Seahawks QB Russell Wilson talks Super Bowl interception during AMA

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson recently hosted a Bleacher Report “Ask me anything” and answered a number of questions for fans.

Super Bowl week is one of the biggest times of the year for the NFL. As hype builds for the game of the season, the country cannot get enough football content, not just from the participating teams, but from other players around the league.

The sports media site, Bleacher Report, which has had NFL stars – both past and present – host their own “Ask Me Anything” forums on their platform, recently welcomed Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson into the spotlight.

Wilson covered a wide range of topics, from who he thinks is the most underrated player (K.J. Wright and Duane Brown) to his favorite AFC team (none of them). Wilson even picked the Chiefs to win it all on Sunday.

One sore topic came up when someone asked if Wilson would rather “run or pass” if he was at the 2-yard line . . . of course, a reminder of Wilson’s brutal intercepted pass which cost Seattle a victory in Super Bowl XLIX. This play will always live in infamy in Seahawks’ lore.

However, Wilson’s response was rather on-brand for the eternally optimistic signal-caller.

While Patriots’ Malcolm Butler’s interception will likely always haunt Seahawks fans, it is certainly reassuring to know Wilson isn’t letting it hold him back or diminish his desire to always look forward.

It’s exactly that kind of thinking which gives the 12th Man hope they will be seeing their team prepare to play on Sunday this time next year.

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See where Russell Wilson’s 2 Super Bowl appearances rank all-time

Pro Football Focus ranked the best quarterback performances in every Super Bowl since 2006. Where did Russell Wilson end up?

With the Super Bowl nearly upon us, Pro Football Focus has taken the time to rank the performance of every quarterback in each of the last 13 Super Bowls, as well as from the 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2004 seasons.

That’s 36 Super Bowl quarterbacks, including Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who is of course on there twice.

Since this does not count the 2005 season, it does not include Mass Hasselbeck.

Despite not gaining his reputation as an elite NFL quarterback until after Seattle’s back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, Wilson fared extremely well by PFF’s metrics, finishing with the fourth highest Super Bowl grade for a quarterback in Super Bowl XLVII against Denver, and 18th in Super Bowl XLIX against New England.

PFF credits Wilson with three big-time throws against the Patriots, where he also racked up 178 total passing yards and largely kept the team in the game. Of course, his grade suffered when he threw perhaps the most famous interception in Super Bowl history on the one-yard line with 20 seconds remaining, giving the victory to Tom Brady and the Patriots.

Brady posted a PFF grade of 84.2 in the fourth quarter of that contest, and ended up ranked 15th on this list.

None of Brady’s other Super Bowl appearances topped Wilson’s performance in Super Bowl XLVII however, as he placed fourth just behind Aaron Rodgers (XLV), Eli Manning (XLVI) and Nick Foles (LII).

Wilson posted a 92.4 grade from PFF, one of four quarterback to ever earn an elite grade in a Super Bowl. He completed 17 passes on 22 attempts for 199 yards, along with three big time throws.

Seattle’s win in that game was in large part thanks to Wilson’s heroics, but the Legion of Boom defense wasn’t too shabby either, as evidenced by Peyton Manning’s 61.4 grade and 0-6 completion rate on passes 20+ yards downfield.

The Seahawks may have to watch this Super Bowl from their couches, but they’ll do what they can to get Wilson back on this list next season.

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USA TODAY ranks Seahawks vs. Broncos Super Bowl worst in history

Nate Davis of USA TODAY Sports took a stab at ranking all 53 Super Bowls and the Seahawks’ win over the Broncos in XLVIII came in dead last.

While the Seattle Seahawks’ coaching staff is busy prepping the NFC roster for Sunday’s 2020 NFL Pro Bowl, the biggest game of the season is still ahead.

With this year’s Super Bowl pitting the San Francisco 49ers against the Kanas City Chiefs just over a week away, Nate Davis of USA TODAY Sports took at stab at ranking the best Super Sundays in history from first to worst.

The Seahawks’ 48-3 win over the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII landed at dead last on his list.

The chasm between pre-game expectations and eventual outcome may have been the widest in the game’s history,” Davis writes. “Seattle’s Legion of Boom defense stifled a Peyton Manning-led offense that had scored a league-record 606 points.”

Seattle has appeared in two other Super Bowls, however, and Davis found the Seahawks’ most recent matchup against the Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX to live up to the hype at No. 3.

It will forever be remembered for Russell Wilson’s goal-line interception with the game hanging in the balance when the Seahawks could have given the ball to bruising RB Marshawn ‘Beast Mode’ Lynch,” Davis notes. “The loss likely denied Seattle’s shot at a dynasty while burnishing the Patriot Way. Brady won a record-tying third MVP award as he and Belichick collected their fourth title together but first in a decade.”

Davis ranked the Seahawks’ loss to the Steelers in Super Bowl XL at No. 33.

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