The Seattle Seahawks had greatness in their grasp, the end zone in their sights, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on the ropes and Marshawn Lynch in their backfield. What could go wrong? Super Bowl 49 between the two teams who are playing again Sunday in Super Bowl 60 came down to this: Trailing 28-24, Seattle had the ball at the Patriots 1 with 26 seconds, a timeout and three plays to try to win the game and hoist their second straight Lombardi Trophy. Lynch had just bulled his way to the 1 after Jermaine Kearse’s juggling 33-yard catch bounced off his legs and into his arms while he was on the ground at the Patriots 5-yard line. “I tipped the ball and Kearse still caught it,” former...
