Super Bowl XLIX on TV – how to watch Super Bowl 2015 on TV in the UK
Leigh Copson
in NFL 1 Feb 2021
- Patriots at Seahawks takes place on Sunday night.
- Super Bowl airing live in the United Kingdom and also streaming online for UK NFL fans.
(Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
Patriots at Seahawks takes place tonight in Super Bowl XLIX.
The Super Bowl, which takes place at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, is scheduled to kick off at 23:30 GMT and airs live in the United Kingdom on Channel 4/Channel 4 HD, Sky Sports 1/Sky Sports 1 HD and online (see here).
Quarterback Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)The Patriots are looking to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the fourth time since Bill Belichick assumed the reins and Tom Brady took control on of the offense, but to do it they will have to beat a Seahawks team that is hell bent on winning the Super Bowl in back-to-back seasons having crushed the Denver Broncos 12 months ago.
The bookies have been struggling to split the two teams, who were seeded number one in each of their respective conferences, and the two Championship games did little to suggest a winner at the University of Arizona Stadium.
While New England cruised to a 45-7 win over the Indianapolis Colts, the Seattle Seahawks had to stage an incredible fightback to beat the Green Bay Packers… and I mean incredible.
Pete Carroll’s boys trailed 19-7 with two minutes and nine seconds remaining in the NFC Championship Game – but what followed will long be remembered by NFL fans. The Seahawks thought they had snatched victory as Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch went in for touchdowns either side of a successful onside kick attempt, but a Mason Crosby field goal ensured more time was needed.
Tom Brady of the New England Patriots. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Seattle would not be denied though – much to the delight of the 12th Man – as Wilson put his four interceptions behind him by connecting with Jermaine Kearse on a 35-yard touchdown pass that sparked scenes of wild celebrations at CenturyLink Field – sealing the Seahawks’ return to the grandest stage in gridiron.
All eyes will now be on Phoenix, Arizona, and NFL fans in the United Kingdom have a couple of options when it comes to watching the game live. Super Bowl XLIX is scheduled to get underway at 23:30 GMT but Channel 4 is going live one hour earlier as Nat Coombs and Mike Carlson present and analyse all the action.
If you are looking for more build-up then Sky Sports 3 is the place for you – because Sky has dedicated this channel to NFL coverage all week long and they are not slowing down on Gameday. Kicking off Sunday with episodes of popular documentary series America’s Game, A Football Life, Top 10 and Greatest Games, Sky Sports 3 will go live in Phoenix from 12:00 GMT as they broadcast the US build-up right through to 22:00 GMT, when the usual Sky team of Kevin Cadle and Neil Reynolds takes over on Sky Sports 1 with special guests.
So there you have it. There is no reason to miss the biggest game of the NFL season. Sit back and enjoy the action unfold as the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks contest Super Bowl XLIX.
