The Seahawks outplayed the Denver Broncos in every aspect of the Super Bowl, earning Seattle a 43-8 victory over Denver Sunday.

Seattle held Denver to only 8 points in the entire game when they had averaged 37.9 points per game in the regular season.

Seattle scored in the first 12 seconds of the game with a safety and then stopped Denver from getting a first down in the first 20 minutes of the game.

Seattle’s offense played solidly with no turnovers and Russell Wilson had 18 of 25 passes completed with 206 yards and 2 touchdowns. Peyton Manning had 34 of 49 for 280 yards and 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions.

The rushing was also one sided, as Seattle rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown as opposed to Denver which only rushed for 27 yards total and no touchdowns.

The game was a completely one-sided game from beginning to end.

Students on campus that viewed the match were surprised to see the enormous lead Seattle had over Denver.

Broncos supporter Garron Featherston, communications major, felt that the game was not what he expected.

“It’s not what anybody expected,” Featherston said, “(these were) two of the best teams in the league and one couldn’t expect to know the results so it kind of shocked me.”

Regular season shows that Broncos’ offence was the most damaging and score-hungry, that viewers expected a gridlock.

“I think the Broncos have top ball in the NFL, it’s just that Seattle’s defense was all over them.” Featherston said.

According to Featherston, the Seahawks had scouted Denver’s tactics for two weeks leading to the super bowl.

“When top defense scouts an offence for two weeks like that, of course it’s going to dominate when they have the athletes that Seattle has.” Featherston added.

The road to the super bowl final is very competitive as team strive to achieve the win, Featherston understands the struggle teams prevail through in order to reach the final.

“I feel that the Broncos really shot themselves in the foot, for example the first play of the game with the safety situation, playing against a team like Seattle you can’t shoot yourself in the foot.

“You have to play your game,” he said, “for example key turnovers had no protection in one of the picks.”

Neutral spectator, mass communications major, Andrew Garcia was disappointed by the result of the game.

“I didn’t mind who was going to win, I just wanted to see a good game,” Garcia said. “The Super Bowl was not that great this year.”

Garcia feels that after the first half the game lost its appeal and the winner was obvious.

“I didn’t expect that first play,” Garcia said “It was a moment that would last a life time.”

Garcia spotted the obvious fact that Denver did not come with its head in the game.

“Peyton Manning didn’t come out to play,” Garcia said.

“It wasn’t his (Manning) day and the Seahawks sent a message saying ‘hey, you guys weren’t ready.’”

When a well rounded attacking team like Denver runs into a high wall defense like Seattle in the final, the team with the best defense came out to play and the 43-8 score mirrored that.