Seattle-New England a rematch of one of the NFL's greatest Super Bowls and most shocking moments

Seattle and New England are set to meet in a rematch of what some describe as the greatest Super Bowl of all time.

A game that featured one of the most iconic moments in NFL history, one that still casts a shadow over next Monday's clash; The Malcolm Butler game-winning interception.

It was 2014. The Seahawks were looking to go back-to-back, thanks to one of the greatest defensive units the league has seen, known as the 'legion of boom'.

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Led by young quarterback Russell Wilson, Seattle overcame league MVP Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay to reach the Super Bowl and felt like the team to beat.

The Patriots meanwhile hadn't been to the Super Bowl since their pair of shock losses to the New York Giants in 2007 and 2011.

They thrashed rivals Indianapolis to set up a match-up between the clear two best teams in the NFL for the Lombardi Trophy.

And boy did they deliver. CBS Sports' Will Brinson ranked it as the greatest Super Bowl ever in his ranking of every match, while NFL Media's Elliott Harrison has it third.

It was a game brimming with storylines. The Deflategate controversy had just begun; accusing the Patriots of under-inflating footballs in the AFC Championship game the week prior. This eventually let to quarterback Tom Brady serving a four-game suspension.

This saw New England enter the match truly feeling like the villain, up against a fresh and exciting Seahawks team.

For such a highly regarded game, it's worth remembering neither team actually scored in the first quarter and both teams went multiple quarters without putting up a single point.

The game was tied 14 apiece at half time, before Seattle took a commanding lead in the third quarter, thanks to a Doug Baldwin touchdown, giving them a 24-14 lead at the final break.

New England would answer in the fourth, with Brady throwing touchdowns to Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman, to reclaim the lead.

And that's where the magic began.

It came down to the final drive of the game. Wilson had the ball and his team needed a touchdown to win the game, trailing by four.

Seahawks receiver Jermaine Kearse made one of the greatest catches in Super Bowl history with just over a minute left, somehow snaring a juggled ball while lying on his back to put Seattle in the red zone.

For New England fans, the moment was sickening. Both Super Bowls they lost to the Giants featured some generational fluke catch that swung the game, and here they were again.

Boasting one of the greatest running backs of the modern era in 'beast mode' Marshawn Lynch, it seemed almost certain that Seattle would hand the ball to him and they would score, giving Brady and the Pats 20 or 30 seconds to get into field goal range and force overtime.

This was a running back consistently voted by his peers among the best 30 players in the sport, regardless of position, and was coming off a third straight season of dominance.

And Seattle did give the ball to Lynch on first and goal, but he was tackled at the one yard line.

Crucially, the Seahawks had to burn a timeout after the Kearse catch, because everyone was so stunned by the fact that he held onto it that they nearly had to eat a delay of game penalty.

Because of that, the final seconds of the game were ticking down after Lynch's run and they didn't have the luxury of multiple timeouts to burn.

Instead of using their last timeout, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll let the clock run down to 25 seconds before choosing not to hand the ball to Lynch again and instead letting Wilson throw into a crowded end zone.

Given they still had one timeout left, they could have safely run the ball one more time without fear of the clock running out on them. An incomplete pass however would stop the clock and allow them to take a breath and make the decision on third down, while still having the timeout.

And that's where it all went wrong. Wilson's slant throw into the end zone was picked off by Butler, New England's cornerback, ending the game and leaving everyone in disbelief.

Brady jumped for joy on the sidelines. Seahawks star defender Richard Sherman was left with mouth agape, watching on helplessly.

Brady would take a knee to end the game, but not before a brawl broke out between the teams' linesmen, highlighting the sheer emotion of the moment.

But the decision to risk a throw into the end zone instead of handing the ball to Lynch remains one of the most infamous decisions in NFL history.

NBC's Cris Collinsworth was on the commentary team for the game and in the moment "couldn't believe the call".

For New England, a loss would have meant three consecutive heartbreaking Super Bowl defeats in the Brady era.

Instead, they achieved one of their greatest triumphs, beginning what would turn into another period of dominance across the latter half of the 2010s.

The Seahawks haven't been back to the Super Bowl since ... until next Monday.

They had some incredibly strong teams under Carroll and Wilson, but never made it back.

Now both teams are in new eras. The Patriots have nobody left on their roster from their last Super Bowl win. On the Seahawks side, Wilson is a back-up quarterback at the Giants, and Carroll, 74, was just fired as head coach of Las Vegas.

Lynch is remembered as one of the greatest running backs of all time, despite not getting the ball at the most important moment of the game.

It's hard to imagine a Sam Darnold-Drake May Super Bowl living up to what we witnessed 12 years ago.

But the shadow cast by 2014's Super Bowl over these two franchises adds a fascinating layer to this contest.

And no doubt it will be mentioned constantly throughout the broadcast.