EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll beamed the smile of Super Bowl-winning validation half an hour after his top-ranked defense’s 43-8 demolition of Peyton Manning and his record-breaking Denver offense.”That’s the way we play football,” Carroll said. “I’m proud that that is the way we put our stamp on this world championship.”Mostly, we played football the way we like to play. We got pressure up front and guys got great plays on the ball.” CLOCKWORK: Seahawks’ Super win almost scripted SHERMAN: Seahawks CB full of smiles after winNo one did that better than Super Bowl MVP linebacker Malcolm Smith, who returned a second-quarter interception 69 yards for a touchdown to become the first defensive player to earn Super Bowl MVP honors since Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Dexter Jackson in Super Bowl XXXVII.The suffocating Seahawks defense intercepted Manning twice, forced two Denver fumbles and ran into some good fortune when center Manny Ramirez couldn’t hear Manning’s cadence and sailed the snap over his head, resulting in a first-play safety.”It’s unbelievable,” Smith said. “I’m in shock. We expected a great fight from them. We kind of just dominated the game.”To be in the Super Bowl and dominate the game… Read full this story
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