rebound as the Wild tied the game with 47.8 seconds

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Because they didnt go into Beast Mode, the Seattle Seahawks found themselves in Spin Mode.They were left to explain why they turned Marshawn Lynch — the running back known as The Beast — into a decoy with the game on the line and chose instead to pass the ball on second-and-goal from the 1.Malcolm Butler intercepted that pass with 20 seconds left to preserve New Englands 28-24 Super Bowl victory.Within moments, the second-guessing had begun on what will surely be one of the most debated calls in NFL history.I made the decision. I said, Throw the ball, coach Pete Carroll said. Nobody to blame but me.But there was plenty of blame to go around. It started with offensive co-ordinator Darrell Bevell, who may have gotten too cute and, as a result, found his name was a top trender on Twitter.And the receiver, Ricardo Lockette, who Bevell said, could have done a better job staying strong on the ball.Quarterback Russell Wilson wishes he had that pass back.I thought it was going to be a touchdown, Wilson said. But I put the blame on me. Im the one who threw it.He also gave lots of credit to Butler, the rookie free agent out of West Alabama who made New Englands roster, then saved the Super Bowl.The guy made a great play, Wilson said.But this one was hard to explain away.Seattle had a timeout left with the clock ticking down when Wilson fired into a cluster of blue and white shirts. Butler dug inside of Lockette and made his first career interception.I had a feeling I was going to make a big play today, Butler said. But not that big.Give credit where its due.But about that play call again:Dumbest play call in the HISTORY of NFL football, tweeted former 49ers receiver Dwight Clark, who made a pretty good grab himself: The Catch.And this from NFL career rushing leader Emmitt Smith: Worst play call Ive seen in the history of football.It left them speechless in Seattle, too. Well, practically.Weve got Marshawn Lynch, one of the best running backs in the league, and everybody makes their decisions and unfortunately, we didnt give him the ball, Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner said.Carrolls explanation: He saw the Patriots bring in a goal-line formation with eight big guys and three cornerbacks and didnt think Lynch, who tied for the league lead with 13 touchdowns rushing this season, would be able to bull it in against that defence.Its not a great matchup for us to run the football, so we were going to throw the ball, really to waste a play, Carroll said. If we score, we do, if we dont, well run it in on third or fourth down.Butler saw the stacked receivers on the right side of the field and said Wilsons eyes tipped him off. He ducked inside of Lockette and made the play.Quite a moment for a player who wasnt drafted, wasnt even signed to a contract right after the draft. He was an invited tryout player — offered a chance to show what he could do in May.A long shot to make the roster, though Patriots cornerback Brandon Browner said hes been proving he belongs all year. Browner, a former Seahawk, said Butler leads the team in interceptions during practice.This game almost ended much differently for Butler. He was in coverage — good coverage — against Seahawks receiver Jermaine Kearse and appeared to bat the ball down for an incompletion. But as Kearse was falling, the ball bobbled between his legs, and he kept it in the air by batting it twice while tumbling. Kearse made the catch on his back for a 33-yard gain that gave Seattle a first-and-goal at the 5.Butler went to the sideline.My teammates were saying, nine out of 10 times, that ball is incomplete, he said. It was devastating.A play later, Lynch had bulled the ball to the 1.Seattle had a timeout and three plays to try to win the game.I thought it was going to be a touchdown when I threw it, Wilson said. When I let it go, I thought it was going to be game over.Turns out, he was right. But it was the Patriots holding the trophy.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP_NFL Yannick Ngakoue Jaguars Jersey . - Buffalo Bills running back C. Josh Oliver Youth Jersey . So they rushed to re-sign the first baseman who general manager Ben Cherington described Friday as "a unique player." 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An extra session was needed after Minnesota pulled its netminder and Thomas Vanek tied the game with 47.8 seconds remaining. The Predators, however, did not let the two points slip away. Ekholm battled along the boards behind the Minnesota net, emerged with the puck and scored off a wrister from the right circle for the win. Craig Smith, Matt Cullen and Roman Josi each had a goal and an assist, while Calle Jarnkrok and Filip Forsberg also lit the lamp for the Predators, who have won four of their last five games. Pekka Rinne earned the win despite allowing a season-high five goals on 27 shots. Zach Parise finished with two goals and an assist in defeat. Vanek and Marco Scandella each tallied a goal and a helper and Jason Zucker also scored for the Wild, who dropped their third straight game. Niklas Backstrom gave up three goals on 30 shots in relief of Darcy Kuemper, who stopped 11-of-14 shots during the first period. The Predators took a 4-3 lead 1:48 into the third period. Forsbergs initial shot deflected off Wild defenseman Ryan Suter. The rookie followed his rebound off the end boards and wristed a shot past the glove of Backstrom. Josis blast from the top of the left circle beat Backstrom on the power play to provide some breathing room for the Predators close to the midway point of the final stanza, but the Wild did not go away. Pomminville sent a hard low shot on net and Parise was present in the slot to redirect it past Rinne for a 5-4 game with 9:14 remaining.dddddddddddd The Wild pulled Backstrom with less than a minute to play. Rinne stopped Vaneks initial deflection of a Scandella blast, but couldnt control the rebound as the Wild tied the game with 47.8 seconds to play. Minnesota scored just 1:10 into the game on Zuckers quick shot, but Jarnkrok answered right back with a wrister of his own at 4:37. Two minutes later, Rinne stopped Charlie Coyles backhander from the slot, but the rebound bounced off Parises skate and into the back of the net to give the Wild a 2-1 edge. Victor Bartley skated below the goal line and slipped the puck to Cullen, who wristed the shot over Kuempers shoulder in tight for a tied score at 13:58 and Smiths backhander off a faceoff put the Predators up 3-2 with 1:46 to play in the first. The Wild took advantage of Mike Fishers double-minor high-sticking penalty. Scandella made it a 3-3 game after video replay confirmed that his rebound attempt crossed the goal line at 7:18 of the second. Game Notes Nashville improved to 10-3-3 in its last 16 games against Minnesota ... Wild forward Mikael Granlund (illness) was a late scratch ... Minnesota forward Matt Cooke returned to the lineup after missing 22 games with a hip flexor ... Suter finished with two assists and has eight over his last six games ... The Predators were without forward James Neal due to an illness. ' ' '