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  • • Malcolm Butler excited about “everything” in Vance Joseph’s defense
    Malcolm Butler will play his 2021 home games on the same field where he first became a household name in Super Bowl XLIX after signing with the Cardinals this offseason. The cornerback has said he feels like he can have his best season at age 31, after tying a career-high with four picks in 2020. [more]...2021
  • • Malcolm Butler: “Kind of amazing” to play home games where I first became known
    The first time many people became aware of Malcolm Butler was late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIX at State Farm Stadium in Arizona. Butler was playing for the Patriots when he intercepted Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson on the goalline as the Seahawks were trying for a go-ahead touchdown. Butler was an undrafted [more]...2021
  • Super Bowl Watch Party: Marshawn Lynch says he would have scored on goal line in Super Bowl XLIX
    • Super Bowl Watch Party: Marshawn Lynch says he would have scored on goal line in Super Bowl XLIX
    During the Super Bowl LV watch party, Marshawn Lynch says that probably would have scored if given the ball on the one-yard line in Super Bowl XLIX against the New England Patriots....2021
  • • Bill Belichick has no explanation for his failure to call a late timeout
    Last Monday night, Vic Fangio did his best impersonation of Bill Belichick in the closing moments of Super Bowl XLIX. It didn’t work. On Sunday night, Belichick did his best impersonation of Fangio impersonating Belichick in the closing moments of Super Bowl XLIX. It too didn’t work. With 36 seconds left in the early-season epic [more]...2020
  • • Patriots vs. Seahawks: Where Malcolm Butler and the rest the Super Bowl XLIX stars are six years later
    Several key faces from arguably the greatest Super Bowl of all time are in new places...2020
  • • Six years later, wild Super Bowl XLIX finish still felt by Patriots, Seahawks
    Two of the NFL's most successful franchises over the past decade meet Sunday, and the echoes from an epic game still reverberate for both teams....2020
  • • Lions coach Matt Patricia defends track record in close games after collapse vs. Bears
    Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia defended his late-game coaching acumen by pointing to the Patriots' Super Bowl XLIX win over the Seattle Seahawks.        ...2020
  • • A subtle link between The Last Dance and Super Bowl XLIX
    Before going all in on football nearly 20 years ago, after realizing that there was a way to make money (eventually) by writing and talking about the sport, I paid plenty of attention to other sports, too, including basketball. In the ’80s and ’90s, the NBA was a major draw for me, despite my father’s [more]...2020
  • Super Bowl Stories: Road to Miami — Charissa Thompson’s favorite Super Bowl moment
    • Super Bowl Stories: Road to Miami — Charissa Thompson’s favorite Super Bowl moment
    Well, maybe "favorite" is the wrong word. "Saddest" might be a better adjective. But either way, the incredible ending to Super Bowl XLIX, when Malcolm Butler came up huge at the goal line to seal the New England Patriots' victory over the Seattle Seahawks, is easily Charissa Thompson's most memorable Super Bowl moment....2019
  • • Watch: Tom Brady meets toddler twins named after him at training camp
    Tom Brady met some adorable little twins as the New England Patriots opened training camp on Thursday. And their namesakes made it extremely flattering for the Patriots signal-caller.Why? Because the toddler twins are named after him, as one is named “Tom” and the other “Brady.” Brian and Grace Caffyn, the boys’ parents, currently live in Hong Kong. Despite the great distance, the parents still ma...2018

