Seattle Seahawks: Road to XLVIII

When the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl on February 2, 2014, trouncing Peyton Manning and the AFC Champion Denver Broncos in a lopsided 43-8 victory, this longtime Seattle-area resident felt that—to quote Phil Collins—“I've been waiting for this moment all my life.” Or at least since 1976, the year that the fledgling expansion team was born (and originally assigned to the AFC). Unfortunately, unless you happen to be a diehard Seahawks fan with an urge to free up some digital real estate on your DVR, there is not much of a reason to take this Road trip, since it is truly a barebones journey, featuring the network broadcast of the Super Bowl itself, along with the two Seahawks games leading up to it: the 23-15 divisional playoff win against QB Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints, and the championship game 23-17 victory over tattooed, extremely mobile QB Colin Kaepernick and the rest of the division rival San Francisco 49ers. The only thing different here is that the commercials have been cut. Yes, it was a joy to follow the 2013 Seahawks: to witness the amazing calm of second-year fleet-footed quarterback Russell Wilson; watch running back Marshawn Lynch in “Beast” mode, dragging half the opposing team along for an extra 5-10 yards; and marvel as trash-talking cornerback Richard Sherman made one big interception after another. But for those who want to really follow the Seahawks' “road” to victory, a much better choice here would be Super Bowl Champions XLVIII: Seattle Seahawks. Optional. Aud: P. (R. Pitman)