To start the second half, Percy Harvin delivered an 87-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, turning momentum into a rout and underscoring Seattle’s all-around strength that season—defense, special teams, and an efficient offense.
Seattle’s defense added a marquee moment in XLVIII when Malcolm Smith returned an interception for a touchdown, a play that helped propel him to Super Bowl MVP amid a game stacked with stars.
In Super Bowl XL, Kelly Herndon sparked Seattle’s only major swing in the losing effort with a 76-yard interception return that set up a Seahawks scoring drive and energized the crowd.
In XLIX, Marshawn Lynch’s late touchdown run put Seattle ahead, and Jermaine Kearse followed with a remarkable juggling catch to set up the goal-line drama that followed.
The final sequence at the goal line—a second-and-goal pass that ended with Malcolm Butler’s goal-line interception—remains one of the most debated moments in modern NFL history and a defining chapter in Seahawks lore.
