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 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 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 national championship. New England beat Denver 10-7 in the AFC champion 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 prospered working for the first time with offensive organizer Josh McDaniels. Maye is the fourth quarterback considering that 2000 to win each of his first 3 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 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 because Zach Charbonnet was injured. In the playoffs, Walker has balanced 4.7 lawns per bring, and has 256 yards of overall offense with 4 touchdowns rushing. Walker will need to work for his lawns against New England ´ s run defense, but he ´ s been able to rise to the event in the playoffs.
QB Sam Darnold versus the Patriots secondary. While Darnold has played through an oblique injury the previous 2 games, he impressed throughout the win against the Rams. Darnold finished 25 of 36 passes for 346 yards with three touchdowns in the NFC title game. He will have his work cut out against a Patriots defense that allowed the ninth-fewest passing yards per game in the regular season, in addition to the points per game.
Seahawks: Left tackle Charles Cross, who has been restricted since of several injuries because mid-December, was a restricted individual in practice on Wednesday with a foot injury. Darnold was restricted due to the fact that of his oblique injury. Safety Nick Emmanwori, who separated 3 passes in the NFC national championship, hurt his ankle throughout Wednesday's practice. Emmanwori said Thursday that he anticipates to play in the video game. He was a complete 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 participation on Wednesday. ... LB Robert Spillane, who injured his ankle in the AFC championship video game, is doubtful along with DL Joshua Farmer (hamstring), DE Harold Landry (knee).
The Seahawks have won 3 in a row versus the Patriots, however 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 previous six video games in between these two teams has been decided by seven or fewer points. While the Seahawks were still in the AFC, they won five video games in a row versus the Patriots from 1989-1993. New England won the very first three video 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 success, 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 actually reached a Super Bowl after winning 5 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 road this season. They are the first string in NFL history to play at least 9 video 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 novice running back TreVeyon Henderson led the NFL with 4 TD runs of 50-plus yards (52, 55, 65 and 69) this season. It connected the league record for the most in a season by a rookie signing up with Saquon Barkley (2018) and Lenny Moore (1956 ). ... CB Marcus Jones returned an interception for a touchdown in the divisional round against the Texans. With another, he will sign up with Asante Samuel as the only Patriots gamer with two 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 gamers with a minimum of 3 in a single postseason. ... Seattle made its very 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 took place 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 actually five gamers chosen 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 junior varsity. ... Smith-Njigba, who led the NFL in receiving 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 career highs in receptions (52 ), backyards (519) and touchdowns (6). ... Ernest Jones IV had 5 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 three 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 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 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 in between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Seattle Seahawks pass receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba speaks during a press conference 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)