No team has EVER played that poorly in a Superbowl

[AgingAmerican]

91. I beg to differ

I thought manning played pretty well, all things considered. He set the record for the most completions in a superbowl and Thomas had a record 13 catches. The prediction was that manning would evicerate the Seahawks defense with short surgical passes. He got in a lot of those passes, but the Hawks didn't allow any yards after the catch.

The Hawks invited Manning to come at them. When Manning called audibles at the line, the Seahawks didn't react at all. They stayed put, basically daring Manning to come at them. I think this rattled Manning into staying away from longer passes. His interceptions were all tipped. Manning just flat out got outplayed. The Seahawks were swarming and sharp in every facet of the game. It was just Seattle's day. I don't think any team could have beat them. They were hungrier.