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The New England Patriots had yet another slow start in the Super Bowl..

The Seattle Seahawks held the Patriots scoreless in the opening quarter of Super Bowl LX on Sunday afternoon at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. That, remarkably, was very on brand for the Patriots in the Super Bowl.

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The Patriots have managed just three combined points in their 10 Super Bowl appearances. The lone field goal over that stretch came in Super Bowl LII, when Stephen Gostkowski hit a 26-yard field goal late in the first quarter of that contest against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles ended up winning that game 41-33 back in 2018.

Other than that, they’ve been completely shut out.

Incredibly, the Patriots haven’t been blown out, either. They’ve given up only a combined 27 points over those 10 quarters dating back to Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002. That was the first that longtime quarterback Tom Brady won with the franchise.

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And, most importantly, the Patriots have won six of those nine Super Bowls.

While that stat is no metric of how the game will end up, the Patriots simply couldn’t rally. The Seahawks rolled to a dominant 29-13 win on Sunday night, which pushed them to a perfect 12-0 when scoring first so far this season. They’ve scored first in six straight games now, dating back to Week 16 of the regular season.

Jason Myers got them on the board in the first quarter with a 33-yard field goal on Sunday night, and then A.J. Barner scored the first touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter.

While they didn’t end up with the Lombardi Trophy, the Patriots’ trend, even now with the Brady dynasty well behind the franchise, is alive and well in the Super Bowl.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba returned to Sunday’s 29-13 Super Bowl loss to the New England Patriots in the fourth quarter after leaving the game for a concussion evaluation.

He was examined in a sideline medical tent by an independent concussion specialist in the third quarter, then left for the locker room on his own. The Seahawks announced he was being evaluated for a concussion.

Per the NBC broadcast, Smith-Njigba’s head hit the ground at the end of a play, prompting his trip to the medical tent. He spent 2 1/2 minutes in the tent before leaving for the locker room. It was not immediately clear if Smith-Njigba would be able to return to the game.

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The Seahawks led 12-0 at the time of Smith-Njigba’s exit in the third quarter. He returned to the game with the Seahawks holding a 19-7 lead in the fourth.

An All-Pro and the league’s leading receiver during the regular season with 1,793 yards, Smith-Njigba finished the contest with four catches for 27 yards. But the Seahawks’ defense and special teams led the way for Seattle, putting far less pressure on Smith-Njigba to step up his game. Seattle scored just one offensive touchdown during the contest, with tight end AJ Barner hauling in that score.

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2025 season record: 14-3 (o 8.5 wins), first in NFC West, won Super Bowl LX, first in DVOA

Overview

The 2025 season looked like it might have been set up for a transition season, not a Super Bowl-winning one, in Seattle. During the offseason, the Seahawks traded both Geno Smith and DK Metcalf and both moves continued the trend of general manager John Schneider moving on at the right time. Sam Darnold was a younger, cheaper, and more efficient player at quarterback, while Jaxon Smith-Njigba stepped into the role of No. 1 receiver and spent most of the season on pace to break the single-season receiving record.

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The success on offense still pales in comparison to what head coach Mike Macdonald did on the defensive side of the ball. Seattle was the best defense in the league and was so perfectly schemed up and coached to shut down some of the best offenses in the league. Seattle finished the season first overall in DVOA with a 14-win season and the top seed in the NFC.

Seattle had one of the youngest teams in the league by snap-weighted age during the regular season and looks to be a franchise positioned to stay among the top contenders in the NFC as long as Macdonald is in charge.

Cap/cuts outlook

Seattle has nearly $62 million in effective salary cap space, according to Over The Cap, which is the sixth-highest figure in the league. A lot of that will likely be used to re-sign some of the defensive talent hitting free agency. WR Cooper Kupp stands out as a possible cap casualty with around $9.5 million freed up on the cap from a release. Kupp was second on the team in targets during the regular season (70) but saw less than half of the targets that went to Jaxon Smith-Njigba (163). Seattle could also extend pass rusher Leonard Williams. Williams, who turns 32 years old in June, will enter the final year of his contract with a $15.8 million salary and $29.6 million cap hit.

