The Super Bowl 49 matchup is set. The Seattle Seahawks are the NFC Champions after overcoming a 16-0 halftime deficit to defeat the Green Bay Packers 28-22 in overtime. Punter Jon Ryan’s 19 yard touchdown pass to offensive tackle Garry Gilliam got the Seahawks on the board in the third quarter. Russell Wilson’s 35 yard pass to Jermaine Kearse in overtime punched Seattle’s ticket to Arizona. The Seahawks are the first defending champion to make it back to the Super Bowl in 10 years.

A much easier go of it for New England as the Patriots are heading to the Super Bowl on the heels of a 45-7 rout of the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game. Quarterback Tom Brady threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns. This will mark Brady’s sixth Super Bowl appearance while this will be former LSU wide receiver Brandon LaFell’s first. This will be the franchise’s eighth trip to the big game.

Super Bowl 49 takes place February 1 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

The Pelicans scored 31 fourth quarter points to get past the Toronto Raptors 95-93. Tyreke evans poured in 26 and Alexis Ajinca added 22 as the Pels climb back to the .500 mark for the season at 20-20. Anthony Davis sat out his second game in a row due to a toe injury. The Pels wrap up a week-long 5 game road trip tonight at Madison Square Garden taking on the New York Knicks.

In weekend college basketball action, LSU fell to Texas A&M 67-64 and Tulane upended Houston 68-65.

Louisiana Tech remains perfect in Conference USA after a 75-68 win over Middle Tennessee.

In the Sun Belt, South Alabama defeated UL-Lafayette 89-82 and ULM beat Arkansas-Little Rock 64-52. ULM now has sole possession of first place in the conference with a 5-1 league record.

Southeastern outlasted Incarnate Word 108-98 in double overtime, McNeese lost to Sam Houston State 69-60, and it was Northwestern State over Lamar 98-84.