“Oh my God! It’s picked off at the goal line,” said Steve Raible, the voice of the Seattle Seahawks, on the 710 KIRO radio broadcast regarding the play that deflated the hearts of the Seahawks, the city of Seattle and 12s everywhere.

The Seattle Seahawks threw away a chance to repeat as champions, falling a yard short to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX, 28-24, in the finals seconds.

After going into fourth quarter with a 10-point lead, the Seahawks defense, who allowed just 13 fourth-quarter points during their eight-game winning streak, gave up 14 to Tom Brady and the Patriots in the final quarter of the season.

The Patriots cut the lead, 24-21, after Brady drove them down the field 68 yards in eight plays to hit Danny Amendola for the four-yard score with 7:55 left.

Wilson finished with 247 yards, 12/21, two touchdowns and one interception. This was his first loss against Super Bowl winning quarterbacks.

The Seahawks would go three and out on their next possession for the second consecutive drive after Russell Wilson missed Marshawn Lynch on third-and-five.

Patriots’ wide receiver Julian Edelman scored on what was the game-winning touchdown to give his team the lead with 2:02 left in the game on their last possession. Brady went 8-8 for 65-yards on the 10-play, 64-yard drive.

The Seahawks would get the ball back at their own 23-yard line with one more chance to score.

Wilson hit Marshawn Lynch on a wheel route to gain 25 yards on the play. Then Wilson connected with Jermaine Kearse, who made a circus catch after the ball was tipped in the air before the ball hit the ground at the 5-yard line.

Wilson handed the ball off to Lynch, who was stopped at the 1-yard line. With 26 seconds left, Seattle had three more shots at the end zone.

Wilson, in shotgun formation, second and goal, dropped back a yard, threw the ball to Ricardo Lockette on a slant route when rookie nickel Malcolm Butler intercepted the ball to end the game and ice the win for New England.

Many question the call of Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. Why not hand the ball off to Lynch?

“I made the decision. I said, ‘Throw the ball,’ and we went with the play that we thought would give us a chance to get in the end zone,” said Carroll in his post-game presser. “We had great matchups for the call that we made, and it didn’t work out. They made a better play than we did.”

Wilson also took part of the blame for the interception saying, because “I threw the pass.”

“I thought it was a touchdown, honestly,” said Wilson after the game. “It looked like it worked. But the guy [Butler] made an incredible play. That’s really what it came down to.”

“And the twelve’s are just as stunned as we are,” said Raible.