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Key pending free agents

CB Riq Woolen
DB Coby Bryant
S Ty Okada
Edge Boye Mafe
RB Kenneth Walker III
WR Rashid Shaheed

Woolen has been knocked for some inconsistencies and penalties in coverage, but he’s been great for multiple seasons. In 2025, he ranked 14th among cornerbacks in adjusted yards allowed per coverage snap. Bryant and Okada both spent a majority of their snaps playing deep. Bryant had four interceptions on throws of 20 or more air yards, which was second in the league behind Jaycee Horn’s five. Mafe had a wild profile as a pass rusher. His 40 pressures were sixth on the team and he recorded only four quarterback hits, but he was eighth among edge rushers in ESPN’s pass rush win rate.

Walker, the Super Bowl MVP, was the more explosive of Seattle’s two backs, but had a 34% rushing success rate during the regular season compared to Zach Charbonnet’s 44%. (The Seahawks won’t apply the franchise tag on Walker, according to an ESPN report.)

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Shaheed’s trade deadline acquisition was a game-changer for special teams and added just enough as a field-stretching receiver.

Positional needs

Wide receiver
Interior offensive line
Cornerback Safety

Seattle never fully figured out a consistent second option to complement Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the passing game. Smith-Njigba led the NFL with a 35.8% target share and accounted for 44.1% of the team’s receiving yards, the fourth-highest rate since 2000.

Grey Zabel is a future All-Pro at guard, but the other two interior spots were inconsistent throughout the season. Jake Sundell started 13 games at center and was 23rd at the position in blown block rate, per Sports Info Solutions, among players with at least 400 snaps. Anthony Bradford was 28th in that metric among right guards.

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The cornerback and safety holes will be determined by free agency. At corner, the Seahawks have Devon Witherspoon and can utilize Nick Emmanwori at that spot, which is a great start. Who plays as the other outside corner will be the question. Josh Jobe played well to start the season, but ended the season 44th among cornerbacks in adjusted yards allowed per coverage snap. With Bryant and Okada set to be free agents, that leaves Julian Love as the lone safety in the lineup.

2026 NFL Draft picks

1st round, pick No. 32
2nd round, pick No. 64
3rd round, pick No. 96
6th round

Good draft fit

Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama

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It’s tempting to go cornerback here, and the Seahawks will likely consider it. But the offensive line needs an infusion of talent, especially given a QB like Sam Darnold who operates well when things are clean. Proctor is huge (6-7, 370), but he has the type of athletic traits that could make him a steal of the draft one day, even late in the first round.

What could move the fantasy needle in 2026?

Nail another OC hire

This is the biggest X-factor for the Seahawks this offseason. Klint Kubiak confirmed to NFL Network’s Stacey Dales that he is indeed taking the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coaching job, as had been widely reported last week. That will mean that Mike Macdonald will be searching for his third offensive coordinator in as many seasons on the job. So far, he’s had a major strikeout — in what was likely an arranged marriage — with Ryan Grubb, and a homerun with Kubiak. Even coming down somewhere in the middle would be a nice win considering how late we are in the coaching cycle. You’d imagine that Seattle will want to stay in the same schematic family after a rousing success with Kubiak. Easier said than done, considering that this Shanahan/McVay tree has been pretty picked clean in recent years.

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However, this should be a coveted job, so perhaps Seattle can pry someone loose from another team. The Seahawks have quarterback stability with Sam Darnold, an elite receiver in Jaxon Smith-Njigba, an ascending offensive line, quality role players and proof of concept that with success here, you can springboard to a head coaching gig. It doesn’t get much better than that for an offensive mind.

Seattle was a good offensive ecosystem in 2025 with some extremely high moments. Its NFC Championship game and second matchup with the Rams in Week 16 were some of the best performances we saw all season. However, it finished 14th in overall offensive EPA after being inside the top 10 in the first five weeks. It never bottomed out by any means but that shows there is room for improvement, a scary reality for the rest of the league. — Matt Harmon

Betting nugget

The Seahawks won 14 games in the regular season for the first time in franchise history, and were one of the NFL’s best teams against the spread, going 12-5. — Ben Fawkes

The only drama left at the end of the Seattle Seahawks’ overwhelming win in Super Bowl LX was the question of MVP. There were plenty of candidates, including kicker Jason Myers and linebacker Derick Hall. It ended up going to the player who had half of Seattle’s offensive yards when the game reached garbage time.

