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Super Bowl XLVIII is an upcoming American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos and National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2013 season. It is scheduled to be held on February 2, 2014, at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with kickoff scheduled for 6:25pm EST (UTC−05:00).

This will be the first Super Bowl to be played outdoors in a cold weather environment, the first played on February 2, the first to be played outdoors on artificial turf (in this case FieldTurf) since Super Bowl X at the Miami Orange Bowl, and the first in which two US states (New York and New Jersey) will share hosting duties. It is also the first time since Super Bowl XLIV, and just the second time in the past twenty seasons, that the #1 seeds from each conference will meet to decide the championship. The game will feature the league's top offense (Denver) vs. the top defense (Seattle), which has not occurred since Super Bowl XXXVII.

Teams
Seattle Seahawks

Seattle finished the season 13–3, winning the NFC West division and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The team scored 417 points during the season, while giving up just 231.[22]

The offense was led by second year quarterback Russell Wilson, a third round draft pick who had immediately picked up the starting role, leading the team to a playoff win in his rookie season. He finished his second completing 63.1% of his passes for 3,357 yards and 26 touchdowns, with only 9 interceptions, while also rushing for 539 yards and another score. His 101.2 passer rating ranked him 7th in the NFL, and made him the first quarterback in history with a triple digit passer rate in his first two seasons. His top target was Pro Bowl receiver Golden Tate, who caught 64 passes for 898 yards and 5 touchdowns. Tate was also a major asset on special teams, returning 51 punts for 585 yards (2nd in the NFL). Other key targets included Doug Baldwin (50 rec, 775 yards, 5 td) and tight end Zach Miller (33 rec, 387 yards, 5 td). Pro Bowl running back Marshawn Lynch was the team's leading rusher with 1,257 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was also a reliable receiver, hauling in 36 passes for 316 yards and two more scores. The Seahawks offensive line was led by Pro Bowl center Max Unger. Kicker Steven Hauschka ranked 4th in the NFL in scoring (143 points) and second in field goal percentage (94.2%, 33/35).

Seattle had the NFL's top defense, leading the NFL in fewest yards allowed per game (273.6), fewest points allowed (231), and most takeaways (39). Seattle's defensive line featured defensive ends Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett, both of whom recorded 8 sacks. Avril also forced 5 fumbles, while Bennett recovered three, returning them for 39 yards and a touchdown. Defensive tackle Clinton McDonald also made a big impact with 5.5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, and an interception. Linebacker Bobby Wagner led the team in combined tackles (120), while also racking up 5 sacks and two interceptions. But the best aspect of the defense was their secondary, which sent three of their four starters to the Pro Bowl: cornerback Richard Sherman, who led the NFL in interceptions (8 with 125 return yards), along with safeties Earl Thomas (5 interceptions, 105 tackles, 2 forced fumbles) and Kam Chancellor (99 tackles 3 interceptions, 78 return yards)

The Seahawks will be making their 2nd Super Bowl appearance, the first being Super Bowl XL following the 2005 NFL season, where they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite only an eight-year difference between Super Bowl appearances, none of the Seahawks players who were with the team for Super Bowl XL are with the team today, partially due to head coach Pete Carroll having heavily turned over the roster since taking over in 2010. Brandon Mebane, who was drafted in 2007, is currently the team's longest-tenured player.[23]

Carroll is the first coach to lead teams to both the BCS National Championship Game and the Super Bowl. Carroll was the head coach for the University of Southern California when they reached college football's championship game in 2004–05 and 2005–06, winning the former before USC was forced to vacate the 2004 BCS Championship in 2010 due to NCAA violations.[24][25]
Denver Broncos
Main article: 2013 Denver Broncos season

