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Seahawks Scouting Report: Get to Know Patriots' Super Bowl Opponent

Seattle Seahawks are 4.5-point favorites with a 59.6% win probability in a rematch reflecting decades of close contests, experts say.

  • On Sunday, Super Bowl LX kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET with the Seattle Seahawks facing the New England Patriots at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
  • Both teams finished 14-3 in the regular season, and their rivalry has been exceptionally close with nine of the last 10 meetings decided by one score, echoing Super Bowl XLIX.
  • At the heart of the matchup are the quarterbacks, with Drake Maye posting the highest plus-9% completion over expected since 2016, while Sam Darnold has avoided turnovers in two playoff games despite a 3.5% regular-season rate.
  • ESPN's simulations tilt toward Seattle, with ESPN's Football Power Index favoring them 59.6% and 48 of 58 experts picking Seattle as 4½-point favorites.
  • Seattle's defense enters as the league's top explosive-play limiter, with an explosive-play differential of 4.7 percentage points, while the Patriots' offense ranks fourth with a 13.6% explosive creation rate Sunday.
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Inman: Finding Super Bowl LX quirks before Sunday kickoff at ‘Seattle South’

SANTA CLARA – Super Bowl LX is almost here with all its pomp and circumstance. Rather than inundate you with X’s and O’s about LX, let’s check out some quirks in this Lombardi Trophy quest: TRIVIA TIME Name the only player drafted by the Seattle Seahawks who then went to the New England Patriots before next calling Levi’s Stadium home and finishing with their second-most sacks in 2018. Answer: Cassius Marsh, who’s rooting for the Seahawks over t…

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Daily Trojan broke the news in on Friday, February 6, 2026.
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