Pete Carroll has praised the "exquisite effort" of Russell Wilson during the team's Super Bowl win over the Denver Broncos.

The quarterback completed 206 passing yards and two touchdown passes during the 43-8 victory at the MetLife Stadium last Sunday.

The head coach told reporters: "There was a lot of concern about our offense and Russell's performance and all that, and I would continue to tell you that he was playing well within what we were expecting in games.

"I thought there's always more production, there's always more yards out there of course, and all of that, but it was just exquisite effort from the quarterback.

"We go into this season, this next season, this off-season, and my hopes are that he's really going to take another big step forward and he's going to continue to get better."

Wilson is the third-youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl, lifting the Lombardi Trophy in his second season in the league.