Running back Kenneth Walker III was named Super Bowl MVP after posting 131 rushing yards and 26 receiving yards in the Seahawks’ 29-13 win over the New England Patriots. He is the first running back to win Super Bowl MVP since the Denver Broncos’ Terrell Davis in 1997-98.

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Walker is the eighth running back to win the award overall.

The award held special meaning for Walker, who told reporters after the game that the Super Bowl was the first game his father ever attended, due to a fear of crowds. From The Athletic’s Michael-Shawn Dugar:

“My dad, he comes up to Seattle all the time to watch the games, but never goes to the games. He don’t like crowds, so this is his first NFL game. And we won a Super Bowl, so it means a lot to me and I know he’s proud of me for real.

“I wasn’t the one that convinced him. Actually, it was my agent who convinced him to come out here. I didn’t think he would come. … He got out of his comfort zone.”

The Seahawks dismantled the Patriots on both defense and special teams, but their offensive effort was a different story for most of the game. Quarterback Sam Darnold missed some big throws, leaving Seattle with no touchdowns through the first three quarters of play.

Walker’s performance helped Seahawks fans breathe easy once the game was in the fourth quarter. His runs set up field goal after field goal for Myers, who made his own history with five makes from short-to-medium yardage.

Walker had +700 odds for Super Bowl MVP at BetMGM entering the game, the fourth-best in the field behind Darnold (+115), Drake Maye (+230) and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (+500).

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It was a well-timed performance for Walker, who is a pending free agent and just added some major hardware to his résumé. He was tasked with the vast majority of the Seahawks’ carries due to fellow running back Zach Charbonnet’s season-ending injury in the divisional round and made the most of it.

Walker has been a member of the Seahawks since they drafted him in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Michigan State. He entered this season with plenty to prove after a down 2024 season that ended with an ankle injury and responded with his first 1,000-rushing yard season since his rookie year.

Across three games in the playoffs, he posted 313 rushing yards on 65 carries (4.8 yards per carry).

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New England Patriots

2025 season record: 14-3, (o 8.5 wins), first in AFC East, lost Super Bowl LX, ninth in DVOA

Overview

All expectations were exceeded for the first year of Mike Vrabel’s tenure in New England. The Patriots immediately turned back into a contender after just a few down seasons and now they have one of those quarterbacks who can be among the tier of players who will keep their team competitive regardless of the surroundings.

Drake Maye emerged as one of the league’s best quarterbacks during his second season. He led the league in EPA per play at the position and was a close runner-up for MVP. Maye was second in the rate of “boom” plays that accounted for 1.0 EPA per play or more, while he also avoided negative plays and ranked seventh in “bust” plays that went for -1.0 EPA or worse. He led the league in completion percentage while he had the league’s highest average depth of target.

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Maye’s play made up for a running game that was 21st in DVOA and a defense that ranked 23rd. The Patriots have a path that can allow the other units to catch up to the quarterback and passing game, but they also have a path to contention just because the quarterback steps on the field.

Cap/cuts outlook

The Patriots have $37.7 million in effective salary cap space, per Over The Cap, the 11th-most in the league. New England could clear about $8 million more with the release of Anfernee Jennings and Mack Hollins. Mike Onwenu is in the final year of his contract and an extension would lower the $25 million cap hit he’s slated to have next season. The Patriots have all of that cap space while still having 50 players currently under contract for 2026 — the top 51 count against the cap in the offseason.

Key pending free agents

LB K’Lavon Chaisson
DT Khyiris Tonga
S Jaylinn Hawkins
TE Austin Hooper

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Chaisson had a career resurgence in his one year with New England. He ranked 26th in pressure rate while he set career highs in pressures, hits and sacks. The Patriots were a better run defense when Tonga was on the field, sporting a rushing success rate that would have been in the top 10 for a full season. The 335-pound lineman also added a career high 14 pressures. Hawkins spent most of his time playing deep and came down into the box on 24% of his defensive snaps. He was tied for 18th among safeties in pass defeats, per FTN.

