The New England Patriots’ 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX ended in arguably the worst play call in Super Bowl history.

As expected, Super Bowl Sunday produced another great, nail-biting game that left fans on the edge of their seats, (thankfully not because of deflated footballs).

With just a little over two minutes left in the 4th quarter, Tom Brady found Julian Edelman in the end zone to give his Patriots a late 28-24 lead.

With time still remaining, the question quickly arose: Were Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks going to drive down the field and make a late come back? The Patriots had to survive this last drive by the Seahawks, who got to the 1, helped by a spectacular juggling catch.

Then Seattle Seahawks forgot who they are.

And that momentary lapse in identity developed the worst play call in Super Bowl history and a loss that leaves the Seahawks and their “12th Man” historically irrelevant and forever crying #Beastmode, further boosting the complicated and awfully controversial legacy of Coach Bill Belichick, quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots and uppping the talks for Deflategate even more.

Crazy, all that for just one bad play call?

Definitely.

But aside from all the last second drama, the Seattle defense failed to do to Brady what it had done a year ago to Peyton Manning and to the Denver Broncos last Super Bowl. Brady threw the ball effectively on time and in rhythm. The Patriots had the early lead and had a chance to have a sizable early lead.

But just as they’re known to do, the Seahawks sustained the damage and managed to keep the game close. They found an unlikely offensive standout in the second half that seemed to take control of the game. They had a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, and they looked to the most imposing defense in recent NFL memory to close the deal.

But Seattle allowed Tom Brady to go Tom Brady, solidifying his legacies, and Coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots.

But look at the big picture. With the season now over, the constant talk from the game of deflated footballs, or potentially tainted legacies, or what this person did or what that person failed to call, or even an NFL season that began and ended amid turmoil, still produced and gave way to a football game Sunday evening.

And what a football game it was. It was arguably one of the best Superbowl in years.