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  • Ask PFW: Still pondering Butler benching
    • Ask PFW: Still pondering Butler benching
    Do you think there will be any long-term ramifications inside the locker room from Belichick's decision not to play Butler? McCourty, a team captain, has stated that rumors about any transgressions on the part of Butler are totally unfounded. Furthermore, he has stated that the team knew days in advance that Butler would not be starting. Brady, Hightower and others have praised Butler on social me...2018
  • Patriots Wrap Up: All about Eagles preps now
    • Patriots Wrap Up: All about Eagles preps now
    For most of the Patriots, these next two weeks are something they’ve experienced at least once before, if not more. So, what’s the best way to avoid all the potential distractions and hoopla associated with the Super Bowl? “Not talking to you [media] guys,” linebacker Kyle Van Noy laughed. He was joking, of course, because he and many of his teammates gave generously of their time today when repor...2018
  • Transcript: Duron Harmon and Devin McCourty Press Conferences 1/24
    • Transcript: Duron Harmon and Devin McCourty Press Conferences 1/24
    DEFENSIVE BACK DURON HARMON ...2018
  • Transcript: Players Media Availability 1/24
    • Transcript: Players Media Availability 1/24
    DEFENSIVE BACK DURON HARMON ...2018
  • Game Notes: Patriots extend NFL-record to 10th Super Bowl overall
    • Game Notes: Patriots extend NFL-record to 10th Super Bowl overall
    2018
  • Touch the Titles: AFC Championship Trophies On Display
    • Touch the Titles: AFC Championship Trophies On Display
    The New England Patriots face the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on Sunday in their seventh consecutive AFC Championship Playoff appearance and 14th overall. The Patriots won conference titles in 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014 and 2016. They lost their bid to reach the Super Bowl in 2006, 2012, 2013 and 2015. With those nine AFC Championships come nine Lamar Hunt Trophies...2018
  • Connections: Patriots - Titans
    • Connections: Patriots - Titans
    A look at the connections between the New England Patriots and the Tennessee Titans. NEW ENGLAND TIES Titans assistant defensive line coach Keith Willis worked at Boston College from 2001-06 as the defensive line coach. TENNESSEE TIES Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was born in Nashville, Tenn. Patriots K Stephen Gostkowski attended the University of Memphis from 2002-05 and finished his col...2018
  • News Blitz 12/19: Burkhead could return for playoffs
    • News Blitz 12/19: Burkhead could return for playoffs
    2017
  • Presser Points: Belichick - 'Situational football is so critical at this time of year'
    • Presser Points: Belichick - 'Situational football is so critical at this time of year'
    Every time a player or team takes the field there is a chance for a game-changing play. Those plays can come at any point from the opening kickoff to the final snap. They can come in each of the three phases. They can be executed by Hall of Fame-bound stars or lesser-known complementary players. New England’s exciting 27-24 victory over the Steelers Sunday evening in Pittsburgh showed one team tha...2017
  • Ask PFW: Gilmore and the D
    • Ask PFW: Gilmore and the D
    I can’t help but notice that the defense’s two best performances came with Stephon Gilmore out of the lineup. Could it be possible that this is another Jamie Collins situation: Talented player, but freelances too much and therefore doesn’t fit the system? Would it be possible Gilmore gets benched for [Johnson] Bademosi? Or, when Gilmore comes back, will he actually enhance the defense, or will we ...2017

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Super Bowl XLIX lifestyle

  • • Ask PFW: Still pondering Butler benching
    2018
  • • Super Bowl National Anthem 2016: Singer Info, Start Time and Prop Bet Lines
    2016
  • • Malcolm Butler hosting party at Las Vegas nightclub on Saturday night
    A whirlwind week for Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler will end where so many whirlwind nights go long into the morning: Las Vegas. Butler, who clinched the Patriots’ Super Bowl XLIX win with an interception, will host a party at Chateau Nightclub and Rooftop at Paris Las Vegas on Saturday night. Norm Clarke, the long-time Las…...2015
  • • NFL's Offseason Nonsense Index: Topics You Will Be Sick of Before Spring
    2015
  • • Seahawks Fans' Skittles Toss During Super Bowl Sets off Sports Bar's Sprinklers
    2015
  • • Brady Earned MVP, but Malcolm Butler and Chris Matthews Owned Super Bowl XLIX
    2015
  • • Katy Perry Got a Super Bowl XLIX Tattoo After Her Halftime Performance
    2015
  • • Super Bowl Commercials 2015: List of Best Ads and Video Highlights
    2015
  • • Patriots Have One Chance to Win Super Bowl XLIX: Fight Seahawks' Fire with Fire
    2015
  • • Super Bowl XLIX: Wings, Dips and 10 Best Party Foods with Top Chef Richard Blais
    2015

