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 throughout a news 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 game: The Seahawks beat the Rams 31-27 in the NFC championship game. 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 coordinator Josh McDaniels. Maye is the fourth quarterback considering that 2000 to win each of his first 3 profession playoff starts, signing up with Tom Brady (won first 10), Joe Burrow (3) and Jake Delhomme (3). Maye is also the first quarterback in history to win 3 games against top five 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 considering that Zach Charbonnet was hurt. In the playoffs, Walker has averaged 4.7 backyards per bring, and has 256 lawns of total offense with four touchdowns 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 event 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 during the win against the Rams. Darnold finished 25 of 36 passes for 346 yards with 3 goals in the NFC title video game. He will have his work cut out against a Patriots defense that allowed the ninth-fewest passing lawns per video game in the routine season, in addition to the fourth-fewest points per game.


Seahawks: Left deal with Charles Cross, who has actually been restricted because of multiple injuries because mid-December, was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday with a foot injury. Darnold was restricted because of his oblique injury. Safety Nick Emmanwori, who broke up three passes in the NFC national championship, hurt his ankle during Wednesday's practice. Emmanwori stated Thursday that he expects to play in the video game. He was a complete individual on Friday. FB Robbie Ouzts is listed as doubtful for the video game.


Patriots: After being limited in one practice with an ideal shoulder problem during the Super Bowl bye week, Maye went back to complete 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 three in a row against the Patriots, but New England holds ultimate bragging rights with its 28-24 win versus Seattle in Super Bowl 49. Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler intercepted Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson with 20 seconds remaining in the video game. Each of the previous 6 games between these 2 teams has actually been chosen by 7 or fewer 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 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 likewise 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 groups to follow a losing record with a Super Bowl triumph. ... The Patriots are the sixth group to have reached a Super Bowl after winning five or less 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 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 rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson led the NFL with 4 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 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 gamer with two in a single postseason. He 'd likewise sign up with Ty Law as the 2nd Patriots gamer with a pick-6 in a Super Bowl. ... CB Carlton Davis III had two INTs in the divisional round versus Houston. With a 3rd on Sunday he would sign up with Rodney Harrison, Ty Law and Fred Marion as the only Patriots gamers with a minimum of three in a single postseason. ... Seattle made its 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 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 since 2021 under Pete Carroll. ... The Seahawks had actually five players 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 2nd group. ... Smith-Njigba, who led the NFL in receiving lawns 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 ), yards (519) and goals (6). ... Ernest Jones IV had 5 interceptions this season for Seattle, tied for 2nd most in the NFL. Jones likewise had one in Seattle ´ s divisional round win over the 49ers. ... Kenneth Walker III connected Shaun Alexander ´ s record for TD runs in a championship game with three in Seattle ´ s divisional-round victory 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 backyards versus the Rams in the NFC national championship.


Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold (14) runs drills throughout an 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 game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)


Seattle Seahawks wide 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)