Since then, he has used every opportunity to respond to people he believes insulted him and his fellow receivers. In addition to being dubbed “pedestrian,” Baldwin more specifically was unnerved by ESPN NFL analyst Cris Carter’s claim that Seattle’s receivers were “appetizers” and the group lacked a “main course.”

That was enough to burn Baldwin up, as he described to Fox Sports 1.

“If those guys would do their jobs, they would figure out that we throw the ball second fewest in the league,” Baldwin said. “If they also did their jobs further, they would also see that we are the most efficient receiving corps in the NFL… I was just letting them know that I did not forget about that.”

The Seahawks’ receivers ranked 26th in the regular season with 3,508 receiving yards. However, only seven teams’ receivers scored more points per game.

Baldwin went on to point out that Carter, a Hall of Famer, never won a conference championship or Super Bowl.


MANNING RATTLED


It’s rare to see Peyton Manning rattled by questions.

He’s an emotional guy, sure, and we’ve at times seen him close to tears. But mad? That doesn’t happen much. However, when he was asked after the Broncos’ loss to the Seahawks if the loss was embarrassing, Manning had to fight to keep his composure.

“It’s not embarrassing at all. I would never used that word,” he said, before pausing to find the right words. “There’s a lot of professional football players in that locker room that put in a lot of work into being here, playing that game. … That word embarrassing is an insulting word to tell you the truth.”

Surely there are Broncos’ teammates who would disagree with Manning. The NFL’s No. 1-ranked offense was thoroughly handled by the Seahawks. Additionally, Seattle dominated Denver’s defense and made big special teams plays, as well.


SUPER BOWL SETS RECORD


Fox's Super Bowl telecast of the Seahawks' victory of the Broncos is the most-watched television event in U.S. history, drawing 111.5 million viewers on Sunday night.

The Nielsen company said Monday the telecast broke a viewership record set by the Super Bowl two years ago between the New York Giants and New England Patriots. It's the fourth time in five years that a Super Bowl game has set a viewership record. Last year's game, with 108.6 million viewers, was the exception.

The game kept up its appeal to viewers despite being relatively non-competitive.

Fox said an estimated 2.3 million people watched its online stream of the game, peaking at the end of the third quarter.


ALLEGED HERNANDEZ VICTIM SHOT


A man who alleges he was shot in the face by former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in Florida was shot again, this time outside a Connecticut nightclub, where he then opened fire, police said Monday. He was arrested on charges including criminal gun possession.

Alexander Bradley was shot multiple times in the right thigh Sunday night outside the Vevo Lounge Bar & Grill in Hartford's South Meadows neighborhood and was taken to a hospital under police guard, police Lt. Brian Foley said. His condition wasn't released, but he's expected to survive.

"Evidence revealed there was a disturbance in the club that was pushed outside by staff," Foley said. "At this point, Bradley was shot. Bradley went to a vehicle, got a gun, then shot up the front of the club."

No injuries were reported.Responding police officers stopped a car that sped away from the club, and an injured Bradley got out and fell on the street, Foley said.

Bradley was charged with criminal use of a firearm, reckless endangerment, unlawful discharge, stealing a firearm, criminal possession and having a gun with an obliterated serial number.

His Connecticut lawyer, Robert Pickering, hung up the phone on a reporter without commenting Monday.

No one answered the phone Monday morning at the Vevo Lounge.

Bradley, an associate of Hernandez, alleges in a Florida lawsuit that he lost his right eye when Hernandez shot him in the face as they argued outside a Miami club in February.

Hernandez is detained on a murder charge in the death of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player whose body was found June 17 near Hernandez's North Attleborough, Mass., home. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty.

Boston police, meanwhile, have linked both Hernandez and Bradley to a double homicide in July 2012. Police believe Hernandez and Bradley were in an SUV when someone inside the vehicle fatally shot Daniel Jorge Correia de Abreu and Safiro Teixeira Furtado in Boston's South End, according to a search warrant filed by Bristol, Conn., police.

The warrant doesn't say who investigators believe pulled the trigger in the double killing or suggest a motive. No charges have been filed in the case.


BROWNS HIRE KYLE SHANAHAN


Kyle Shanahan has been hired as offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns.

The Browns made the announcement Monday. New coach Mike Pettine was hired Jan. 23 to replace Rob Chudzinski, who was fired Dec. 29 after one season.

The 34-year-old Shanahan held the same job the past four seasons with the Washington Redskins, serving under his father, coach Mike Shanahan. The pair was fired Dec. 30. Kyle Shanahan was offensive coordinator of the Houston Texans for two seasons before that.

Shanahan interviewed with the Browns on Wednesday. He had interviewed for coordinator jobs with the Dolphins and Ravens.

The Browns also interviewed Raiders quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo on Thursday.

Pettine hired Jim O'Neil as his defensive coordinator last week.

Contributors: Rana L. Cash, The Associated Press