Seth Meyers recaps Super Bowl XLIX in 4 minutes, with perfect Seahawks analogy

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published 3 February 2015

In case you weren't one of the 114.4 million people who watched the Super Bowl on Sunday — or you want to relive the event (likely meaning you're not a Seahawks fan) — Seth Meyers had a Super Bowl round-up on Monday night's Late Night. In a little over 4 minutes, Meyers captures the entire experience, from pregame silliness to that depressing Nationwide ad to Katy Perry's halftime show. He also gets in a few words about the actual game, including a spot-on recap of Seattle coach Pete Carroll's internal monolog before calling his terrible, game-losing final play — and this perfect description of said final play: "Passing from the 1-yard line when you have Marshawn Lynch is like trying to kill someone with a gun by throwing it at them." Yeah. —Peter Weber

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Peter Weber is a senior editor at TheWeek.com, and has handled the editorial night shift since the website launched in 2008. A graduate of Northwestern University, Peter has worked at Facts on File and The New York Times Magazine. He speaks Spanish and Italian and plays bass and rhythm cello in an Austin rock band. Follow him on Twitter.

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