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 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 video game: The Seahawks beat the Rams 31-27 in the NFC championship video game. New England beat Denver 10-7 in the AFC national championship.
Patriots defense: overall (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 prospered working for the very first time with offensive planner Josh McDaniels. Maye is the 4th quarterback considering that 2000 to win each of his first three career playoff begins, signing up with Tom Brady (won initially 10), Joe Burrow (3) and Jake Delhomme (3). Maye is also the very first quarterback in history to win three games against leading 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 actually been on a roll considering that Zach Charbonnet was injured. In the playoffs, Walker has actually averaged 4.7 lawns per carry, and has 256 lawns of total offense with four goals hurrying. Walker will have to work for his lawns 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 past two video games, he impressed during the win against the Rams. Darnold finished 25 of 36 passes for 346 backyards with three goals in the NFC title game. He will have his work cut out against a Patriots defense that allowed the ninth-fewest passing lawns per video game in the regular season, along with the fourth-fewest points per game.
Seahawks: Left tackle Charles Cross, who has been restricted because of several injuries since mid-December, was a restricted participant in practice on Wednesday with a foot injury. Darnold was restricted because of his oblique injury. Safety Nick Emmanwori, who broke up 3 passes in the NFC champion game, injured his ankle during Wednesday's practice. Emmanwori stated Thursday that he expects 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 restricted in one practice with a best shoulder problem throughout the Super Bowl bye week, Maye returned to full participation on Wednesday. ... LB Robert Spillane, who injured his ankle in the AFC national championship, is doubtful along 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 supreme bragging rights with its 28-24 win against Seattle in Super Bowl 49. Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler intercepted Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson with 20 seconds staying in the game. Each of the past 6 video games in between these two teams has been chosen by seven 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 3 video games in this series, consisting of a 31-0 shutout Oct. 9, 1977.
The Patriots are making their 12th Super Bowl look. 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 groups to follow a losing record with a Super Bowl victory. ... The Patriots are the sixth group to have actually reached a Super Bowl after winning five or fewer 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 road this season. They are the first string in to dip into least 9 games on the roadway and win them all. ... DT Milton Williams will play in his 2nd successive 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 novice 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 player with two in a single postseason. He 'd likewise join Ty Law as the second 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 3rd on Sunday he would join Rodney Harrison, Ty Law and Fred Marion as the only Patriots players with a minimum of 3 in a single postseason. ... Seattle earned its very first division title given that 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 since 2021 under Pete Carroll. ... The Seahawks had actually 5 players picked 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 second team. ... 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 actually 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 connected Shaun Alexander ´ s record for TD runs in a playoff video game with three in Seattle ´ s divisional-round victory over the San Francisco 49ers. ... Sam Darnold had his most backyards passing in a video game of the season when completing 25 of 36 passes for 346 backyards against the Rams in the NFC championship video game.
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 speaks to the media throughout 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 wide 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)