Seahawks, Patriots Set To Meet In Super Bowl 60
New England (17-3) at Seattle (16-3)
Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EST, NBC.
BetMGM NFL odds: Seahawks by 4 1/2.
Against the spread: Patriots 14-6; Seahawks 14-5
Series record: Seahawks lead 11-9
Last conference: Seattle beat New England 23-20 in overtime on Sept. 15, 2024.
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye talks to the media throughout a press conference Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif., ahead of the Super Bowl 60 NFL football video game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Last video game: The Seahawks beat the Rams 31-27 in the NFC championship game. New England beat Denver 10-7 in the AFC champion video game.
Patriots defense: general (8 ), rush (5 ), pass (9 ), scoring (4 ).
Turnover differential: Patriots plus-3; Seahawks minus-3.
QB Drake Maye. In his second season, Maye has actually flourished working for the very first time with offending coordinator Josh McDaniels. Maye is the 4th quarterback given that 2000 to win each of his very first 3 career playoff begins, joining Tom Brady (won first 10), Joe Burrow (3) and Jake Delhomme (3). Maye is also the first quarterback in history to win 3 games against top 5 defenses in a single playoffs - the Chargers (No. 5), Texans (No. 1) and Broncos (No. 2).
RB Kenneth Walker III. The fourth-year running back has been on a roll because Zach Charbonnet was hurt. In the playoffs, Walker has actually averaged 4.7 backyards per carry, and has 256 yards of overall offense with 4 touchdowns hurrying. Walker will have to work for his yards against New England ´ s run defense, but he ´ s had the ability to increase to the celebration in the playoffs.
QB Sam Darnold versus the Patriots secondary. While Darnold has actually played through an oblique injury the previous two video games, he impressed throughout the win against the Rams. Darnold completed 25 of 36 passes for 346 backyards with 3 goals in the NFC title video game. He will have his work cut out against a Patriots defense that allowed the ninth-fewest passing backyards per video game in the routine season, in addition to the fourth-fewest points per game.
Seahawks: Left deal with Charles Cross, who has actually been limited since of numerous injuries since mid-December, was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday with a foot injury. Darnold was limited since of his oblique injury. Safety Nick Emmanwori, who broke up three passes in the NFC national championship, injured his ankle throughout Wednesday's practice. Emmanwori stated Thursday that he expects to play in the video game. He was a full participant on Friday. FB Robbie Ouzts is listed as questionable for the game.
Patriots: After being limited in one practice with an ideal shoulder problem throughout the Super Bowl bye week, Maye went back to complete involvement on Wednesday. ... LB Robert Spillane, who hurt his ankle in the AFC national championship, is doubtful together with DL Joshua Farmer (hamstring), DE Harold Landry (knee).
The Seahawks have won three in a row against the Patriots, however New England holds supreme bragging rights with its 28-24 win against Seattle in Super Bowl 49. Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler obstructed Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson with 20 seconds remaining in the video game. Each of the previous 6 games in between these two groups has been chosen by seven or less points. While the Seahawks were still in the AFC, they won five games in a row versus the Patriots from 1989-1993. New England won the very first 3 video games in this series, consisting of a 31-0 nothing Oct. 9, 1977.
The Patriots are making their 12th Super Bowl appearance. They are 6-5 in their previous 11. ... With a win Sunday, the Patriots will break a tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl wins in NFL history. ... With a victory, New England would likewise join the 1981 San Francisco 49ers, the 1999 St. Louis Rams, the 2001 Patriots, the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles and the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the only groups to follow a losing record with a Super Bowl triumph. ... The Patriots are the 6th team to have actually reached a Super Bowl after winning 5 or less video games the previous season. The Rams and Patriots were the only groups to win the Super Bowl from that group. ... The Patriots were 9-0 on the roadway this season. They are the very first group in NFL history to dip into least nine games on the road and win them all. ... DT Milton Williams will play in his second consecutive Super Bowl. He won a ring with the Eagles last season. ... Patriots rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson led the NFL with four TD runs of 50-plus backyards (52, 55, 65 and 69) this season. It connected the league record for the most in a season by a novice signing up with Saquon Barkley (2018) and Lenny Moore (1956 ). ... CB Marcus Jones returned an interception for a touchdown in the divisional round versus the Texans. With another, he will join Asante Samuel as the only Patriots gamer with 2 in a single postseason. He 'd also sign up with Ty Law as the 2nd Patriots gamer with a pick-6 in a Super Bowl. ... CB Carlton Davis III had 2 INTs in the divisional round versus Houston. With a 3rd on Sunday he would join Rodney Harrison, Ty Law and Fred Marion as the only Patriots gamers with a minimum of three in a single postseason. ... Seattle earned its first division title considering that 2020, and 12th in franchise history. ... The Seahawks have 14 regular-season wins for the first time in franchise history. The Seahawks previous franchise record for wins in a season was 13, which took place in the 2013 and 2005 seasons. Seattle won the Super Bowl after the 2013 season. Seattle went 10-7 last season and hasn ´ t had a losing season because 2021 under Pete Carroll. ... The Seahawks had 5 players chosen to the 2025 All-Pro group, matching a franchise record, with WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba making first-team honors and DT Leonard Williams, CB Devon Witherspoon, LB Ernest Jones IV, and P Michael Dickson making the junior varsity. ... Smith-Njigba, who led the NFL in getting lawns this season, has also had 100 or more catches in successive seasons. He had 119 catches in the 2025 season. ... Seahawks TE A.J. Barner has actually set single-season career highs in receptions (52 ), lawns (519) and goals (6). ... Ernest Jones IV had five interceptions this season for Seattle, connected for 2nd most in the NFL. Jones also had one in Seattle ´ s divisional round win over the 49ers. ... Kenneth Walker III connected Shaun Alexander ´ s record for TD runs in a championship game with three in Seattle ´ s divisional-round triumph over the San Francisco 49ers. ... Sam Darnold had his most lawns passing in a video game of the season when completing 25 of 36 passes for 346 lawns versus the Rams in the championship.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold (14) runs drills throughout an NFL Super Bowl football practice on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in San Jose, Calif., ahead of Super Bowl 60 in between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel speaks with the media during a press conference Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif., ahead of the Super Bowl 60 NFL football video game in between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Seattle Seahawks pass receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba speaks throughout a news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in San Jose, Calif., ahead of Super Bowl 60 between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