Positional needs

Edge
Linebacker
Safety

The Patriots were 12th in pressure rate but often relied on the interior players to break through. Christian Barmore and Milton Williams combined for 37.9% of New England’s pressures. Another 44.9% came from Chaisson and Harold Landry. If Chaisson leaves, just Landry remains. Even if Chaisson is re-signed, that doesn’t leave a lot of depth behind them.

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The Patriots had linebackers who could tackle, but they did not have ones who could cover. New England’s top two linebackers ranked 55th and 65th in yards allowed per coverage snap at the position, among 96 qualified linebackers.

With Hawkins a free agent, the Patriots are left with 2025 fourth-round draft pick Craig Woodson and 2024 UDFA Dell Pettus at safety.

2026 NFL Draft picks

1st round, pick No. 31
2nd round, pick No. 63
3rd round, pick No. 95
4th round (CHI)
4th round
5th round
6th round (KC)
6th round (PIT)
6th round (SF)
6th round
7th round

Good draft fit

CJ Allen, LB, Georgia

Allen can be the leader of the Patriots’ defense for the next decade. He’s good in coverage, good against the run, tackles well, can play inside and outside the box, and has just enough pass rush potential to be refined by Mike Vrabel and his staff.

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What could move the fantasy needle in 2026?

Get more talented on offense

We can now officially call this a magical run to a Super Bowl, as Sunday’s loss confirmed what I’d been saying all week in San Francisco: This Patriots team is way ahead of schedule in what should be their rebuild timeline by being in that game at all. That’s a credit to the Patriots for winning on the margins and putting out a great defensive performance in the postseason to way overperform their overall roster talent, but when they ran into a fully healthy, true Super Bowl contender, we all saw what happened.

In Drake Maye’s rookie season, he played with perhaps the 32nd-ranked offensive line and group of pass catchers. The goal in Year 2, and Mike Vrabel’s first as head coach, was to get them from the league’s basement to closer to average. Mission accomplished. The problem is that just below average isn’t good enough to go against the best defenses in the NFL. In the Wild Card Round, they played the Chargers (sixth in EPA per play allowed in the regular season), the Texans in the Divisional (second), the Broncos in the AFC Championship (eighth) and the Seahawks in the Super Bowl (first). They got demolished.

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It’s probably time for Josh McDaniels, offensive line coach Doug Marrone and the overall archaic protection plan in the Patriots offense to modernize what they’re doing against some of these modern defenses. However, that should also come with an infusion of talent to increase the margin for error.

The same can be said in the pass-catching corps. A group led by this version of Stefon Diggs, Kayshon Boutte and Mack Hollins is fine for the regular season but can be better. Diggs will turn 33 this year and is facing legal issues, while Hollins is a free agent who is a plus blocker and occasional splash player only. Boutte will always be a low-volume option as an almost exclusive X-receiver. The Patriots are in desperate need of a real solution on the perimeter. They have over $42 million in cap space to address this and their other issues, but may even look to the trade market to find a creative solution at X-receiver. Teams will at least be calling about names like A.J. Brown, Brian Thomas Jr. and Brandon Aiyuk. The Patriots should at least kick the tires on those options. — Matt Harmon

Betting nugget

An easy schedule – ranked the third-easiest since 1978 by FTN Fantasy – meant New England was favored a lot this season. The Patriots thrived in that role, going 7-3-1 against the spread in the regular season. — Ben Fawkes

New England Patriots wideout Mack Hollins is … a lot. The eight-year veteran is more known for his off-the-field quirkiness than his on-the-field excellence. Sunday delivered yet another example of Hollins living up to that reputation.

Hollins arrived at Super Bowl 60 in handcuffs on both his hands and legs. He also wore a Hannibal Lecter-style mask on his face.

Hollins’ outfit was also notable. On the surface, it appeared to be some type of prison uniform. Turns out, that was exactly the case … and it was a super specific reference, as Ben Volin of the Boston Globe laid out.

Hollins, perhaps unsurprisingly, also arrived barefoot. Hollins, 32, is a big advocate of the “free the feet” lifestyle, which he picked up when he met with a group of trainers in Australia. He’ll go barefoot no matter the weather, which has resulted in some interesting photos from his season with the Patriots. It tends to get pretty cold in New England in the winter, but Hollins doesn’t seem to care.

