Feb 08, 2026
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Will the New England Patriots become the first team to win seven Super Bowls?Can Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks capture the franchise's second Lombardi Trophy on Sunday?Media analysts make predictions for Super Bowl LX.
Can the New England Patriots, led by player-turned-coach Mike Vrabel, become the first franchise to win seven Super Bowls?Can Sam Darnold, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and the Seattle Seahawks capture the team's second Lombardi Trophy on Sunday?
Our analysts offer their Super Bowl LX picks.
- Where: Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, California)
- WHEN: 6 o'clock is mezu in the evening.ET |NBC, Peacock, +
- MONEYLINE: Seahawks -238 |Patriots +195
- EXTENSION: Seahawks -4.5 |/U: 45.5
- Lines provided by DraftKings are current as of 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, February 4.
Common trends for the elections below
- Seahawks average projected score: 25.5
- Expected average score for the Patriots: 19.2
- average total number found: 44.7
Keegan Abdoo: Seahawks 27, Patriots
- Why: The Seahawks won the special teams field position battle and Sam Darnold played mistake-free football.That was enough to stymie a remarkable effort by Drake May and the Patriots offense.
Michael Baca: Seahawks 27, Patriots 17
- Why: Mike McDonald's defense stifles Drake May and company to the point where the defensive player scores a touchdown and becomes Super Bowl LX MVP.
Mike Band: Seahawks 31, Patriots 23
-Why: Seattle's offensive defense makes bad plays early to create a double-digit lead.Drake Maye's latest drive can't beat America's most complete list.
Jeremy Bergman: Seahawks 20, Patriots 15
- Why: Seattle gets off to a fast start with Sam Darnold's TDs to Brady Russell and Cooper Kupp while the dark side D lets go of Drake Maye.New England's late scoring isn't enough to win this sleeper.
Tom Blair: Seahawks 24, Patriots 21
- Why?Seattle uses a complicated equation for honors: one of the best teams in the playoffs on offense (first in EPA per game among 14 postseason-qualifying teams, per NGS) and defense (third).
David Carr: Seahawks 20, Patriots 17
- Why: This Patriots team is similar to the one Mike Vrabel helped lead to the franchise's first Super Bowl in the early 2000s: They play sound defense and all three levels play fundamentals well.New England will certainly have a chance, but make no mistake: Seattle is the best team in football, measured only by its QB results - and they haven't had much lately.Clint Kubiak's offense Continues to do what it has done all year and appears long enough to win the franchise's second championship.
Jeffrey Chadha: Seahawks 27, Patriots 20
- Why: The Seahawks defense took over in the second half, forcing Patriots quarterback Drake Maye into a pair of turnovers and putting the finishing touches on Sam Darnold's career.
Eric Edholm- Seahawks 26,Patriots 19
- Why: Mike McDonald's defense was the story here, forcing three Drake May turnovers and holding star QB Sam Darnold and the running game in check enough to win.
Gennaro Felice: Seahawks 27, Patriots 14
- Why: Mike Macdonald's defense shuts down New England and Jaxon Smith-Njigba lights up the Patriots.But Sam Darnold is the man of the hour, forever trading his ghost story for radical redemption.
Michael Florio: Seahawks 23, Patriots 13
- Why: Two stud defenses made it a low-key Super Bowl, but JSN exploded in the second half, scoring a late TD and earning Super Bowl MVP.
Christian Gonzalez: Seahawks 27, Patriots 23
- Why: Seattle's defense slows down Drake Maye in the second quarter as Sam Darnold connects with Jaxon Smith-Njigbo for two touchdowns to win Super Bowl LX.
Grant Gordon: Seahawks 28, Patriots 24
- Reason: It's full of first-round quarterback revival stories.Check out Jared Goff, Baker Mayfield, Daniel Jones and more.- Sam Darnold will write the most amazing story of all time.Darnold would win Super Bowl MVP, but Seattle would win when the defense was strong, in a revisionist hint of this franchise's first rumble against Lombardi, as the Patriots stopped at the goal line to end the classic.
Anthony Holzman-Escareno: Seahawks 24, Patriots 17
- Why: The "Dark Side" has played like the Seahawks' defenses in previous Super Bowls.The unit is close to elite at all three levels.Sam Darnold wins a Super Bowl ahead of his teammates Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen.
Dante Koplowitz-Fleming: Seahawks 28, Patriots 24
- Why: Because Seattle won't make the same mistake twice.The Hawks trailed 24-21 and with 25 seconds left, Kenneth Walker III scooped up the ball at the 1-yard line, jumped, reached the pylon and scored.A few minutes later it rained green and blue confetti.
Bobby Kovnak: Seahawks 28, Patriots 17
- Why?Sam Darnold threw four touchdown passes in the next installment of the Ghostbusters franchise and made a cameo appearance in 2019 after beating the team that made him watch.
Dan Parr: Seahawks 27, Patriots 20
- Why: Seattle's defense and special teams shine at Santa Clara.Sam Darnold avoided a catastrophic mistake, while Nick Emmanwori terrorized Drake Maye en route to becoming the first player to win a Super Bowl MVP.
Kevin Petra: Seahawks 20, Patriots 18
- Why: The Seahawks defense terrorized Drake Maye and Sam Darnold scored a career-ending touchdown pass while hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in the first round.
Chad Reuter: Seahawks 27, Patriots 23
- Why: The Seahawks' stout red-zone defense forced Drake Maye and the Patriots into a first-half field goal, which proved to be the difference.
Mark Ross: Seahawks 35, Patriots 14
- Why: Seattle overwhelmed the Patriots on all three levels.The offense scored three times -- Sam Darnold connected twice with Jackson Smith-Nzigba and Kenneth Walker III drove in a run in one inning. The Seahawks also had a defensive score and Rasheed Shahid returned the kickoff for a touchdown.
Nick Schuck: Seahawks 24, Patriots 13
- What: New England's magical run falls short of a win, as the Patriots can't handle a new offensive line on the block.Mike McDonald's defense stifles second-year star Drake May, sealing the deal with a sack in the fourth quarter.
Lancea Zierlein: Seahawks 24, Patriots 20
- Why: New England is struggling, but Seattle's defense and the Darnold-to-JSN combo are too much for Mike Vrabel and the Patriots.Darnold became the first QB from the 2018 class to win a Super Bowl.
Ali Bhanpuri: Patriots 24, Seahawks 21
- Why: You have to talk about their own schedule - the fact that both teams are very well coached and beat opponents all season (tied for the league lead with six wins by 17 or more points).So I think the final score will reflect a tie between them, with the Patriots' next field goal deciding the winner.
Brooke Cersosimo: Patriots 24, Seahawks 23
Why: The Super Bowl was decided by trying to score in the last 10 seconds of five matches in its history, and the Patriots won two of those five games, thanks to Adam Vinatieri (shouting to my South Dakota compatriot).The sixth inning came on Sunday when sixth-round veteran Andres Borregales hit a 50-yarder to win it late.
Matt Okada: Patriots 23, Seahawks 20 (Uzatma)
- Why: The Seahawks defense is on the rise, but the Patriots defense is quietly good.Drake May almost outscored Sam Darnold in the extra-thriller.
