The Seattle Seahawks showed no mercy to the New England Patriots (13-29) and captured Super Bowl LX in a defensive battle between both teams.
Seattle made good on their record when scoring first. Before the Super Bowl, they were the only team with an 11-0 mark (including playoffs) when they put the first points on the board.
In the third quarter, Sam Darnold connected on a 16-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Banner, erasing the 12-point lead built by their kicker and turning the score to 4-4 in field goals at that point.
Seattle’s defense made history, helping Darnold become the first quarterback from the 2018 draft class to win a Super Bowl, ahead of Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield, and Lamar Jackson. Once labeled a bust and rejected by multiple teams, Darnold proved his critics wrong, guiding the Seahawks to a 17-3 season.
Despite leading the NFL with 20 turnovers in the regular season, Darnold protected the ball throughout the playoffs, finishing 19 of 38 for 202 yards against a disciplined Patriots defense. Meanwhile, Seattle sacked Maye six times, including two each by Hall and Murphy. Hall’s late third-quarter strip-sack set up a short field, and Darnold’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Barner made it 19-0.
Julian Love’s interception set up another field goal, extending the lead to 22-7 with 5:35 remaining. The Patriots’ offense had struggled all game, punting on their first eight drives.
Down 19-0, Maye finally sparked New England, connecting with Mack Hollins for 24 yards and then hitting Hollins again on a 35-yard TD pass to bring the score to 19-7. However, unlike Tom Brady’s historic Super Bowl comeback, Maye couldn’t complete the rally. A poorly thrown pass into triple coverage was intercepted by Love, and the Patriots were down 15 points with just over five minutes left.
Nwosu’s pick-six then sealed the game, a fitting exclamation point for Seattle’s stingiest defense. Maye’s late 7-yard TD to Rhamondre Stevenson only trimmed the final margin.
The scoring opened with Myers’ 33-yard field goal for a 3-0 Seahawks lead. He added 39- and 41-yard kicks to make it 9-0 at halftime, and another 41-yarder in the third quarter extended the lead to 12-0.
This marks the second Super Bowl title in Seattle Seahawks history.
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