Less than 16 hours later, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was still stunned by the outcome while defending the decision to call a pass from the 1-yard line in the Super Bowl's closing seconds, a choice that will long be debated. ''The shock of disappointment that this game gets away from us and goes another way right at the finish line,'' a somber Carroll said Monday, before Seattle returned to the Pacific Northwest after the 28-24 loss to New England. It's pretty hard right now.'' Carroll stood by the decision for Russell Wilson to throw from the New England 1 with 26 seconds left, a pass that was intended for Ricardo Lockette and intercepted by Malcolm Butler.
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