ran the play. 🎉

[@dbreiden83080]

@@Zarbon000 Brady would have run the ball after his public hissy fit..

[@aidana4033]

Love that old opening when he was on Fox

[@markhunt4618]

At the beginning of the clip in the upper right hand corner it reads Falcons hire Dan Quinn....you can't make this stuff up

[@LENTHEGOAT]

I need more Mike!!!😊

[@gtp1172]

No credit givin to the pats. After the fluke catch, they made 3 straight great plays to win the game. 1 Hightowers great play to stop lynch. 2 the pick. 3The draw offsides to get off the goal line. Champions again!

[@lip91688]

he was never a brady fan. he dislikes him. always discredited him for years

[@RossBayCult]

This one hurts because they basically handed the Patriots another SB. They’re the last team that needs anything handed to them.

[@charleskandrut7022]

They got lucky catch to even get that close... People forget that!

[@inkdry101]

Makes up for that BS helmet catch.

[@oscargh22]

1 yard to win the super bowl and you have the most dominant RB in the last 5 years. What do you choice?

[@Zarbon000]

Pass it. Easy call. Carroll made the right call. Seahawks stunned the world. Wilson and Lynch solidified their HOF credentials. What a crazy world.

[@raymondm.9954]

Never understood how the intended receiver ended up flat on his back on the turf as the pass went right to the defender.

[@segagenesis7708]

This play call was so bad that Bill Belichick couldn’t even believe his luck that they were stupid enough to run it. He had his defense practice that play in the lead up to the game, because he knew that Carroll likes to get cute. When he saw how they lined up, he didn’t even call a timeout. He let Carroll run the play and that’s why the defense was on it.

[@JoeFromTomsRiver]

“I think play calls are overrated”. Absurd statement.

[@stevenhanson6057]

Clock’s running down. When Belichek didn’t call a time out it may have influenced the call. Why didn’t Belichek stop clock? It’s all he had.

[@KevinT7274]

Belichick got away with a huge blunder not using timeouts and letting the clock run down. If Seattle scored there they would have had little time to respond. They only would have needed a fg to tie and send the game to OT and using timeouts would have given the Pats enough time against a gassed Seattle defense.

[@segagenesis7708]

Belichick didn’t stop the clock because once he saw how they lined up he knew what play was coming. So did the defense. They actually practiced to prepare for such stupidity.

[@joeydoherty368]

It was a horrible call, but the Patriots really deserved to win. The one Seahawks TD was the result of referee interference, and this call wouldn't have been possible if it hadn't been for a ridiculous ricochet off of the receiver's foot. So while the Patriots were lucky, but they deserved it.

[@andrewcampione6876]

If that was college national championship game, all the talk would be about conspiracy theories and gambling

[@Zarbon000]

Stop. Terrible take.

[@RackEmRack]

That was fire Mike 🔥 if we’re gonna tease him, we got to give it up to him too

[@SlickMoneyXL]

5:43 I think maybe Mike bet his house

[@DeCurtaRican]

What Pete Carroll and Darrell Bevell were really saying was that they were afraid to leave too much time in the clock because they didn’t trust the LoB to hold Brady. Remember, in Russ’s rookie year (two years earlier), the LoB followed up one of Russ’s would-be game-winning drives by allowing Matt Ryan to torch them in the final 30 seconds of the 2012-13 NFC Divisional. Their blunder cost Russ a rookie year Super Bowl! How differently would Russ be viewed right now if he had began his career with three straight Super Bowls?! He was (1) one blown LoB 30-second drive (2012-13 NFC Divisional), (2) one likely 2012-13 NFC Championship victory vs. the 49ers, and (3) one blown LoB 10-point lead (re: SB49) from doing exactly that. Russ would already be the GOAT! Brady wouldn’t have won his 4th title, and as a result might now have won his 5th and 6th, either. Russ would be the GOAT, or at least squarely in the conversation with Montana and Brady.

[@daviddattilo9378]

mike! lookin a lot like archie bunker here, 4:45 mark.