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Super Bowl XLIX trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Malcolm Butler: “Kind of amazing” to play home games where I first became known
    The first time many people became aware of Malcolm Butler was late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIX at State Farm Stadium in Arizona. Butler was playing for the Patriots when he intercepted Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson on the goalline as the Seahawks were trying for a go-ahead touchdown. Butler was an undrafted [more]...2021
  • • Cliff Avril: Seahawks players ‘questioned’ Pete Carroll after Super Bowl XLIX
    After years of boasting championship-contending squads, the Seattle Seahawks appear to be on the demise; and the case can be made it was set in motion by their heartbreaking Super Bowl XLIX loss to the New England Patriots.After Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson at the goal line, Pete Carroll’s decision not to not trying to stuff the ball into the end zone by running  Marshawn Lynch will g...2018
  • • Awkward: Patriots tweet 'Happy Birthday' to Malcolm Butler
    Friday marks Malcolm Butler’s 28th birthday, so the New England Patriots made the customary gesture by taking to social media to wish the Super Bowl XLIX hero a happy one. If it only wasn’t all so … awkward.Butler of course found himself in the midst of a Super Bowl-sized controversy last month when he was unceremoniously benched for the big game. The Patriots of course would go on to lose by a sc...2018
  • • Ask PFW: Still pondering Butler benching
    Do you think there will be any long-term ramifications inside the locker room from Belichick's decision not to play Butler? McCourty, a team captain, has stated that rumors about any transgressions on the part of Butler are totally unfounded. Furthermore, he has stated that the team knew days in advance that Butler would not be starting. Brady, Hightower and others have praised Butler on social me...2018
  • Belichick sits Butler for Super Bowl LII loss
    • Belichick sits Butler for Super Bowl LII loss
    2018
  • • DeAndre Hopkins recruiting Malcolm Butler to Texans
    Malcolm Butler is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next month, and it would be a shock if the cornerback returned to the Patriots after he was inexplicably benched in Super Bowl LII. Less than 24 hours after New England lost that game, one star wide receiver was already recruiting Butler to his team.On Monday, Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins gave Butler a shout-out on Twitter and tol...2018
  • • Malcolm Butler admits he had a bad season in 2017
    Two years ago, Malcolm Butler became a household name by saving the game for the New England Patriots on one of the most remarkable plays in Super Bowl history. He has since emerged as one of the better defensive backs in football, but things did not go all that well for him in 2017.And he knows it.In a chat with Albert Breer of The MMQB earlier this week, Butler admitted that his work on the fiel...2018
  • • Touch the Titles: AFC Championship Trophies On Display
    The New England Patriots face the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on Sunday in their seventh consecutive AFC Championship Playoff appearance and 14th overall. The Patriots won conference titles in 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014 and 2016. They lost their bid to reach the Super Bowl in 2006, 2012, 2013 and 2015. With those nine AFC Championships come nine Lamar Hunt Trophies...2018
  • • Connections: Patriots - Titans
    A look at the connections between the New England Patriots and the Tennessee Titans. NEW ENGLAND TIES Titans assistant defensive line coach Keith Willis worked at Boston College from 2001-06 as the defensive line coach. TENNESSEE TIES Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was born in Nashville, Tenn. Patriots K Stephen Gostkowski attended the University of Memphis from 2002-05 and finished his col...2018
  • • Presser Points: Belichick - 'Situational football is so critical at this time of year'
    Every time a player or team takes the field there is a chance for a game-changing play. Those plays can come at any point from the opening kickoff to the final snap. They can come in each of the three phases. They can be executed by Hall of Fame-bound stars or lesser-known complementary players. New England’s exciting 27-24 victory over the Steelers Sunday evening in Pittsburgh showed one team tha...2017

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  • • Seahawks questioned Carroll after goal-line call
    The Seattle Seahawks have one championship under head coach Pete Carroll. But with one different play call, it could’ve been two. And defensive end Cliff Avril, who got his release earlier this month, says that’s when things started to change for the Seahawks. Per ESPN, Avril discusses as much:“I do think the team would have bought in more to what Coach Carroll was saying, instead of going the opp...2018
  • • Cliff Avril: Seahawks started tuning Pete Carroll out after SB XLIX loss
    Seattle Seahawks fans still groan in agony every time they see the highlight of Malcolm Butler intercepting Russell Wilson at the end of Super Bowl XLIX. Apparently, they aren’t the only ones who were deeply affected by that ill-fated play, either. Cliff Avril points to that moment in time as the origin of where it all started to go wrong for his former team.Avril was a guest on the Dave Dameshek ...2018
  • • Ask PFW: Still pondering Butler benching
    Do you think there will be any long-term ramifications inside the locker room from Belichick's decision not to play Butler? McCourty, a team captain, has stated that rumors about any transgressions on the part of Butler are totally unfounded. Furthermore, he has stated that the team knew days in advance that Butler would not be starting. Brady, Hightower and others have praised Butler on social me...2018
  • • Belichick sits Butler for Super Bowl LII loss
    2018
  • • Connections: Patriots - Titans
    A look at the connections between the New England Patriots and the Tennessee Titans. NEW ENGLAND TIES Titans assistant defensive line coach Keith Willis worked at Boston College from 2001-06 as the defensive line coach. TENNESSEE TIES Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was born in Nashville, Tenn. Patriots K Stephen Gostkowski attended the University of Memphis from 2002-05 and finished his col...2018
  • • Presser Points: Belichick - 'Situational football is so critical at this time of year'
    Every time a player or team takes the field there is a chance for a game-changing play. Those plays can come at any point from the opening kickoff to the final snap. They can come in each of the three phases. They can be executed by Hall of Fame-bound stars or lesser-known complementary players. New England’s exciting 27-24 victory over the Steelers Sunday evening in Pittsburgh showed one team tha...2017
  • News Blitz 9/26: Patriots on the defensive
    • News Blitz 9/26: Patriots on the defensive
    2017
  • Transcript: Bill Belichick Conference Call 9/25
    • Transcript: Bill Belichick Conference Call 9/25
    2017
  • Presser Points - Belichick: 'I'm not trying to live in the past like everybody else'
    • Presser Points - Belichick: 'I'm not trying to live in the past like everybody else'
    2017
  • • News Blitz 8/11: Reaction to Jags game
    2017