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Turns out, Hollins had a full day of outfits planned ahead of the Super Bowl. As he took the field for warmups, Hollins was wearing head coach Mike Vrabel’s high school jersey.

In his first season with the Patriots, Hollins has emerged as an ancillary weapon for quarterback Drake Maye. In 15 games, Hollins hauled in 46 catches for 550 yards and two scores.

While Stefon Diggs is a more likely threat to pull off a massive, game-winning play in the Super Bowl, stranger things have happened. Hollins should have opportunities to make a difference. If he can take advantage of them, he won’t be known for being the barefoot receiver. He’ll be, potentially, known as a Super Bowl hero.

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It didn’t look like Hollins would do much early. Through the first two quarters Sunday, Hollins had two targets and zero catches. The Patriots’ offense has struggled, however, failing to put a single point on the board against the Seahawks so far.

It took a while, but Hollins did deliver. In the fourth quarter, Hollins hauled in two consecutive passes, including a touchdown, to cut the deficit to 12-7. He finished as the team’s leading receiver, finishing the 29-13 loss with four catches, 78 yards and a touchdown.

Klint Kubiak will have the NFL Draft’s No. 1 pick in hand when he officially takes over as the Las Vegas Raiders’ next head coach.

The last time the Raiders had the No. 1 pick, they selected quarterback JaMarcus Russell in 2007. If they’re indeed in the market for a quarterback this time around, they’re hoping for a better result.

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Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, a quarterback at Indiana, is the frontrunner to be the first pick in April’s draft. Yahoo Sports draft analyst Nate Tice wrote on Mendoza’s upside:

Mendoza is an accurate thrower to all three levels who constantly goes to the right place with the ball. The offense uses plenty of RPOs, but Mendoza is an efficient operator in true dropback situations like on third down and in the red zone. He’s also a solid athlete and creator.

Yahoo Sports draft analyst Charles McDonald in the latest mock said this of Mendoza’s fit with the Raiders:

The Raiders need a quarterback. Mendoza is the best one in the draft. Easy. He fits the profile of a top-10 pick with his ability to run the offense at a high level, strong arm talent and enough mobility to keep plays alive under duress. No one is confusing him for a Drake Maye- or Josh Allen-level athlete, but he’s not the stiff many have made him out to be. This is a fine and logical pick for the Raiders.

With the 2025 NFL season now officially in the books after the Seattle Seahawks’ win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, here’s a look at the order for the NFL Draft in April (with help from Tankathon.com).

(The Los Angeles Rams own the first-round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons, who were eliminated in Week 14. The New York Jets own the Indianapolis Colts’ first-round pick via the trade for cornerback Sauce Gardner.)

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1. Las Vegas Raiders (3-14)

Strength of schedule: .538

Do they have a QB for the future? No, the Geno Smith-Pete Carroll reunion has been a colossal bust in a town known for them.

2. New York Jets (3-14)

Strength of schedule: .552

Do they have a QB for the future? No.

3. Arizona Cardinals (3-14)

Strength of schedule: .571

Do they have a QB for the future? No, as the sun appears to be setting on the Kyler Murray Experience.

4. Tennessee Titans (3-14)

Strength of schedule: .574

Do they have a QB for the future? Yes, although a shoulder injury in the season finale wasn’t a good way to end Cam Ward’s rookie season.

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5. New York Giants (4-13)

Strength of schedule: .524

Do they have a QB for the future? Yes, especially if Jaxson Dart learns how to slide and/or get out of bounds.

6. Cleveland Browns (5-12)

Strength of schedule: .486

Do they have a QB for the future? That’s a loaded question.

7. Washington Commanders (5-12)

Strength of schedule: .507

Do they have a QB for the future? Yes, despite a rough sophomore season from Jayden Daniels.

8. New Orleans Saints (6-11)

Strength of schedule: .495

Do they have a QB for the future? Tyler Shough is making a hard charge toward Offensive Rookie of the Year. It appears the Saints landed a Round 2 steal of the NFL Draft.

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9. Kansas City Chiefs (6-11)

Strength of schedule: .514

Do they have a QB for the future? Yes, although when Patrick Mahomes will be ready for the 2026 season remains to be seen.

