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If you have ever questioned how intense the world of an NFL head coach can be, just cue up the video to the final minute of Super Bowl XLIX in February 2015. The AFC-champion New England Patri- ots led the NFC-champion Seattle Seahawks 28–24 in the game at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. But Seattle was threatening to pull out a dramatic victory. After the Patriots took the lead on a touchdown with 2:02 remaining, the Seahawks drove the ball 79 yards to New England’s 1-yard line. Only 30 seconds remained, the clock was running, and the 70,288 fans in attendance were on their feet, screaming at the top of their lungs. More than 114 million more were watching on television in the United States, and even more in dozens of countries around the globe. It all had come down to this.

Words to Understand 24/7 twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven days a week manic energetic, excited

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