Super Bowl Sunday is officially here. The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks are set to meet for Super Bowl 49 in just a matter of hours. The game is scheduled to get underway at 6:30 p.m. ET, shortly after a national anthem from Idina Menzel and “America The Beautiful” from John Legend.
Super Bowl 2015 schedule for Patriots vs. Seahawks: What to watch on game day
The day has finally arrived! The New England Patriots are set to take on the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 49.
Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are looking for their fourth Lombardi Trophy together, and as the top seed in the AFC they’ve got as good a shot as anyone at beating the defending champion Seahawks. New England took down the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round and the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship to make it this far.
Seattle took down the Carolina Panthers in the Divisional Round, and though they had a tough go at it, they managed to beat the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship. Seattle is trying to be the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since the Patriots did it a decade ago.
Both teams finished the season at 12-4, atop their respective conferences, with the bulk of their losses coming on the road. Seattle shows better in multiple key categories, namely on the defensive side of the ball, where the Seahawks rank first in the league against the pass and third against the run. They also come in at first in the league in running the ball, so Marshawn Lynch should be a focal point for Seattle.
But New England is a lot better at stopping the run than they are stopping the pass, so the Seahawks may have to rely on Russell Wilson and the league’s No. 27 passing attack. Wilson and the rest of the offense have performed much better in the postseason than they have in the regular season, going back to their dominant run last year. This is a close one by every measure, but it could well come down to Tom Brady vs. Lynch at the end of the day.
Aside from the pregame music from Menzel and Legend, the halftime show will feature Katy Perry and Lenny Kravitz. If you’re in or around Glendale, Ariz. for the game, the last day to take in the NFL Experience is also Sunday -- you can find a list of events for that here.
The game is set for 6:30 p.m. and will be broadcast by NBC. The pregame coverage of the Super Bowl begins at 12 p.m. on Sunday, and will run until game time. It will feature a look at the Super Bowl XLIX Tailgate Party, an official NFL party with celebrity interviews and other things of that nature. Online streams will be available via NBC Sports and via Verizon’s NFL Mobile.
The game will be available internationally in over 45 countries. Some of the well-known countries getting the game on television include Italy, Norway, England, Australia, Ireland, Mexico and Canada. The Super Bowl will also be broadcast on the radio in the latter two countries.
Here’s all you need to know to watch:
How to Watch
Date: Sun., Feb. 1
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
TV: NBC
Announcers: Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya
Online Streaming: NFL Mobile | NBC Sports
Radio
Canada: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason on Westwood One
England: Rocky Boiman and Darren Fletcher on BBC Radio 5 Live
TV
England: Channel 4, Sky Sports, BBC Radio 5 Live
Russia: NTV+
Mexico: Televisa, FOX Sports, TV Azteca, ESPN
Italy: FOX Sports 2 HD, Italia 1 HD
Germany: SAT:1
Canada: NBC simulcast on CTV, RDS
Australia: Seven Network, 7mate and ESPN
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