Super Bowl 2014: Seattle Seahawks Crush Denver Broncos for First Title
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have won their first Super Bowl title, crushing the favored Denver Broncos 43-8. Linebacker Malcolm Smith returned an interception of Peyton Manning 69 yards for a touchdown late in the first half Sunday, and Percy Harvin returned the opening kickoff of the second half 87 yards for another TD.
The Seahawks led 36-0 before Denver finally scored on the last play of the third quarter.
Manning was 34 of 49 for 280 yards, but most of that came after Seattle had all but put the game away. He was flustered by Seattle's fierce defense for most of the first half, throwing two interceptions. The second fluttered into Smith's hands after Cliff Avril struck the five-time NFL MVP's arm as he was releasing the ball.
Second-year quarterback Russell Wilson was coolly efficient for the Seahawks, throwing for two touchdowns.
Russell Wilson: Jesus came to me in a dream
Wilson, 24, is in the midst of his second year in the NFL. He begins his portion of the video looking back on his earliest football memories.
“I’ve loved playing football ever since I was little,” Wilson said. “My first actual football game I ever played in, it was going into my 7th grade year. I got to play for the Tuckahoe Tomahawks in Richmond, Virginia. I went to my first practice, threw the ball around and people were just shocked with how far I could throw the football.”
After recounting his on-field success, Wilson transitions into why he is now devoted to Jesus Christ.
“When I was a young kid, I used to always go to church. My parents used to always take me. I knew about God, but I was always playing sports. I was kind of a bad kid growing up,” he recalled.
Then something changed.
Wilson said he was 14 years old and attending football camp at the University of Virginia when Jesus appeared to him in a dream.
“I had a dream that my dad passed away and that Jesus came into the room and he was basically knocking on my door saying ‘hey you need to find out more about me.’ So that Sunday morning I end up going to church and that’s when I got saved,” Wilson said. “It was that moment, when I realized dreams were really real, because my dad ended up passing away six years later. I think that got me through a lot of adversity. I used to beat up kids and fight kids and do stuff all the time, but I realized God had given me so much, so many talents. I want to give Him all the glory.”
Skip ahead to the 7:30 mark to watch Wilson discuss his faith in God
Wilson, an undersized star athlete at the Collegiate School in Richmond, North Carolina State University and the University of Wisconsin, said God has helped him defy the odds.
“God has given me this amazing talent to throw the football, even though I’m 5’11″ and people said that I could not do it. Nobody can stop what God has for you.”
Wilson, who is active on Twitter, often tweets out Bible verses.
Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson Talks Faith After Super Bowl Win: 'God Is So Good'
By Katherine Weber, Christian Post Reporter
February 4, 2014|4:37 pm
Seattle
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson repeatedly referenced his Christian
faith following his team's win at Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday,
crediting his stellar athletic performance and victory to God in
multiple post-game interviews.Wilson, 25, threw two touchdown passes in the game's second half, finishing the score against the Denver Broncos at 43 to 8. Wilson has previously been criticized for being too short to play quarterback due to his 5'11" stature, and following his team's massive win on Sunday, the young quarterback said his height does not define him and he owes all of his athletic talent to God.
"God's given me so much talent and my height doesn't define my skill set," Wilson told "CBS This Morning" on Monday. "I believe that God has given me a right arm and for some reason even though I'm 5'11" to be able to make the throws and make great decisions on the field and all that."
"I think to be a great quarterback, you have to have a great leadership, great attention to detail, and a relentless competitive nature," Wilson added. "And that's what I try to bring to the table and I have a long way to go. I'm still learning and I'm still on a constant quest for knowledge."
The quarterback, who was also criticized for being too young to play such an important position, also referenced God directly after the game while speaking with reporters. "It's a true, true blessing," Wilson said of the win. "God is so good. We believed we would get here. At the beginning of the season I told our guys, 'Hey, why not us?' We believed that we could get here. We had the talent. We had the coaching staff."
Wilson has previously been open about his Christian faith. A few days prior to his big game at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, the quarterback sat down with four of his teammates and Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle to discuss his faith. When asked what Jesus meant to him, Wilson replied, "Jesus is love! At the end of the day, we are all looking for someone to comfort us, somebody to be there for us at all times."
"When we are at the worst times of our lives, when we are battling with something, or struggles, whatever it may be, when we are at our highest point as well, when things are going really well, we want somebody to comfort us and be there for us and to say, 'Well done.' That's Jesus!"
Additionally, Wilson reportedly attended church prior to Sunday's big game, posting a photo of him with pastor Judah Smith of The City Church on Twitter Sunday morning.
Sunday's blowout game against the Denver Broncos serves as the first Super Bowl win for the northwestern Seahawks team in its 38-year history. Football analysts have credited the team's outstanding defense as one of the main reasons they won the game, as they were able to stop Denver's equally good offense from scoring until the last play of the third quarter.
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