Super Bowl XLIX parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Bill Belichick has no explanation for his failure to call a late timeout
    2020
  • • A subtle link between The Last Dance and Super Bowl XLIX
    2020
  • • Super Bowl Stories: Road to Miami — Charissa Thompson’s favorite Super Bowl moment
    2019
  • • Watch: Tom Brady meets toddler twins named after him at training camp
    2018
  • • Seahawks questioned Carroll after goal-line call
    2018
  • • Cliff Avril: Seahawks started tuning Pete Carroll out after SB XLIX loss
    2018
  • • Ask PFW: Still pondering Butler benching
    2018
  • • Patriots Wrap Up: All about Eagles preps now
    2018
  • • Transcript: Duron Harmon and Devin McCourty Press Conferences 1/24
    2018
  • • Transcript: Players Media Availability 1/24
    2018

Top Super Bowl XLIX news

  • • Brady plans to give MVP truck to hero Butler
    New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady won a 2015 Chevy Colorado for his Super Bowl XLIX MVP efforts, though he plans to give the truck to safety Malcolm Butler....2015
  • • Patriots receive Super Bowl XLIX championship rings
    2015
  • • Brady: Feelings hurt, but moving on to XLIX
    New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady acknowledged strong personal feelings about the NFL's investigation into the team's footballs, but said he's putting those to the side leading up to Super Bowl XLIX....2015
  • • Aaron Rodgers named finalist for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award
    Winner will be announced the night before Super Bowl XLIX...2015
  • • NFL Players Star in Key & Peele's Latest Batch of Funny 'East/West Bowl' Names
    2015
  • • Patriots Players Mock Marshawn Lynch with 'Bitch Mode' Shirts in Victory Parade
    2015
  • • Football Fans from Ireland Somehow Sneaked into Super Bowl XLIX
    2015
  • • Belichick: Criticism of Seattle call 'out of line'
    New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has heard the criticism of the Seattle Seahawks' play-calling at the end of Super Bowl XLIX, and he believes it is "totally out of line."...2015
  • • Bobby Wagner, Seahawks Agree on New Contract: Latest Details and Reaction
    2015
  • • Report: NFL looking into whether Patriots “deflated footballs” in AFC title game
    As the attention of the football world turns to Super Bowl XLIX, there is reportedly some question about the game balls used in the AFC Championship. Bob Kravitz of WTHR.com and NBC’s WTHR-TV in Indianapolis reports the NFL is looking into whether the Patriots “deflated” game balls during their 45-7 victory over the Colts on…...2015
  • • Seattle Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch Chills with Snoop Dogg After Super Bowl XLIX
    2015
  • • WATCH: Gronk spikes puck at Bruins game
    BOSTON — The Bruins honored the New England Patriots, the champions of Super Bowl XLIX, at TD Garden on Saturday night. Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, linebackers Rob Ninkovich and Chandler Jones, and offensive lineman Nate Solder were among several New England players who were welcomed to center ice for a ceremonial puck drop before the B’s played the New York Islanders. Ninkovich dropped the...2015
  • • Edelman on critics: 'They can kiss' Lombardi Trophy
    Julian Edelman's performance in Super Bowl XLIX was a major part of the Patriots' offensive success. After winning his first Super Bowl, he let his disdain for critics be heard....2015
  • • Richard Sherman injures elbow, will '100 percent' play in Super Bowl XLIX
    The Seahawks cornerback appeared to be in some moderate pain during the NFC championship game, but will be good to go for Super Sunday....2015

