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For the second time in franchise history, the Seattle Seahawks are the class of the NFL after capturing Super Bowl LX (60) with an all-time defensive showing over the New England Patriots on Sunday.
The Seahawks dominated the line of scrimmage in Santa Clara, Ca., registering six sacks against the Patriots to be crowned Super Bowl champions in a 29-13 final.
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The win comes 13 years after the Seahawks last stood atop the football world, which saw the team wipe out the Denver Broncos by a 43-8 score in one of the most lopsided championship game wins in NFL history.
It’s also sweet revenge for Seattle after losing Super Bowl XLIX in 2015 to the Patriots 28-24, which was widely remembered for Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll’s decision not to hand the ball to Marshawn Lynch on the goal line, which led to a game-winning interception by New England’s Malcolm Butler.
After Seattle opened the game with a Jason Myers field goal on their first drive, both sides would struggle to get their offences going with five consecutive drives ended by punts.
Myers would tack on two more field goals before the end of the first half, while the Seahawks defence would force five punts by New England prior to halftime.
One standout in the opening two quarters of play for the Seahawks was running back Kenneth Walker III, who racked up 94 yards on 14 carries.
Walker finished with 135 rushing yards on 27 carries, adding 26 receiving yards on two catches to become the first running back to win Super Bowl MVP since Denver’s Terrell Davis in Super Bowl XXXII.
Out of halftime it was much of the same, with Seattle’s defence giving Drake Maye and the New England offence very little to work with as Myers would hit a 41-yard field goal to tie the Super Bowl record for kicks made.
Late in the third quarter the Seahawks would force the first turnover of the night as Derick Hall stripped the ball loose from Maye, with Byron Murphy recovering.
On the ensuing possession, Seattle moved the ball into Patriots territory with quarterback Sam Darnold avoiding pressure to hit a wide open A.J. Barner for the game’s first touchdown 1:36 into the fourth quarter.
Trailing 19-0 with time ticking away, the Patriots offence finally woke up, with Maye finding Mack Hollins on a 24-yard gain before airing it out to the New England receiver again for a stellar catch to cut the deficit to a dozen.
Just as it appeared New England was ramping up for a comeback, Maye would throw his first interception of the night on an ill-advised play which was easily caught by Seattle safety Julian Love with 8:43 remaining.
Driving the field into the red zone, Myers drilled a 26-yard attempt for his fifth field goal to set a new Super Bowl record and give the Seahawks some breathing room.
Seattle’s defence had their crowning moment with 4:37 remaining in the game as Maye was crushed by Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon and intercepted by Uchenna Nwosu, who ran it back 45 yards the rest of the way for the defensive touchdown to put the game away.
Seattle’s win caps off a remarkable comeback story for the 28-year-old Darnold, who was drafted third overall by the New York Jets in 2018 and only became a reliable starter with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024 before signing with the Seahawks last year.
Darnold would finish his night with 202 yards passing on 19 completions with one touchdown and zero interceptions.
As for Maye, it was a sobering Super Bowl debut for the 23-year-old, with 295 yards passing and two touchdowns on 43 attempts, however would throw two key interceptions in the loss.
Seattle is now 2-2 all-time in Super Bowl appearances, while the Patriots have dropped to 6-6 and are still tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most titles in NFL history.
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