[@dumbguy6843]

What's going on with his shirts?

[@Tremonti4ever]

Probably diabetes causing him to be cold, just a guess given he lives in Diet Coke, I’d be SHOCKED if he wasn’t a diabetic. Although he’d be better off just wearing a sweatshirt or a sweater like a normal person but knowing how Mike LOVES being the center of attention so maybe he does it just to be different

[@saleslrp6143]

Remember it all too well. Cost me $75K final score in a $2,000 per box SB pool

[@fdroepman8351]

Omg you've had the same PTSD as all of the sea hawks all of these years!!

[@agoodpitch9]

Love this rant, been listening to it again and again for years.

[@KobeLoverTatum]

Okay let’s say you are trying to run an extra play to run down the time - why wouldn’t you run the ball or throw it laterally, the receiver was literally about to fall into the end zone on that pass so that explanation doesn’t even make any sens

[@deputy3690]

Pete is going to hell because Jesus is a Seahawks fan.

[@mitchcollins5840]

Not the worst call, rather, the worst interception in the history of football. No better example that Russ is just a guy. Good, but not great, and in this case historically dumb.

[@danieljameseyewear7713]

Pat's won. Too bad.

[@michaelullman5673]

Wilson made a stupid play at the end

[@fangzification]

Pete Carroll forgot to do a 2-pt conversion at the end to force a touchdown for NE to win... Or... He could have pulled a 2012 Ravens and just have Wilson scramble around the field to run out the clock if the conversion isn't there. NE couldn't catch Wilson all game...

[@milonalam7540]

FALCONS HIRE DAN QUINN. Don't worry Brady you have 2nd Super Bowl GIFT coming on your way.

[@allenantonio4389]

Who Throw the ball to the defense ????? WHO

[@richardcheng7563]

To me it was a classic second guessing by Pete Carroll in Super Bowl 49 will bother him for a long time.

[@mottthehoople684]

My friend broke his TV on that call he lost $5,000

[@williamkanejr3233]

It wasn’t the PLAY CALL that was bad. It was the EXECUTION that was awful. Bad pass, worse catch attempt. But Mike, like EVERYONE ELSE, misses this. Lynch was 1-for-5 from the 1 that season, and that INT was THE ONLY one that happened from that spot all year.

[@mikeoha2478]

Even though he can be a jagoff , I miss afternoons with Mike!!!

[@ctwwtc8761]

Nothing will ever top how stupid this was. We could be up to Super Bowl 1,000 And Nothing will top this

[@mikejejenich7116]

They handed the superbowl to the patriots. What a disgrace 👋

[@matteoluiz8666]

Remind me again what happened......did they throw it when they should have ran it

[@AaronTheA]

Amazing!!! If I live to be 200, I'll never see anything as DUMB IN MY LIFE!!

[@rbueno55]

The explanation is...this throw was made 166 times before with the result of 166 touchdowns...the receiver is ALWAYS faster than the corner...the problem was nobody knew Malcolm practiced this play hundreds of times with Garoppolo and always was fooled ...he was prepared for this...so this clown can yell all he wants...in the season by the way Lynch scored 59 percent of the time from yard 1...stop crying and give Butler his credit

[@GRIMLOCK07]

Butler deserves ALOT of Credit, but that play should've NEVER Been Called. The momentum was on the Seahawks side after the Circus Catch from Kearse. I don't recall Lynch having any negative yardage that game, it was all positive. Plus on 1st Down, he got from the 5 yd line to the 1. So as the saying goes: *_"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"_* But clearly they didn't want to win by Lynch's hands.

[@Zarbon000]

Stop. Seahawks lost it for themselves.

[@themreal2849]

I actually thought there was action, its the only thing that explains the play call.

[@jpdemer5]

The chances of that pass being intercepted were as close to zero as one could possibly get. It was a safe call, TD or incomplete being 99.99% of the possible outcomes -- against any team other than the Patriots. The only reason it failed is that, thanks to Belichick's coaching, Butler not only saw it coming, he had actually practiced against it. Watch the replay: he was moving into position before the ball was even thrown.

