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 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 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 champion game.
Patriots defense: total (8 ), rush (5 ), pass (9 ), scoring (4 ).
Turnover differential: Patriots plus-3; Seahawks minus-3.
QB Drake Maye. In his 2nd season, Maye has actually prospered working for the very first time with offending planner Josh McDaniels. Maye is the 4th quarterback given that 2000 to win each of his first three profession playoff starts, joining Tom Brady (won initially 10), Joe Burrow (3) and Jake Delhomme (3). Maye is also the very first quarterback in history to win 3 video games versus 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 considering that Zach Charbonnet was hurt. In the playoffs, Walker has actually averaged 4.7 yards per bring, and has 256 lawns of total offense with 4 touchdowns rushing. Walker will have to work for his backyards versus New England ´ s run defense, but he ´ s had the to rise to the event 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 finished 25 of 36 passes for 346 lawns 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 game in the routine season, along with the fourth-fewest points per video game.
Seahawks: Left tackle Charles Cross, who has been limited since of several injuries since mid-December, was a restricted individual in practice on Wednesday with a foot injury. Darnold was restricted because of his oblique injury. Safety Nick Emmanwori, who broke up three passes in the NFC national championship, hurt his ankle during Wednesday's practice. Emmanwori stated Thursday that he anticipates to play in the game. He was a complete individual on Friday. FB Robbie Ouzts is noted as doubtful for the game.
Patriots: After being restricted in one practice with a best shoulder issue during the Super Bowl bye week, Maye went back to complete participation on Wednesday. ... LB Robert Spillane, who hurt his ankle in the AFC national championship, is questionable together with DL Joshua Farmer (hamstring), DE Harold Landry (knee).
The Seahawks have actually won three in a row against the Patriots, however New England holds ultimate bragging rights with its 28-24 win versus Seattle in Super Bowl 49. Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler obstructed Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson with 20 seconds staying in the game. Each of the past 6 games between these two teams has actually been chosen by seven or fewer points. While the Seahawks were still in the AFC, they won five video games in a row against the Patriots from 1989-1993. New England won the very first 3 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 triumph, New England would likewise sign up with 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 sixth team to have actually reached a Super Bowl after winning five or less 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 first team in NFL history to dip into least 9 video games on the roadway and win them all. ... DT Milton Williams will play in his 2nd consecutive Super Bowl. He won a ring with the Eagles last season. ... Patriots rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson led the NFL with 4 TD runs of 50-plus backyards (52, 55, 65 and 69) this season. It tied 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 join Asante Samuel as the only Patriots gamer with 2 in a single postseason. He 'd also join Ty Law as the second Patriots player with a pick-6 in a Super Bowl. ... CB Carlton Davis III had two INTs in the divisional round versus Houston. With a third on Sunday he would sign up with Rodney Harrison, Ty Law and Fred Marion as the only Patriots players with a minimum of 3 in a single postseason. ... Seattle made its very first department 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 occurred 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 given that 2021 under Pete Carroll. ... The Seahawks had 5 gamers picked to the 2025 All-Pro team, 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 yards this season, has also had 100 or more catches in consecutive seasons. He had 119 catches in the 2025 season. ... Seahawks TE A.J. Barner has set single-season profession highs in receptions (52 ), backyards (519) and goals (6). ... Ernest Jones IV had 5 interceptions this season for Seattle, tied for 2nd most in the NFL. Jones also had one in Seattle ´ s divisional round win over the 49ers. ... Kenneth Walker III tied Shaun Alexander ´ s record for TD runs in a championship game with 3 in Seattle ´ s divisional-round success over the San Francisco 49ers. ... Sam Darnold had his most lawns passing in a video game of the season when finishing 25 of 36 passes for 346 backyards against the Rams in the NFC national 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 between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel speaks 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 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 in between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)