10. Cincinnati Bengals (6-11)

Strength of schedule: .521

Do they have a QB for the future? Yes, and it’s a bummer we didn’t get Joe Burrow for the full season.

11. Miami Dolphins (7-10)

Strength of schedule: .488

Do they have a QB for the future? Apparently not, since the Dolphins benched Tua Tagovailoa in favor of Quinn Ewers for the last stretch of the season.

12. Dallas Cowboys (7-9-1)

Strength of schedule: .438

Do they have a QB for the future? Yes. Even Dak Prescott’s legion of doubters had to tip their hats to him this season. He wasn’t the problem for this failed campaign.

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13. Los Angeles Rams (12-5; pick was traded by Atlanta Falcons)

Strength of schedule for Falcons: .495

Do the Rams have a QB for the future? Beyond Matthew Stafford, no, but let’s not put limits on a legend.

14. Baltimore Ravens (8-9)

Strength of schedule: .507

Do they have a QB for the future? Yes, although it feels like Lamar Jackson’s Super Bowl window is closing.

15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9)

Strength of schedule: .529

Do they have a QB for the future? Baker Mayfield is likely back next season, but the Bucs might want to keep their eyes on how this season finishes and the market next spring.

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16. New York Jets (3-13; pick was traded by Indianapolis Colts)

Strength of schedule for Colts: .540

17. Detroit Lions (9-8)

Strength of schedule: .490

Do they have a QB for the future? For now. The injuries have piled up for the Lions for the second straight year, especially along the offensive line. But as good as Jared Goff is in this system, his imperfections will draw only a hotter spotlight the longer Detroit goes without breaking through to a Super Bowl.

18. Minnesota Vikings (9-8)

Strength of schedule: .514

Do they have a QB for the future? It seems to vary week-to-week with J.J. McCarthy, who can’t seem to stay healthy.

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Playoff teams

19. Carolina Panthers (8-9)

20. Dallas Cowboys (7-9-1; pick was traded by Green Bay Packers)

21. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)

22. Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)

23. Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)

24. Cleveland Browns (5-12; pick was traded by Jacksonville Jaguars)

25. Chicago Bears (11-6)

26. Buffalo Bills (12-5)

27. San Francisco 49ers (12-5)

28. Houston Texans (12-5)

29. Los Angeles Rams (12-5)

30. Denver Broncos (14-3)

31. New England Patriots (14-3)

32. Seattle Seahawks (14-3)

The Seattle Seahawks routed the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl 60, easily covering the 4.5-point spread. The Seahawks were up 9-0 at halftime and never trailed. The game stayed under the total of 45.5, although it was threatened late.

Oddsmakers were rooting for a boring, low-scoring game and that’s pretty much what they got, as many a same-game parlay came up short without Jaxson Smith-Njigba or Kenneth Walker III finding the end zone.

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There were thousands of ways to bet on the big game, but here are five interesting prop bets that cashed:

Kenneth Walker III wins Super Bowl LX MVP (+550)

Walker carried the load for the Seahawks, racking up 135 yards on 27 carries, and 20 yards receiving. He was Seattle’s most consistent weapon on a night where star WR Jaxson Smith-Njigba had only four catches for 27 yards — even though Walker III didn’t find the end zone.

Walker had the third-most wagers and total dollars wagered at BetMGM to win the award, but wasn’t among the top-five liabilities because of the short price.

Walker is the first running back to win a Super Bowl MVP since the Denver Broncos’ Terrell Davis back in Super Bowl XXXII.

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Kenneth Walker III over 70.5 rushing yards

Walker’s rushing yardage prop was pounded by both sharp bettors early and public bettors as the days leading up to the Super Bowl went on. It opened at 78.5 at BetMGM and was bet down to 70.5 by kickoff, as 63% of bets and 77% of the total dollars wagered were on the under.

Walker went over that total in the second quarter, on his way to 135 yards rushing and the game’s MVP.

Total punts over 7.5

Not a bet that was too high on the public’s radar, but this one also cashed early on the way to a ridiculous 15 punts in the game. Seahawks punter Michael Dickson had a few beauties among his seven punts, downing three inside the 20-yard line. Patriots punter Bryce Baringer went over this number himself, punting eight times as a result of five New England three-and-outs (although Baringer didn’t punt in the fourth quarter).