Super Bowl XLIX fantasy rankings and news

  • • View from Above: Charity sponsors get put through their paces, too
    If you think mini-camp is just for the players this week, think again. Monday inside Gillette Stadium, the Patriots Charitable Foundation held its annual "Fantasy Camp" for sponsorship participants, who had the opportunity to take part in football drills, film study sessions and have lunch with Patriots' players in a truly unique behind-the-scenes day. This is the seventh consecutive year the Foun...2017
  • • Marshawn Lynch mocks terrible ending of Super Bowl in “The League”
    Anyone who is member of the Seattle Seahawks organization has been faced with moving past the team’s embarrassing last-minute 28-24 loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. At the very least, running back Marshawn Lynch has moved on. In an appearance he made on the television show, The League, Lynch actually makes fun of the way the Super Bowl ended. For those not familiar with the sho...2015
  • • Super Bowl XLIX fantasy football rankings
    There's one last chance to play fantasy football this season. Don't miss out!...2015
  • • Mike Tanier's Monday Morning Hangover: Caught Up, Pumped Up for Super Bowl XLIX
    2015
  • • Pro Bowl Format 2015: Updated Rules, Rosters and More for Unconferenced Game
    2015
  • • Pro Bowl Teams 2015: Breaking Down Rosters of Team Irvin and Team Carter
    2015
  • • Super Bowl 2015: Position-by-Position Fantasy Breakdown for Patriots vs Seahawks
    2015

Super Bowl XLIX schedule, game

  • • Watch: Tom Brady meets toddler twins named after him at training camp
    2018
  • • Cliff Avril: Seahawks started tuning Pete Carroll out after SB XLIX loss
    2018
  • • Ask PFW: Still pondering Butler benching
    2018
  • • Belichick sits Butler for Super Bowl LII loss
    2018
  • • DeAndre Hopkins recruiting Malcolm Butler to Texans
    2018
  • • Transcript: Duron Harmon and Devin McCourty Press Conferences 1/24
    2018
  • • Transcript: Players Media Availability 1/24
    2018
  • • Game Notes: Patriots extend NFL-record to 10th Super Bowl overall
    2018
  • • Touch the Titles: AFC Championship Trophies On Display
    2018
  • • Report: Seahawks fire offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell
    The Seattle Seahawks are expected to make some significant changes this offseason, and at least one of them will be to their coaching staff.Curtis Crabtree of Pro Football Talk reported early Wednesday morning that Seattle has fired offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, who had been with the team since 2011.The Seahawks missed the playoffs this season for the first time in Bevell’s seven seasons w...2018

Super Bowl XLIX rumors, scandals

  • • Belichick sits Butler for Super Bowl LII loss
    2018
  • • Touch the Titles: AFC Championship Trophies On Display
    2018
  • • Presser Points - Belichick: 'I'm not trying to live in the past like everybody else'
    2017
  • • Marshawn Lynch trolls Tom Brady, Pats in Macklemore music video
    Just when you thought the buzz from Deflategate and Tom Brady’s jersey theft might be dying down as we inch closer to the 2017 season, Macklemore went and released a new music video.Macklemore, a Seahawks fan who is from the Seattle area, took some lighthearted swipes at Brady and the New England Patriots in the music video for his track “Marmalade” featuring Lil Yachty. And just to add a little m...2017
  • • Bennett defends Wilson in wake of unflattering article
    A lengthy feature story that was published this week indicated Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is not well-liked among his teammates, and Michael Bennett wants to make it clear that the article does not speak for him.In speaking with several current and former Seahawks players, coaches and staffers, ESPN’s Seth Wickersham was given the impression that some of Wilson’s teammates hold “r...2017
  • • 3 'positive experiences' for TB12's stolen jersey
    2017
  • • Report: Brady's last two SB jerseys were stolen, both found
    Authorities have located Tom Brady’s missing game jersey from Super Bowl LI, and they apparently found a bonus piece of memorabilia in the process.Tom E. Curran of CSNNE.com reported on Monday that Brady’s game jerseys from the New England Patriots’ last two Super Bowl victories were stolen, and both have been recovered by NFL Security with the help of the FBI. The belief is that both jerseys were...2017
  • • Presser Points - Brady: Can't 'play an average game and expect to win'
    2017
  • • Ten most shocking developments from NFL Week 10
    Looking back at NFL Week 10, we saw more than a handful of surprises. Obviously, some were more shocking than others. Which coaching legend botched an end of game sequence? Which two games supplied completely stunning endings to already thrilling games? Did Mike McCoy coach competently, despite his team losing? We’ll answer those questions and more as we look into the 10 most shocking developments...2016
  • • Ezekiel Elliott and the Myth of the Replaceable Running Back
    2016

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