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 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 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 second season, Maye has actually grown working for the very first time with offending coordinator Josh McDaniels. Maye is the fourth quarterback since 2000 to win each of his first 3 profession 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 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 given that Zach Charbonnet was hurt. In the playoffs, Walker has actually balanced 4.7 backyards per bring, and has 256 backyards of total offense with 4 goals rushing. Walker will need to work for his yards against New England ´ s run defense, but he ´ s had the ability to increase to the occasion in the playoffs.


QB Sam Darnold against the Patriots secondary. While Darnold has actually played through an oblique injury the past two games, he impressed throughout the win versus the Rams. Darnold completed 25 of 36 passes for 346 lawns with 3 goals in the NFC title video game. He will have his work eliminated against a Patriots defense that permitted the ninth-fewest passing backyards per game in the routine season, in addition to the fourth-fewest points per video game.


Seahawks: Left tackle Charles Cross, who has been restricted since of multiple injuries given that mid-December, was a limited 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 3 passes in the NFC champion game, 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 noted as doubtful for the game.


Patriots: After being restricted in one practice with an ideal shoulder issue during the Super Bowl bye week, Maye returned to full involvement on Wednesday. ... LB Robert Spillane, who hurt his ankle in the AFC national championship, is doubtful in addition to DL Joshua Farmer (hamstring), DE Harold Landry (knee).


The Seahawks have won 3 in a row against the Patriots, however 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 previous six games between these 2 teams has been chosen by 7 or fewer points. While the Seahawks were still in the AFC, they won 5 video games in a row against the Patriots from 1989-1993. New England won the first three 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 triumph, New England would likewise 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 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 teams to win the Super Bowl from that group. ... The Patriots were 9-0 on the roadway this season. They are the first team in NFL history to play at least nine video games on the road and win them all. ... DT Milton Williams will play in his 2nd consecutive 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 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 player with two in a single postseason. He 'd also join Ty Law as the 2nd Patriots gamer with a pick-6 in a Super Bowl. ... CB Carlton Davis III had 2 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 gamers with a minimum of three in a single postseason. ... Seattle earned its very first division title because 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 five players chosen to the 2025 All-Pro team, 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 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 career highs in receptions (52 ), lawns (519) and goals (6). ... 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 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. ... Sam Darnold had his most yards passing in a video game of the season when finishing 25 of 36 passes for 346 yards against 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 during 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)


Seattle Seahawks large 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)