Super Bowl XLIX Game Thread: Patriots vs. Seahawks

It. Is. Time.

Tonight, New England Patriots will face off against the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX.

No more DeflateGate. No more pre-game fluff. The pinnacle event of the football season is upon us.

Tonight's game will be broadcast on NBC to a somewhat significant audience. Kick-off is at 6:30 PM ET.

Feel free to use this post as an open thread to discuss today's game. For Colts coverage, be sure to head on over to SB Nation's Field Gulls. And for the final time this season, we ask that you respect our rules for in-game threads:

Personal attacks are never permitted, in any case, even against trolls. If a troll posts on the game thread, simply flag the post and notify one of the moderators.

We'll allow some of the "in the moment" PG-13 language. But try not to curse or use foul language, we won't accept it.

Do not post any links to illegal online streams. Whatever you do on the internet is your own business, but we simply cannot have the links posted here.

As an extra note, we're likely to have lots of new "visitors," as this is the Super Bowl. Keep it civil. Flag any trolls. And we will take care of them. We're on notice. Let's go Patriots