Pete Carroll has refuted multiple reports that he changed the ill-fated, goal-line interception play to a pass after offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell called a running play.

"There was not a thought about running it, and then I changed the play," Carroll said Monday. "That did not happen."

A conspiracy theory was out late Sunday night after the 28-24 loss to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl that Carroll changed the play to a pass so Russell Wilson would win the MVP award and not Marshawn Lynch.

Carroll was not asked that directly, but he said the play call was not changed.

Carroll said there was no conflict with Bevell over the call.

"There's no reservation in [the call], and don't make it out like there is," Carroll said Monday. "First off, Darrell is an incredible playcaller. He's done a fantastic job. We are so lucky to have him. He has been absolutely instrumental in what we have done. He is an awesome guy on our staff and crucially important to our future, as well.

"And let me say this, too. We don't ever call a play thinking we might throw an interception. I don't ever think that, just like [the 11-yard TD pass to Chris Matthews] with six seconds to go in the half. We go with what we know. There was not a thought in my mind that we would make a mistake on [the interception] play. It was a tremendous play by the guy on the other side."