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 chances: 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 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 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 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 grown working for the very first time with offensive planner Josh McDaniels. Maye is the fourth quarterback since 2000 to win each of his very first 3 career playoff begins, signing up with Tom Brady (won first 10), Joe Burrow (3) and Jake Delhomme (3). Maye is likewise the first quarterback in history to win three games against 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 actually been on a roll since Zach Charbonnet was hurt. In the playoffs, Walker has actually averaged 4.7 lawns per bring, and has 256 yards of total offense with four touchdowns hurrying. Walker will have to work for his lawns against New England ´ s run defense, however he ´ s had the ability to rise to the event in the playoffs.
QB Sam Darnold against the Patriots secondary. While has actually played through an oblique injury the past two video games, he impressed throughout the win versus the Rams. Darnold completed 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 permitted the ninth-fewest passing yards per game in the routine season, along with the fourth-fewest points per video game.
Seahawks: Left tackle Charles Cross, who has been restricted because of numerous injuries given that 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 broke up three passes in the NFC champion game, injured his ankle during Wednesday's practice. Emmanwori said Thursday that he anticipates to play in the game. He was a complete individual on Friday. FB Robbie Ouzts is noted as questionable for the game.
Patriots: After being limited in one practice with an ideal shoulder issue during the Super Bowl bye week, Maye returned to complete participation on Wednesday. ... LB Robert Spillane, who hurt his ankle in the AFC championship video game, is questionable together with DL Joshua Farmer (hamstring), DE Harold Landry (knee).
The Seahawks have won three in a row versus the Patriots, but 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 video game. Each of the past 6 video games in between these 2 groups has actually been chosen by seven or fewer points. While the Seahawks were still in the AFC, they won five games in a row against the Patriots from 1989-1993. New England won the first three video games in this series, consisting of a 31-0 nothing 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 victory, New England would also 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 sixth team to have 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 roadway this season. They are the first string in NFL history to dip into least 9 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 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 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 player with 2 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 2 INTs in the divisional round versus Houston. With a 3rd on Sunday he would join Rodney Harrison, Ty Law and Fred Marion as the only Patriots players with at least three in a single postseason. ... Seattle earned its first department title considering 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 considering that 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 2nd 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 actually set single-season profession highs in receptions (52 ), backyards (519) and goals (6). ... Ernest Jones IV had 5 interceptions this season for Seattle, tied 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 playoff video game with 3 in Seattle ´ s divisional-round triumph over the San Francisco 49ers. ... Sam Darnold had his most backyards passing in a game of the season when finishing 25 of 36 passes for 346 yards versus the Rams in the NFC national championship.
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 talks to the media throughout 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 news 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)