Patriots and Seahawks all square at half-time in Super Bowl 49

Russell Wilson threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Chris Matthews with two seconds left in the second quarter and the Seattle Seahawks tied the Super Bowl at 14 despite being outplayed by the New England Patriots for most of the half.

Matthews’ first career catch set up Marshawn Lynch’s 3-yard touchdown run that tied it at 7. His second catch capped a five-play, 80-yard drive that took just 29 seconds.

It’s only the third time a Super Bowl has been tied at half-time.

After Tom Brady tossed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski with 31 seconds left in the second quarter to give the Patriots a 14-7 lead, the Seahawks answered quickly.

Robert Turbin ran 19 yards. Wilson followed with a 17-yard run. Wilson then connected with Ricardo Lockette for 23 yards and a facemask penalty away from the ball tacked on 10 yards. Instead of kicking a field goal, the Seahawks ran one more play with six seconds remaining. Matthews beat Logan Ryan to make the catch.

The Patriots outgained Seattle 222-167, but the Seahawks got 80 yards on the final drive.