Family obit, in jest, says Seahawks' Super Bowl play caused death

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A Washington state man's obituary jokingly blames his "untimely demise" on the Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl loss, which many exasperated football fans chalked up to botched play-making. Michael Vedvik died at his home south of Seattle a few hours after the Seahawks' 28-24 loss to the New England Patriots in the NFL championship game on Sunday. Vedvik's family and many fans criticized the team's decision to throw a low-zipped pass from the one-yard line, which was intercepted in the final seconds of the game, rather than handing the ball to powerhouse running back Marshawn Lynch. "We blame the Seahawks' lousy play call for Mike's untimely demise," the 53-year-old's family said in an obituary published in the Spokesman-Review newspaper on Thursday.

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