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 with the media during a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif., ahead of the Super Bowl 60 NFL football game in 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 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 2nd season, Maye has actually prospered working for the very first time with offending planner Josh McDaniels. Maye is the fourth quarterback since 2000 to win each of his very first three profession playoff starts, joining Tom Brady (won 10), Joe Burrow (3) and Jake Delhomme (3). Maye is likewise the very first quarterback in history to win three 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 given that Zach Charbonnet was injured. In the playoffs, Walker has averaged 4.7 backyards per bring, and has 256 lawns of total offense with four goals hurrying. Walker will have to work for his backyards against New England ´ s run defense, however he ´ s been able to increase to the occasion in the playoffs.
QB Sam Darnold versus the Patriots secondary. While Darnold has played through an oblique injury the past 2 video games, he impressed throughout the win versus the Rams. Darnold finished 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 regular season, in addition to the fourth-fewest points per video game.
Seahawks: Left take on Charles Cross, who has actually been restricted because of multiple injuries since mid-December, was a restricted individual in practice on Wednesday with a foot injury. Darnold was limited because of his oblique injury. Safety Nick Emmanwori, who separated 3 passes in the NFC national championship, hurt his ankle during Wednesday's practice. Emmanwori said Thursday that he expects to play in the game. He was a complete individual on Friday. FB Robbie Ouzts is noted as questionable for the video game.
Patriots: After being restricted in one practice with a best shoulder issue throughout the Super Bowl bye week, Maye went back to complete involvement on Wednesday. ... LB Robert Spillane, who hurt his ankle in the AFC championship video game, is questionable along with DL Joshua Farmer (hamstring), DE Harold Landry (knee).
The Seahawks have actually won 3 in a row versus 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 previous six games between these two groups has been decided by 7 or less points. While the Seahawks were still in the AFC, they won 5 games in a row versus the Patriots from 1989-1993. New England won the first 3 games in this series, including a 31-0 shutout 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 success, 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 teams to follow a losing record with a Super Bowl success. ... The Patriots are the 6th team to have reached a Super Bowl after winning five or less 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 first string in NFL history to play at least 9 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 novice running back TreVeyon Henderson led the NFL with four TD runs of 50-plus yards (52, 55, 65 and 69) this season. It tied the league record for the most in a season by a novice joining Saquon Barkley (2018) and Lenny Moore (1956 ). ... CB Marcus Jones returned an interception for a goal in the divisional round against the Texans. With another, he will join Asante Samuel as the only Patriots gamer with two in a single postseason. He 'd likewise 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 join Rodney Harrison, Ty Law and Fred Marion as the only Patriots gamers 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 first time in franchise history. The Seahawks previous franchise record for wins in a season was 13, which happened 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 actually five players picked 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 group. ... Smith-Njigba, who led the NFL in getting backyards 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 career highs in receptions (52 ), lawns (519) and touchdowns (6). ... Ernest Jones IV had five interceptions this season for Seattle, connected for second 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 triumph over the San Francisco 49ers. ... Sam Darnold had his most yards passing in a game of the season when finishing 25 of 36 passes for 346 lawns against the Rams in the NFC national championship.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold (14) runs drills during 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 with the media during a news 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)
Seattle Seahawks broad 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)