Here are the most talked-about Super Bowl moments on Facebook, Twitter

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Monday, February 2, 2015
Doug Baldwin catches a touchdown pass to put Seahawks ahead (left); Malcolm Butler's game-winning interception for Patriots (right)
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What was the most epic moment of the Super Bowl?



Malcom Butler's game-deciding interception? What about Russel Wilson's touchdown pass to push Seattle into the lead in the third quarter? Or was it simply that moment when the clock finally hit zero and the Patriots knew for sure they were going to Disneyland?



Facebook and Twitter users seemed to love all of these, but which was the most talked-about? Depends on which site you were using.





Of the 65 million people using Facebook to talk about the Super Bowl, the majority of them seemed to care most about the final outcome of the game, Facebook explained in a statement to ABC.



Here are the most buzzworthy parts of the game, as measured in "people-per-minute" talking about the moment on Facebook.



Most talked-about moments (Facebook):


5. Jermaine Kearse's catch late in the fourth quarter to set up a dramatic finish (656,000 people-per-minute)


4. Malcolm Butler's game-deciding interception on the goal line with less than 30 seconds remaining (676,000 people-per-minute)


3. Russell Wilson TD pass to Doug Baldwin gives Seattle 24-14 lead in the third quarter (701,000 people-per-minute)


2. Katy Perry's "Firework" finale at halftime (1.02 million people-per-minute)


1. New England Patriots win Super Bowl XLIX (1.36 million people-per-minute)



Where was the conversation the loudest? You can see in Facebook's video above and in its list of the five states with the highest traffic on the site. One glance at this list won't leave you doubting that Patriots fans show their pride on Facebook.



Top five states (Facebook):


5. Washington


4. Massachusetts


3. Maine


2. Rhode Island


1. New Hampshire



Facebook also released a list of "most mentioned players" on both teams. They were, in order, Tom Brady, Marshawn Lynch, Russell Wilson, Rob Gronkowski and Malcolm Butler.



Over on Twitter, the map of who was joining the conversation looked similar, with 28.4 million people weighing in.



Twitter

Tap to watch video of Twitter traffic.



The "top moments" were similar, though in a different order. The "top moments" were chosen using tweets per minute, Twitter told ABC in a statement.



Most talked-about moments (Twitter)


3. End of Katy Perry's halftime performance: 284,000 TPM


2. Patriots defeat Seahawks to become #SB49 champions: 379,000 TPM


1. Malcolm Butler intercepts a pass by Russell Wilson 1 yard from the goal line with 20 seconds left in the game: 395,000 TPM



Twitter also determined the "most-mentioned" players on the platform, listing the top three from each team. From the Patriots, it was Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and


Julian Edelman. From the Seahawks it was Marshawn Lynch, Russell Wilson and Chris Matthews.



Which Super Bowl moment are you still talking about on Monday? Let us know in the comments.

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