The Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII and the World Championship of the NFL with a dominate performance against the Denver Broncos. The Seahawks also finished with the best won-loss record for the season, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl for a sterling season. Their record includes 3 wins against two teams with the best two quarterbacks in the NFL. Two wins against the Saints and one win against the Broncos.
The fans in Louisiana were disappointed in the Bronco's loss because of the Manning factor. What this writer saw watching the game was a Seattle team that was ready to play, played with emotion, confidence, enthusiasm and played the game for 60 minutes. Denver did not and in fact gave this writer the impression they were not ready to play and appeared confused in many situations during the game.
The lopsided score of 43-8 was one of many Super Bowls that ended up in a walk for the winner. Those that follow the NFL know that as a fact. The Super Bowl is not a sports event, it is amedia event in disguise. The two week wait between the last playoff game and the Super Bowl is a killer. The first week is devoted to practice and game planning and the second week is devoted to news media interviews with the players. The second week breaks the continuity of the football mind and some teams are not prepared to handle that.
Readers of "politidose" know this writers thoughts about the playoff system and the way the Super Bowl is conducted. When news media hype becomes larger than the game itself, the GAME becomes diminished. Football fans will remember the Dallas-Green Bay championship game in frigid Green Bay long after Super Bowl XLVIII is history.
This commentary was written by John Lucia.
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