[@Danny-bd1ch]

@K2 The Artist your a hater.Suck on the two s bowls since this game.

[@bernardtassart7225]

AND WHAT ABOUT.... THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE!!!!!!! BUT YEAH, BEASTMODE WAS THE RIGHT ANSWER THAT'S WHY.....

[@jamesricker3997]

In the Seahawks defense they had time for one running play, or one pass in one run and it had been over 3 years before anyone including the Jets and the Browns had given one up on the one-yard line.

[@eddiecongdon8017]

Game must have been fixed

[@StudioThirtyEight]

Eddie Congdon I'm glad I'm not the only one that was suspicious of that play.

[@Shatamx]

Except it was a ref who literally blocked Darrelle Revis on a touchdown lmao.

[@Dimes329]

Mike Zaun.

[@ExclusiveLM]

That play was goofy.

[@runcaz7802]

Goofy? Tell that to Malcom Butler who recognized the formation and undercut the rout!

[@WOLFENCT]

Another Super Bowl Brady should have lost

[@ronaldshiffman9171]

Hilarious commentary. Thanks.

[@Tremonti4ever]

I love how Mike being a typical New Yorker spent a quarter of an hour talking about the final play of the game and at no point did he bother giving the Patriots or Malcolm Butler ANY CREDIT for calling the right defensive play and executing it PERFECTLY!

[@joeytrees]

bruins avi

[@Zarbon000]

They don’t deserve any credit. Seahawks threw away the game.

[@deputy3690]

Absolutely agree.

[@tcollier5460]

Absolutely

[@Vezzo55]

LOL LOL This was a "Brain Cramp" LOL LOL LOL Gotta luv it

[@charleskandrut7022]

Pats had the big boys in the middle...would've stuffed Lynch.

[@jovonbrown4703]

Indeed

[@thomas1630]

Ok, lets see what day is it Mike ? Uhh Monday. And what was yesterday? Uhh Superbowl Sunday. And what are you sitting in ? An armchair. Thank you Mr Armchair quaterback.

[@Justin-eo3pp]

No. Even in the moment, everybody watching was screaming in disbelief at their TV when Seattle came out in a passing formation.

[@thomas1630]

@@Justin-eo3pp and if it worked you would have said- smart call i thought they should trick them.

[@jstepheny63]

I agree with Mike!

[@marklatino2099]

Poor sportsmanship

[@angeliousosbourne2306]

806

[@aarongraham4264]

As a pats fan, Malcom Butler won that game but Pete Carol should’ve been MVP

[@jeffreyval9665]

He threw it right at him. Butler was a mediocre player at best. Any Db better be able to make that play.

[@DeCurtaRican]

*SEE THE DIAGRAMS BELOW* need to quit blaming Russ for the Super Bowl INT. Yes, that play-call was situationally horrible, but it was executable. Ricardo Lockette broke too low to the ball. The critics who blame the coaches are right in doing so, and the critics who blame Ricardo Lockette are also right. Russ had a perfect count and threw a perfect pass. His execution was perfect. As a former WR, I can tell you with conviction that Lockette was most to blame for that play. He broke directly for the goal Line - and the expected point of contact - instead of breaking towards the ball, which Russ three perfectly! On an interior goal line pass, the first objective is to secure the ball, not get across the goal line. Lockette’s angle was bad. Here is Lockette’s bad route. Notice how he breaks right for the point of contact: *ball -> 0-0-0-0*/ | >> | *Lockette ran at the angle above* He tried to cross the goal line and catch the ball at the same time. BIG MISTAKE! Secure the ball first and lean across the goal line, the same way Doug Baldwin did a year before vs. the Broncos. *Lockette’s* angle should have been as shown below: | | | *ball -> 0-0-0-0-0* | >> *LOCKETTE* Do you see the difference? Watch the clip again, freeze it, and ask yourself what would have happened if Lockette had changed his angle to 45% (using the LoS as the baseline 0 degrees) instead of running at 70%. I can’t duplicate the exact angles here, but if you watch the play you’ll see what I’m talking about. Lockette caused that INT, as many experts have since concluded.

