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 meeting: Seattle beat New England 23-20 in overtime on Sept. 15, 2024.
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye talks to the media during a news 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)
Last game: The Seahawks beat the Rams 31-27 in the NFC championship game. New England beat Denver 10-7 in the AFC national championship.
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 flourished working for the very first time with offending planner Josh McDaniels. Maye is the fourth quarterback because 2000 to win each of his very first three career playoff begins, signing up with Tom Brady (won first 10), Joe Burrow (3) and Jake Delhomme (3). Maye is also the very first quarterback in history to win 3 games versus top five 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 considering that Zach Charbonnet was hurt. In the playoffs, Walker has averaged 4.7 yards per carry, and has 256 backyards of total offense with four touchdowns rushing. Walker will need to work for his yards versus New England ´ s run defense, but he ´ s had the ability to rise to the celebration in the playoffs.
QB Sam Darnold against the Patriots secondary. While Darnold has played through an oblique injury the past two games, he impressed during the win against the Rams. Darnold completed 25 of 36 passes for 346 backyards with three touchdowns in the NFC title video game. He will have his work eliminated versus a Patriots defense that allowed the ninth-fewest passing backyards per video game in the regular season, as well as the fourth-fewest points per game.
Seahawks: Left deal with Charles Cross, who has been restricted because of several injuries since mid-December, was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday with a foot injury. Darnold was restricted since of his oblique injury. Safety Nick Emmanwori, who separated 3 passes in the NFC champion video game, injured his ankle during Wednesday's practice. Emmanwori stated Thursday that he anticipates to play in the video game. He was a complete individual on Friday. FB Robbie Ouzts is listed as doubtful for the game.
Patriots: After being limited in one practice with a right shoulder concern throughout the Super Bowl bye week, Maye went back to full involvement on Wednesday. ... LB Robert Spillane, who hurt his ankle in the AFC national championship, is questionable along with DL Joshua Farmer (hamstring), DE Harold Landry (knee).
The Seahawks have won 3 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 staying in the video game. Each of the past six games between these 2 groups has actually been decided by 7 or fewer 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 three video games in this series, including 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 also 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 teams to follow a losing record with a Super Bowl success. ... The Patriots are the 6th group to have actually reached a Super Bowl after winning 5 or fewer video games the previous season. The Rams and Patriots were the only teams 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 9 video games on the roadway 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 novice running back TreVeyon Henderson led the NFL with four TD runs of 50 (52, 55, 65 and 69) this season. It connected the league record for the most in a season by a rookie joining 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 sign up with 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 two INTs in the divisional round against Houston. With a third on Sunday he would sign up with Rodney Harrison, Ty Law and Fred Marion as the only Patriots players with at least 3 in a single postseason. ... Seattle earned its very first division title because 2020, and 12th in franchise history. ... The Seahawks have 14 regular-season wins for the very 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 considering that 2021 under Pete Carroll. ... The Seahawks had 5 players chosen to the 2025 All-Pro team, matching a franchise record, with WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba earning first-team honors and DT Leonard Williams, CB Devon Witherspoon, LB Ernest Jones IV, and P Michael Dickson making the second team. ... 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 set single-season career highs in receptions (52 ), yards (519) and goals (6). ... Ernest Jones IV had 5 interceptions this season for Seattle, tied for 2nd most in the NFL. Jones likewise had one in Seattle ´ s divisional round win over the 49ers. ... Kenneth Walker III tied Shaun Alexander ´ s record for TD runs in a playoff game with three in Seattle ´ s divisional-round success over the San Francisco 49ers. ... Sam Darnold had his most backyards passing in a game of the season when completing 25 of 36 passes for 346 lawns versus the Rams in the NFC champion video game.
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 between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel talks to the media during a news 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 press 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)
