Five best plays in the Seattle Seahawks' Pete Carroll-era

Five best plays in the Seahawks’ Pete Carroll-era

By Lee Vowell | Jul 3, 2017

SEATTLE, WA - JANUARY 18: Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen and head coach Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks celebrate after the Seahawks defeated the Green Bay Packers in the 2015 NFC Championship game at CenturyLink Field on January 18, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – FEBRUARY 02: Outside linebacker Malcolm Smith /

4. Malcolm Smith returns a pick for a touchdown in Super Bowl XLVIII

The reason this play does not rank higher is because Smith’s pick is really just a captured moment of a great team. He picks the ball because defensive end Cliff Avril hit Peyton Manning’s arm. This play was another example of how much better the Seahawks were than the Broncos. The team was better athletically and better prepared defensively.

Smith was named Super Bowl MVP in a game where the entire defense should have won the award. There were a lot of great moments in the Super Bowl. The 2013 Seahawks were a special team and possibly the best defense of all time.

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