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Mack Hollins over 25.5 receiving yards

This was a prop that moved significantly from an opening number of 30.5 receiving yards, all the way down to 25.5 off sharp action at a few sportsbooks. Still, there was far more public money on the over, as 90% of bets and 95% of the total dollars wagered were on the over.

Hollins ended up as New England’s leading receiver, catching four passes for 78 yards and easily eclipsed this number.

Hunter Henry -6.5 receiving yards vs. Anthony Edwards points

Cross-sport props are always fun in the Super Bowl, and due to Edwards’ subpar game with 23 points in 115-96 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon, Henry just needed 30 receiving yards to win this prop.

Henry finished with 31 receiving yards on three catches to eke out the cash.

The Seattle Seahawks dominated the New England Patriots en route to a 29-13 victory in Super Bowl LX on Sunday. The effort was led by Seattle’s stifling defense and an efficient, mistake-free effort on offense.

We’ve collected a series of key numbers that truly tell the story of this matchup.

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0

The amount of points the Patriots scored in the first half. Zero is also the number of teams that have won the Super Bowl after getting shut out in the first half. Those teams are now 0-15 in Super Bowls.

1

The Seahawks are the first team in NFL history to win the Super Bowl while committing zero turnovers in the postseason.

2

The Seahawks collected their second Super Bowl title in franchise history. They are the 17th team to win multiple Super Bowls.

3

Seattle’s Mike Macdonald became the third coach in NFL history to: lead a No. 1 scoring defense as a coordinator, lead a No. 1 scoring defense as a head coach and win a Super Bowl as a head coach. The other two are Bill Belichick and Chuck Noll.

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5

Sam Darnold became the first Super Bowl champion quarterback while playing for a fifth different team. He previously played for the Jets, Panthers, 49ers and Vikings before signing with the Seahawks last year.

8

Before Kenneth Walker III won Super Bowl LX MVP, there were eight previous running backs to win the award. The last one was 28 years ago, when Denver Broncos RB Terrell Davis won it in Super Bowl XXXII.

9

The Seahawks lost three games this season by a combined nine points. Only six other Super Bowl champs have finished a season with a combined margin of defeat under 10 points for the season.

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12

Seattle improved to 12-0 on the season, including playoffs, when scoring first in a game. They led 19-0 in Super Bowl LX before allowing a Patriots touchdown in the fourth quarter.

28

The Seahawks’ quarterback pressures in the Super Bowl, their most in a single game in the NextGenStats era. Patriots tackle Will Campbell gave up 14 of those pressures, a single-game high for any player in the playoffs or regular season this season, according to NFL Network’s Jack Andrade.

1 million

By winning the Super Bowl, Seahawks QB Sam Darnold cashed a $1 million contract incentive. It’s a cherry on top of a storybook season for Darnold, who signed a three-year, $100 million deal with Seattle last offseason.

New England Patriots wide receiver Kyle Williams found himself playing a little defense at Super Bowl LX.

In the fourth quarter of the Patriots’ clash with the Seattle Seahawks, a shirtless fan ran onto the field and evaded security enough to reach the open field at Levi’s Stadium. Normally, players just ignore field invaders unless the person enters their personal space.

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Williams had other ideas, chasing down the man until he slid to the ground quarterback-style. A mob of security personnel proceeded to tackle him.

The man was arrested and later booked on charges of misdemeanor trespassing and field intrusion, a Santa Clara Police Department spokesman told TMZ.

Williams was a third-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft out of Washington State and posted 209 receiving yards and three touchdowns in his rookie year, along with 290 yards on 11 kickoff returns.

In the NFL scouting combine, he ran a 4.40 40-yard dash, in case you were curious what kind of speed that fan had running behind him.

The play preceded some good fortune for the Patriots, who were down 19-0 at that point in what was so far one of the worst offensive performances in Super Bowl history. New England quarterback Drake Maye proceeded to hit wide receiver Mack Hollins for a 24-yard gain, then a 35-yard touchdown pass to ensure the Patriots wouldn’t be the first team shut out in the Super Bowl.

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The Seahawks won 29-13 to collect their second Super Bowl title in franchise history.