What a game ladies and gentlemen, what a game. What could have been either a slow defensive battle or ugly blowout turned out to be one of the most incredible Super Bowls that I've seen in years and quite frankly, one of the most surprising. I say that, because some incredible stories came to life on the field last night, so here is what we learned from Super Bowl XLIX. 

1. The Patriots were the better team after all. Credit must be given where credit is due. The Patriots were prepared for basically anything and everything that the Seahawks threw their way. At no point did Marshawn Lynch take over the game. On multiple occasions the Pats were able to shut down Wilson and the offense; and speaking of offense, New England got creative with their own and confused the Seattle defense all night long. But of course, the biggest play of the night and proof of how well this team prepares came in the final seconds, when rookie cornerback Malcolm Butler spotted what Russell Wilson was up to and intercepted the ball to seal the win. The New England Patriots outplayed, out coached and quite frankly out classed the Seattle Seahawks in every possible way.  Congratulations are in order to the New England Patriots - Super Bowl XLIX Champions.

2. One of the worst calls in the history of NFL play calling may have cost the Seahawks the game.  Despite the fact that New England won, for a minute there it seemed like Seattle was about to take the game. With seconds left, and a 2nd and Goal at their disposal, a simple run play to Marshawn Lynch likely would have sealed the win for the Seahawks. But someone on their coaching staff thought they would get creative and win it through the air and next thing you know, Russell Wilson is intercepted. It doesn't matter whose decision it was, it was a stupid, stupid call. Even if Lynch was stuffed on 2nd down, Seattle had a timeout to regroup and try again. Just a stunning mistake on Seattle's part, and one that will haunt them for a very long time.

3. The Seattle Seahawks also displayed their true colors tonight, and we found out they are sore, sore losers. Following an encroachment penalty, the Patriots kneeled down to end the game when an all out brawl broke out. I saw blue jerseys taking swings at anyone in a white jersey and it even led to the first ever player ejection in a Super Bowl. Let me just say this to the Seattle Seahawks as nicely as I can. Grow up. You're professional football players, and you lost the game, be classy about it. I mean seriously, this was embarrassing on so many levels. This is the biggest game of the year, where the two finest teams are playing for the championship and you go and do this. Disgusting. That's okay though, now we know what this team is made of, entitlement, ego and a whole lack of class.  Way to end one of the greatest Super Bowls that I have ever seen on a classless note.  

But despite that sour note, what an amazing season and I know I enjoyed so much of what happened on the field, it's just a shame it has all come to an end, for now. At least it's a short wait to Free Agency and the Draft, we'll be back when all of that kicks off. Until then my football friends.

Scotty's Pick
Well the big day is finally here and although it has been a rough season, two teams that started off very slowly have made it to the big dance.  With all that has been going on around the league in the past couple of weeks, it is all about who the better team is and after watching the Conference playoff games two weeks back, I see one team with a killer instinct that will win it all. It saddens me to say that will be picking the Patriots to win the Super Bowl this year as they are in the midst of another controversy, but they have found a way to win games using all of the rules to their disposal.  Normally I would go against an AFC team that is not the Broncos, but with what I saw in their last couple of games is the anything to win attitude and never talking their foot off the gas and throttling their opponents.  I would say the same thing about the Seahawks, however their last performance was rather poor when not being able to get anything together on offense until the fourth quarter.  This does not fly in the final game of the season as the winningest quarterback in playoff history takes the field.
SUPER BOWL XLIX CHAMPION - NEW ENGLAND

John's Pick
I watched something magical happen during the NFC Championship game, something that is rare to be honest. I was witness to a team completely and utterly realize what would happen if they didn't start showing some fight. I watched a team realize that one more mistake, one more lost play and the season would end. Suddenly everything in the game changed and the Seattle Seahawks who finally woke up late in the third came back to win a second straight trip to the Super Bowl.  That kind of self awareness is scary because usually when a team sees it slipping away, they let it slip away. The psychology of it all becomes too much to bear and that becomes that. But not Seattle, they seem to have a good handle with what's at stake tonight and that's dangerous for the New England Patriots. This may well turn out like last year, with a mantra of who wants it more and quite frankly, I think Seahawks are still hungry for a championship and I think this is another game where we end up questioning Tom Brady's ability when Seattle hoists the Lombardi Trophy once again.
SUPER BOWL XLIX CHAMPION - SEATTLE