It was a rush of inexpressible emotion watching Malcolm Smith pick off that pass (thanks to Cliff Avril) and run it back for the TD to make it 22-0...then hearing my youngest son announce, "Dad, the SEAHAWKS are going to win the Super Bowl." Enough to make a grown man sob uncontrollably while simultaneously hollering in utter joy. Probably the best feeling I've ever had as a Seahawks fan following them since the franchise began... knowing the Hawks had come to play and were in command of Super Bowl XLVIII.
THEN... to SHAKE Malcolm Smith's hand the next day... mere hours after he had just picked off Peyton Manning like that was surreal. Got a picture of 2 of my kids decked out in their Jersey's with The Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl MVP at Walt Disney World here in Orlando. Malcolm appreciated their effort to transform Russell's #3 Jersey temporarily into #53 in his honor!
Indelible memory with my 2 favorite football fans... capped off perfectly by meeting the guy who fittingly represented the depth of contributors on that 2013 team. Maybe there were better candidates for MVP, but Malcolm Smith drove the dagger into the heart of the Broncos after Cliff Avril gave him the weapon. An absolutely beautiful moment in sports history.