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50 DAYS TO 50

A DAY-BY-DAY, SUPER BOWL-BY-SUPER BOWL LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF BLACK COLLEGE PLAYERS ON SUPER BOWLS I THRU 49 AS WE COUNT DOWN THE 50 DAYS TO

DAY 48 - Saturday, February 6

Super Bowl XLVIII 43, Denver 8 February 2, 2014 - MetLife Stadium, E. R., NJ

Three (3) Black College Players

Seattle Seahawks (2) Tavaris Jackson QB Alabama State WR Fort Valley State

Denver Broncos (1) Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie DB Tennessee State

ICONIC PHOTO: Seattle Malcolm Smith (#59) sets sail with a 69-yard return for a in the second quarter of Super Bowl XLVIII.

Storyline: The shook up the high-scoring Denver offense scor- ing the first 36 points of the game en route to a 43-8 rout in Super Bowl XLVIII at Met Life Stadium in . Things started going bad for Denver :12 seconds into the game on the first when the ball was hiked over the head of quar- terback and into the end zone for a safety. It only got worse. After two first quarter Seattle field goals, the Seathawks scored twice in the second quarter on a 1-yard run and a 69-yard interception return to lead 22-0 at the break. Then Seattle’s returned the second half kickoff 87 yards for a TD in :12 seconds to stake the ‘Hawks to a 29-0 lead.

Seattle Ricardo Lockette, WR (Fort Valley State) One reception for 19 yards and one assisted on special teams in Seattle win. - Teams with linebacker Malcolm Smith to tackle after 9-yard return in third quarter. - Catches 19-yard pass down the deep right side form in third quarter. On next play, Wilson hits Jermain Kearse for 23-yard touchdown to put Seattle up 36-0. Tavaris Jackson, QB (Alabama State) One incompletion in one series late in the game in Seattle win. - Enters the game with 3:44 to play. Throws one incomplete pass intended for Lockette. Hands off three times.

Denver Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, DB (Tennessee State) Started at defensive back for Denver and made one solo tackle in loss to Seattle. - Stops Lockette after 19-yard third-quarter reception to Denver 23. Kearse scores on next play.

MVP: Malcolm Smith, LB, Seattle - Key interception returned 69 yards for TD in second quarter of Seattle win. Also had five solo tackles, four assists and a recovery.

KEY FACTS: Denver quarterback Peyton Manning set a Super Bowl record with 34 completions (in 49 attempts) and Demaryus Thomas also set a Super Bowl mark with 13 receptions (for 118 yards), the only bright spots in a Seattle rout of the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. Manning threw two picks, one brought back for a touchdown. Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson hit of 18 of 25 pases for 206 yardds and two Tds with no interceptoins.

HBCU’ers MEET: Seattle Seahawks’ wideout Ricardo Lockette (#83, Fort Valley State) is corralled (top above) and brought down (above) by ’ defensive back Dominique Rodgers- Cromartie (#45, Tennessee State) after a 19-yard reception during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

LOCKETTE WITH LOMBARDI: Seattle wide receiver Ricardo Lockette (#83, Fort Valley State) holds the Lombardi Trophy after his team’s thrashing of Denver in Super Bowl XLVIII.