[@Sphere723]

Maybe I'm the only one, but ... -Pass on 2nd down -Run on 3rd down -Call time out. -Run on 4th down Maximizes your chances of getting it in the end-zone. Getting a run stuffed on 2nd down probably means you never have enough time for a 4th down play. That being said Wilson fucked up trying to throw that ball in there.

[@gmoney1065]

Exactly, That was the way to play it with 1 timeout and the amount of time left. All the average people that watched the game were dumbfounded why they did what they did, but there was a reason. it was just a bad throw and a great play by Malcolm Butler.

[@funguy3453]

You can justify the pass, but you can't justify the slant to a fourth string wide receiver. The Seahawks let the game come down to Browner, Kearse, Butler, and Lockette. That favored the Patriots.

[@alikay1989]

No. just wrong

[@ajaded1]

Exactly. You run an option where Wilson rolls out and passes to the back of the end zone to an area where only his guy catches the ball. It's a touchdown, or the clock stops. You have to pass on second down. You don't have time to run all three downs.

[@lukerbom12]

Eh, not quite. Should have had 3rd down be the pass.

[@zl1David]

Did he lose sleep over this ?

[@kevaninthe4135]

Or a bet?

[@mja91352]

Had the Seahawks run the ball against a GOAL LINE DEFENSE, Lynch would have been stopped. As Fracesa is arrogantly wrong.

[@joeydoherty368]

Michael Anderson They'd of had two other chances though. Are you defending the call? Lol

[@goldstandard818]

@@joeydoherty368 he probably would've got stuffed in the backfield though, making 3rd and 4th downs longer yardage than the 2nd down.

[@joeydoherty368]

Gold Standard Well even if that's true, there is no excuse for throwing a slant right into the teeth of the defense. If it's a goal line defense, throw a fade into the corner of the end zone.

[@KevinT7274]

A playcall I would have been ok with in that situation which would have probably made Wilson the MVP would be go heavy formation, play fake to Lynch and naked bootleg. Wilson would have walked in for the TD.

[@runcaz7802]

Jumpin Jiminy FOR THE LOVE OF ZEUS TAKE IT EASY Mike! Lay off them energy drinks and pissed off pills!

[@robbrown6934]

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go though life. Well, at least he doesn't drink.😼

[@DanSantana724]

When you find out these games are rigged it makes sense

[@joshd3192]

Prove it.

[@Yusoo8]

Why would they want Tom Brady , the most hated player ever, to win ?

[@mattmaccaronio5990]

Yup absolutely

[@Alan-ii9te]

Who cares about a bunch of whiny millionaires throwing a rubber ball around.

[@sabionallen9631]

Millions and Millions of people.

[@imandan1966]

millions care

[@Alan-ii9te]

@@sabionallen9631 extreme low iq

[@alikay1989]

Pats cheated to get to the SB so it doesn't matter title is tainted.

[@ajaded1]

Maybe where you live

[@alikay1989]

Yeah you're right only in boston the bubble are the red sox and pats champs by means of talent and not5 cheating.

[@ajaded1]

How did they cheat?

[@alikay1989]

Hahaha Giambi and Sheff never won a championship. A-rod won in 09 when clean. Clemens was never proven and Pettitte tried once in 2002. Fuck off boston fact-denier lol

[@alikay1989]

I don't ewven give a shit about football I just hate bostions cheating ways so much and that it crosses over to their beloved pats that I must throw in my 2 cents about how you guys can't win without cheating lol that coupled with your fervor filled reaction to such claims would be fascinating if it werent so fucking tragic. But hey thats why the sports world hates you so cheers! 27>3

[@ortizroided7587]

what that was, was a rehearsed play to show you all what a rig job this league really is