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GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01:  Rob Gronkowski #87 (L) and Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrate while holding up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. The Patriots defeated the Seahawks 28-24.  (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01: Rob Gronkowski #87 (L) and Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrate while holding up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. The Patriots defeated the Seahawks 28-24. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)Rob Carr/Getty Images

Patriots Win Super Bowl 2015: Score, Celebration, Highlights, Twitter Reaction

Timothy RappFeb 1, 2015

In one of the wildest and most bizarre finishes in Super Bowl history, the New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 28-24, to win the fourth title in the Bill Belichick and Tom Brady era.

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The finish was something to remember. The Patriots rallied from a 10-point deficit to take a four-point lead late in the game, only to watch the Seahawks move the ball into the red zone after Jermaine Kearse made one of the craziest catches in Super Bowl history. But Malcolm Butler's interception at the goal line sealed the deal for the Patriots, and a fight between the teams to end the game created the most bizarre finish in Super Bowl history.

That finish deserved a postgame celebration worthy of the madness that preceded it. And it didn't disappoint.

GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01:   Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 to win Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Ariz

SportsCenter on Twitter captured Super Bowl MVP Brady and Belichick in the bedlam that followed their amazing win:

Fox Sports: NFL, meanwhile, passed along Brady and Russell Wilson paying one another their respects:

And Mike Garafolo of Fox Sports captured a fun moment with Brandon LaFell and spoke to the hero of the game, Butler, in the aftermath:

Even actor Mark Wahlberg got in on the celebration:

Of course, the picture of the night has to come from an exchange between Brady and Richard Sherman after Brady took a knee at the end of the game, per Eric Kay of CBS Sports:

Rob Gronkowski joked about the Gronk bus via Dan Hanzus of NFL.com:

For the Patriots, it was all about the celebration.

GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01:  Members of the New England Patriots celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona.  (Photo by C

But in every game there has to be a loser too, and while the Patriots were overjoyed, the Seahawks were downright distraught. Aaron Nagler of Sports Illustrated painted the portrait of the team's locker room after the devastating loss:

Of course, the moment that will live on in infamy was the Seahawks' decision to try to pass the ball rather than run it in with Marshawn Lynch. That's a decision that will likely live on in Super Bowl history for years to come, as KC Joyner alludes to:

After the game, Pete Carroll explained the reasoning for that decision, per Conor Orr of NFL.com:

Dan Graziano of ESPN has more from the coach:

As for Lynch, the man most people felt should have had the ball in that situation? He remained all about the team, per Jim Trotter of ESPN:

In years to come, we'll remember that play call, sure. But we'll also remember Brady's fourth-quarter magic, or Kearse's amazing catch, or the fight. We'll remember Deflategate and the most controversial season in NFL history. We'll remember the most bizarre finish to a Super Bowl in the most tumultuous season in the life of professional football in this country.

Take a breath, America. In the end, the headlines are familiar ones. Brady and Belichick are champions again. The Patriots dynasty continues. The Seahawks aren't going away. 

And the NFL circus will roll on again next year.

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