Richard Sherman's reaction to Pete Carroll's final play call said it all. Anticipation gives way too anxiousness and, ultimately, to heartbreak.

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You can see Sherman running the gamut of emotions in just six short seconds, as the Seahawks' ill-fated pass play on second and goal is intercepted by Malcolm Butler. The Vine perfectly captures what it means when we talk about "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat."

Watch Richard Sherman's reaction below:


Since Sunday night's game, Seattle head coach Pete Carroll has received widespread derision and criticism for that play call. Rather than hand the ball to Marshawn Lynch and trust Beast Mode to get across the goal line, Carroll and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell opted for a cross-slant to wide receiver Ricardo Lockette. Butler saw the pass coming the whole time and jumped the route for the game-clinching interception.

Richard Sherman wasn't the only Seahawks player to express dismay at the coaching decision.

“We had it. I don’t understand how you don’t give it to the best back in the league on not even the one-yard line,” outside linebacker Bruce Irvin said, via Pro Football Talk. “We were on the half-yard line, and we throw a slant. I don’t know what the offense had going on, what they saw. I just don’t understand.”

The scene inside the Seahawks post-game locker room was bleak.

Watch the decisive interception below. Do you agree that it was a terrible play call?