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 throughout 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)
Last video game: The Seahawks beat the Rams 31-27 in the NFC champion video game. New England beat Denver 10-7 in the AFC championship video 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 grown working for the very first time with offensive organizer Josh McDaniels. Maye is the fourth quarterback because 2000 to win each of his first 3 career playoff starts, signing up with Tom Brady (won initially 10), Joe Burrow (3) and Jake Delhomme (3). Maye is likewise the first quarterback in history to win 3 video games versus leading 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 because Zach Charbonnet was hurt. In the playoffs, Walker has averaged 4.7 lawns per carry, and has 256 backyards of overall offense with 4 touchdowns rushing. Walker will need to work for his lawns against New England ´ s run defense, however 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 previous two games, he impressed during the win against the Rams. Darnold completed 25 of 36 passes for 346 yards with three goals in the NFC title video game. He will have his work cut out versus a Patriots defense that permitted the ninth-fewest passing backyards per game in the regular season, along with the fourth-fewest points per video game.
Seahawks: Left tackle Charles Cross, who has actually been restricted due to the fact that of several injuries since mid-December, was a restricted participant in practice on Wednesday with a foot injury. Darnold was limited since of his oblique injury. Safety Nick Emmanwori, who broke up three passes in the NFC national championship, injured his ankle throughout Wednesday's practice. Emmanwori stated Thursday that he expects to play in the video game. He was a full participant on Friday. FB Robbie Ouzts is listed as questionable for the game.
Patriots: After being limited in one practice with a right shoulder issue during the Super Bowl bye week, Maye returned to full involvement on Wednesday. ... LB Robert Spillane, who injured his ankle in the AFC champion video game, is doubtful together with DL Joshua Farmer (hamstring), DE Harold Landry (knee).
The Seahawks have actually won 3 in a row against the Patriots, but New England holds ultimate 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 two groups has actually been decided by 7 or less 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 three video games in this series, including 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 triumph, 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 triumph. ... The Patriots are the sixth team to have reached a Super Bowl after winning five or fewer 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 road this season. They are the first team in NFL history to play at least nine games on the road and win them all. ... DT Milton Williams will play in his second successive Super Bowl. He won a ring with the Eagles last season. ... Patriots rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson led the NFL with four TD runs of 50-plus lawns (52, 55, 65 and 69) this season. It tied the league record for the most in a season by a novice signing up with Saquon Barkley (2018) and Lenny Moore (1956 ). ... CB Marcus Jones returned an interception for a goal 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 likewise sign up with 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 against Houston. With a 3rd on Sunday he would sign up with Rodney Harrison, Ty Law and Fred Marion as the only Patriots gamers with at least 3 in a single postseason. ... Seattle earned its first department 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 because 2021 under Pete Carroll. ... The Seahawks had actually five gamers selected to the 2025 All-Pro group, 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 junior . ... Smith-Njigba, who led the NFL in getting backyards this season, has likewise 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 profession highs in receptions (52 ), yards (519) and goals (6). ... Ernest Jones IV had five interceptions this season for Seattle, connected 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 3 in Seattle ´ s divisional-round triumph 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 lawns versus the Rams in the NFC championship 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 speaks with the media during a press 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)
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 in between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)