The Seattle Seahawks demolished the Denver Broncos 43-8 this past Sunday in Super Bowl XLVIII.

The story going into this game was how Seattle’s great defense was going to fair against statistically the best offense in NFL history in the Denver Broncos.

They did more than contain it; they didn’t even let them start.

Seattle was just too quick, too physical and just too good for Denver in every aspect of the game.

What looked to be a great matchup turned into the least entertaining Super Bowl in recent memory unless you were a Seattle Seahawks fan of course.

“We been relentless all season,” quarterback Russell Wilson said after the impressive victory. “Having that mentality of having a championship day every day. At the end of the day, you want to play your best football and that is what we did today.”

Super Bowl XLVIII could not have started much better for the Seahawks and couldn’t have started any worse for the Broncos.

Denver KR Trindon Holliday started the game off by returning the opening kickoff to his own 14 when he should have just taken a knee in the end zone.

On the first play from scrimmage, a miscommunication sent a shotgun snap from C Manny Ramirez over QB Peyton Manning’s head into the end zone where it was recovered by the broncos for a safety. BOOM, 2-0 Seahawks in a blink of an eye. This set the tone for the game, the Denver fans lost their win immediately and they would not revive it for the rest of the night.

The Seahawks turned their next possession into an impressive nine-play, 51-yard drive that ended with a Steven Hauschka’s 31-yard field goal and a 5-0 lead.

Denver followed its opening one-and-out first drive with a lackluster three-and-out on its second.

Russell Wilson converted three third-down passes on the following drive but it ended yet again in a Hauschka field goal from 33 yards out to give Seattle a 8-0 at the end of one.

A Kam Chancellor Interception was followed by a seven play drive which ended with a forceful touchdown by Running Back Marshawn Lynch.

Denver began fresh at its own 15 after another poor return from Holliday, but Manning finally got his offense on the move somewhat with a five first down drive.

It was short lived however. Seattle’s star pass rusher Cliff Avril pummeled Manning as he released a pass and LB Malcolm Smith intercepted it and darted 69 yards for a pick six to give the Seahawks a 22-0 lead.

At this point, the Seahawk fans were relentless, with fans from both sides in utter disbelieve at what had happened up to that point. You almost got the feeling that it was over. But Denver fans kept saying that as long as Manning was at the helm, it was never over.

Holliday caught a break on his next return. After racing out to his own 33, he was eventually ruled down by officials upon review after a fumbled was ruled on the field.

Manning proceeded to move the Broncos 48 yards on nine plays, but Denver gave the ball back after his pass was tipped on fourth-and-2 from the Seattle 19.

The first-half shutout Seattle pitched was the first in the Super Bowl in 13 years, and it certainly looked like going into halftime that if Denver didn’t make some changes, this one was going to get ugly.

No one saw what would happen next. Seahawk speedster Percy Harvin took the opening kickoff 87 yards to the house to give Seattle the 29-0 advantage. Half the stadium erupted while the other fell silent.  Everyone in attendance just gawked in awe at what had just unfolded in front of their eyes.

The game seemed like it was over but Broncos and held out hope. They had Peyton Manning and the best offense in the league and they were only down by four scores which seemed remarkable considering the whooping the Seahawks had put on the Broncos up to that point.

The nail in the coffin was when Seahawks CB Byron Maxwell punched the ball loose from stud wide out Demaryius Thomas for yet another turnover after what was going to be a big gainer.

Six players later, Russell Wilson hit WR Jermaine Kearse on a short completion, but Kearse pinballed off a series of Broncos defenders before gliding into the end zone for a 23-yard TD and a 36-0 edge. It was clear from this play that Broncos players had given up.

Denver tried to show some pride with a six play, 80 yard drive which was capped off with a 14-yard TD pass to Thomas.

At the conclusion of three, the score was a baffling 36-8 in favor of the Seahawks.

Both teams seemed content with just getting the game over with once the fourth quarter came along. Seahawks Doug Baldwin caught a 10 yard touchdown pass from Wilson to make the game 43-8 which would end up being the final.

LB Malcom Smith, an unlikely candidate was honored with Super Bowl MVP honors finishing the game with 11 tackles and an interception for a touchdown.

No one, not even the Seahawks or their fans saw this one coming. The game shocked the world and left a bitter taste in the mouths of Bronco Nation and the taste of champagne in the mouths of the Seahawks.