Super Bowl 2026: Seattle Seahawks v New England Patriots – live | Super Bowl LX
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According to people who have crunched every statistic possible in the lead-up to the Super Bowl, the Seahawks are, as you might expect, pretty much connected to the 21st century Pope.
Seattle has made it to the Super Bowl every year, a new Pope took over at the Vatican, lost to the Steelers in 2005/2006, beat the Broncos 48-3 in 2013/2014, and now they’re back and aiming to get above .500 with new Boss Leo disappointing his hometown Bears.
The bad news is that Pope’s doesn’t die that often and Leo looks pretty healthy, so don’t bet on the Seattle dynasty!
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First of all, I should say that I am 100% committed to a free Latino Big Show blog. For those of us who don’t live in the Roman Empire, let’s be clear: 60. It’s a version of the AFC-NFC Championship Game and a matchup that few would be excited about come September, when the season begins. If you did, you’d do pretty well: The odds of the Seahawks and Patriots meeting for the Lombardi Trophy were 4,800 to 1, which is a long shot. And yet here they are, about an hour and a half later, getting ready to leave. This means that while the rest of us relax and dunk our chips under no pressure, fan bases at opposite ends of the country are starting to feel nauseous.
What about neutrals? Who do they support? Personally, I find it quite difficult to pin my allegiance to one of these clubs. From where? Because there is no poor person I can get close to. The Seahawks are the favorites, and who wants to jump on the bandwagon? Cripple! However, they have an extremely weak point guard leading their team. Sam Darnold is an all-time draft bust who blossomed long after the NFL draft was written. He put together back-to-back playoff seasons and eliminated elite 49ers and Rams teams en route to the Super Bowl. Nobody saw this coming, it’s warm and fuzzy but he’s playing favorites again. So what happens now? Patriots? Vegas leads them by 4.5 points. Regardless, they are the greatest Massholes of all time, the owner of six Super Bowl titles, a few scandals, a hated coach, and an annoyingly great QB. If you’re not a Patriots fan, the last thing you want is another decade of Robert Kraft and co.
So there’s no real, obvious underdog in this Super Bowl, which leads me to the question: Who would you like to see in the confetti shower tonight and why? Let me know and we can get your name in the paper and figure this out together. Email me at david.lengel@theguardian.com and I’ll make you famous.
More to come, stay with us!
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Seattle’s Aden Durde will become the first British manager to participate in the Super Bowl. He wants to make sure he won’t be the last.
Great story from Melissa Jacobs:
Good pregame reading: Guardian US arts writer Adrian Horton on Bad Bunny, the uber-popular star who will take over the Super Bowl halftime show and remain at the center of the US culture wars:
Who will win? What will the score be? Who will be the MVP?
Our team of experts has predictions for all this and more:
Fans begin arriving at Levi’s Stadium ahead of showcase event
David will be here soon. Meanwhile, our writers’ score predictions are as follows:
The final score will be as follows:
Seahawks 27-24 Patriots. The best unit on the field is Seattle’s defense. After that everything feels like a wash. The Seahawks’ passing offense is relentless and goes deep; Six different players recorded at least 35 pressures this year; no other team had more than four such players. The Patriots’ offensive line is vulnerable, and championship games are often decided by passers. It will take a special performance from Maye (and perhaps a trick play to steal a ball) to keep the Patriots in it. Oliver Connolly
Seahawks. Too much. The Seahawks are a juggernaut from top to bottom that can beat you in many ways. New England’s blitzkrieg success has gotten them this far, but Seattle can beat them in many ways. Quarterback protection? Control. Solid running game? Control. High-octane passing attack? Control. Seattle’s offense is actually a testament to the quarterback, especially when your quarterback can compartmentalize his rags-to-riches story. Meanwhile, New England’s offense isn’t very quarterback-proof, and Maye’s mistakes will hurt the Patriots more than they have in their previous three matchups. It’s easy to imagine Maye being blindsided by Seattle’s defense, forced to take bad shots, and Vrabel and McDaniels becoming adorable when they trail by a few points. Melissa Jacobs
Seahawks 27-17 Patriots. Darnold cools off and plays another clean playoff game en route to capturing the MVP award and finally cementing the signature win of his career; It’s a redemption story that gives critics even more reason to lay the blame on the Jets for stalling his progress. Mike Macdonald is making coaching defense sexy again, and the loss of Kubiak, who was rumored to be heading to Las Vegas after this game, begins a talent raid on Seattle’s coaching staff. The Patriots put up a valiant fight, but Maye’s arm proves too weak in the end; But this defeat sets them up for an epic revenge tour that will end in the same spot next year. Andrew Lawrence
Seahawks 17-27 Patriots. Gonzalez wins the matchup against Smith-Njigba, narrowing down Darnold’s options as he regresses for all the world to see. It’s not because Darnold isn’t good: He’s a great quarterback and a great story, and I’m genuinely happy for him. He’s about to face an incoming coaching staff that has the game plan and the pieces to make Darnold uncomfortable, frustrated and error-prone. Maye will have enough to get into the end zone twice, and he will be helped by the interception that Gonzalez takes home. That means we get to see more of Robert Kraft among the red, white and blue postgame confetti. Wow. David Lengel
Seahawks 31-32 Patriots. The rise of a team rated an outstanding 70-1 in August is a heartwarming story too often lost in a sport dominated by extreme wealth, statistics and hot events. Yes, their schedule was “easy” — and they even lost to the Raiders — but here we are. Since Tom Brady’s legendary first win of the 2001 season, no team with preseason odds better than 40-1 has won the Super Bowl. Coincidence? Graham Searles