Denver finished the season 13–3 for the second straight year, winning the AFC West division and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Broncos had the best offense in the NFL, leading the league in points scored (606, the highest total in NFL history) and yards gained (7,313).[26] The offense was so explosive that they scored points on their opening possession at least eight straight games leading into the playoffs and a ninth time against the San Diego Chargers during the Divisional Playoff game. During the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots, they broke that streak, only to score on the opening possession of the second half.[27]

In command of the offense was 16-year veteran quarterback Peyton Manning. Manning had enjoyed a stellar career with the Indianapolis Colts for his first 13 years in the NFL, making 11 pro bowls, winning four NFL MVP awards, and a championship ring in Super Bowl XLI. However, it all came to an end in the 2011 when Manning, who had never missed a game in his career, had to miss the entire season due to neck surgery. Without Manning, the Colts finished the season with an NFL-worst 2-14 record, and with uncertainty about Manning's future looming, they decided to release him and use their #1 draft pick to select quarterback Andrew Luck.

Manning signed with on with Denver for the 2012 season and quickly put any doubts about his future to rest, leading the team to a 13-3 record. However, the year ended in disappointment, with the team losing in the divisional round of the playoffs. Now in his second year as the team's starter, Manning posted one of the best seasons of any quarterback in NFL history, leading the league in completions, attempts, yards, and touchdown passes. His 5,477 passing yards and 55 touchdown completions both set new NFL records. His 450 completions were the second highest total in NFL history, and his 115.1 passer ranked second in the league. Denver's leading pass-catcher was Pro Bowl receiver Demaryius Thomas, who caught 92 passes for 1,430 yards and 14 touchdowns. But Manning had plenty of other reliable options, including Eric Decker (97 rec, 1,288 yards, 11 td), Wes Welker (73 rec, 778 yards, 10 td), and Pro Bowl tight end Julius Thomas (65 rec, 788 yards, 12 td). Overall, they made Denver the first team in NFL history ever to have four players with at least 10 touchdown receptions in a season. Running back Knowshon Moreno was the team's leading rusher with 1,038 yards and 10 touchdowns, while also catching 60 passes for 548 yards and another 3 scores. Rookie running back Montee Ball was also a big contributor with 554 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 20 receptions. The team's offensive line featured pro bowl guard Louis Vasquez. On special teams, pro bowl kicker Matt Prater ranked second in the NFL in scoring (150 points) and first in field goal percentage (96.%, 25/26). His only miss of the year was from 52 yards, and he set a new NFL record for the longest field goal ever made (64 yards), breaking a record that had stood for 44 years.

Defensive end Shaun Phillips anchored the Broncos line with 10 sacks, while linebacker Danny Trevathan racked up 129 combined tackles, three forced fumbles, and three interceptions. Linebacker Malik Jackson was also a key component of the defense with 42 tackles and 6 sacks, helping compensate for the loss of Von Miller, who had 5 sacks in 9 games before suffering a season-ending injury. Cornerbacks Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Chris Harris led the secondary with 3 interceptions each.

Denver will be making their 7th Super Bowl appearance, and is the first doing so since Super Bowl XXXIII following the 1998 NFL season. This ties them for third with the New England Patriots in total Super Bowl appearances, behind the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers with 8 each.

Peyton Manning will become the third starting quarterback in Super Bowl history to reach the game with two different teams. Manning previously won Super Bowl XLI and lost Super Bowl XLIV as the starting quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts. The only other two quarterbacks to accomplish this are Craig Morton (who lost Super Bowl V with the Dallas Cowboys and lost Super Bowl XII with the Broncos) and Kurt Warner (who won Super Bowl XXXIV and lost Super Bowl XXXVI with the St. Louis Rams, then lost Super Bowl XLIII with the Arizona Cardinals). With a victory, Manning will become the first quarterback to start for two different teams and win Super Bowls.

This will be head coach John Fox's second Super Bowl. He previously reached the Super Bowl as head coach of the Carolina Panthers, only to lose to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVIII following the 2003 NFL season.

This will be Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey's first Super Bowl appearance in his 15-year NFL career.