The Seattle Seahawks proved once again that defense wins championships, taking down the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX thanks to a dominant, no-nonsense performance on that side of the ball. In a game where touchdowns were apparently considered luxury items, Seattle’s defense showed up early and never clocked out.
This victory marks the Seahawks’ first Super Bowl title since 2013 and serves as a little poetic justice for how the 2014 season ended, when Malcolm Butler’s famous goal-line interception crushed Seattle’s back-to-back hopes. Call it revenge, call it balance in the football universe—either way, Seattle finally got the last word.
This was no offensive shootout. Instead, it was a defensive brawl, and the Seahawks’ unit set the tone with constant pressure, disruption, and timely turnovers. Jason Myers opened the scoring with a 33-yard field goal on the opening drive, and while the offense slowed after that, New England’s couldn’t move at all.
Drake Maye and the Patriots went nowhere against the NFL’s top defense, punting on all five of their first-half drives. Myers added two more field goals, giving Seattle a 9-0 halftime lead that felt much larger considering New England’s struggles. The Patriots managed just 51 total yards in the first half, with Maye completing 6 of 11 passes for 48 yards while being sacked three times for a 30-yard loss. Not exactly a highlight reel.
The long halftime break after Bad Bunny’s show didn’t change much. New England punted three more times before Derick Hall delivered a strip-sack that Byron Murphy II recovered at the Patriots’ 37-yard line. That set up a moment of history prevention, as Sam Darnold found tight end A.J. Barner wide open for a 16-yard touchdown—making sure this wouldn’t become the first Super Bowl without a touchdown.
That score briefly woke up the Patriots’ offense. Mack Hollins sparked New England with back-to-back big catches, including a 24-yard gain and a 35-yard touchdown reception from Maye. For a moment, it looked like they might make things interesting.
But Maye’s night quickly went back downhill when an errant pass landed in the hands of Seahawks safety Julian Love. Seattle turned that turnover into points once again, with Myers drilling his fifth field goal of the night, setting a new Super Bowl record for most field goals in the big game.
With a 15-point lead, Seattle’s defense kept rolling. Another perfectly timed blitz resulted in Maye being strip-sacked again, this time with Uchenna Nwosu scooping up the ball and running it back 44 yards for the game-sealing touchdown. Maye later found Stevenson for a seven-yard score with 2:21 left, but the failed two-point attempt kept the margin at 29-13, and the comeback dreams stayed exactly that—dreams.
The Seahawks ran out the clock and celebrated as the NFC’s No. 1 seed capped off an incredible 2025 season in the Bay Area.
In the box score, Kenneth Walker III quietly set the tone on the ground with 135 rushing yards on 27 carries, adding two catches for 26 yards. No touchdown, no problem—his effort kept the chains moving and the Patriots’ defense honest.
In the end, Seattle’s defense did what champions do: controlled the game, crushed momentum, and brought another Lombardi Trophy back home. And if this is what “boring” football looks like, Seahawks fans will happily take it—along with the ring and the celebration that comes with it.
