Super Bowl Sunday is officially here. The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks are set to meet for Super Bowl 49 in just a matter of hours. The game is scheduled to get underway at 6 30 p.m. ET shortly after a national anthem from Idina Menzel and America The Beautiful from John Legend.
Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are looking for their fourth Lombardi Trophy together and as the top seed in the AFC they've got as good a shot as anyone at beating the defending champion Seahawks. New England took down the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round and the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship to make it this far.
Seattle took down the Carolina Panthers in the Divisional Round and though they had a tough go at it they managed to beat the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship. Seattle is trying to be the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since the Patriots did it a decade ago.
Both teams finished the season at 12 4 atop their respective conferences with the bulk of their losses coming on the road. Seattle shows better in multiple key categories namely on the defensive side of the ball where the Seahawks rank first in the league against the pass and third against the run. They also come in at first in the league in running the ball so Marshawn Lynch should be a focal point for Seattle.
But New England is a lot better at stopping the run than they are stopping the pass so the Seahawks may have to rely on Russell Wilson and the league's No. 27 passing attack. Wilson and the rest of the offense have performed much better in the postseason than they have in the regular season going back to their dominant run last year. This is a close one by every measure but it could well come down to Tom Brady vs. Lynch at the end of the day.
Aside from the pregame music from Menzel and Legend the halftime show will feature Katy Perry and Lenny Kravitz. If you're in or around Glendale Ariz. for the game the last day to take in the NFL Experience is also Sunday you can find a list of events for that here.
The game is set for 6 30 p.m. and will be broadcast by NBC. The pregame coverage of the Super Bowl begins at 12 p.m. on Sunday and will run until game time. It will feature a look at the Super Bowl XLIX Tailgate Party an official NFL party with celebrity interviews and other things of that nature. Online streams will be available via NBC Sports and via Verizon's NFL Mobile.
The game will be available internationally in over 45 countries. Some of the well known countries getting the game on television include Italy Norway England Australia Ireland Mexico and Canada. The Super Bowl will also be broadcast on the radio in the latter two countries.
Here's all you need to know to watch
How to WatchDate Sun. Feb. 1
Time 6 30 p.m.
Location University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale Ariz.
TV NBC
Announcers Al Michaels Cris Collinsworth Michele Tafoya
Online Streaming NFL Mobile NBC Sports
International ViewingRadio
Canada Kevin Harlan Boomer Esiason on Westwood OneEngland Rocky Boiman and Darren Fletcher on BBC Radio 5 Live
TV
England Channel 4 Sky Sports BBC Radio 5 LiveRussia NTV Mexico Televisa FOX Sports TV Azteca ESPN Italy FOX Sports 2 HD Italia 1 HDGermany SAT 1Canada NBC simulcast on CTV RDSAustralia Seven Network 7mate and ESPN
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