Seattle crushed New England 29-13.
The Seattle Seahawks rode an all-time great defensive performance to a 29-13 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX. This was the Seahawks’ second Super Bowl win in franchise history, and their first since 2013.
The Seahawks looked unstoppable on the defensive side of the ball, with six sacks and three forced turnovers. One of those turnovers was an interception that was returned for a touchdown to break the game open in the fourth quarter.
Seattle’s defensive dominance continued into the second half, where they forced a Patriots three-and-out on their opening drive. After that, Kenneth Walker III picked up where he left off in the first half by recording a 20-yard catch-and-run to set up the fourth field goal of the day, giving the Seahawks a 12-0 advantage.
After that, nothing of interest happened until the second-to-last play of the third quarter. Derick Hall recorded his second sack of the day, this one was a strip-sack fumble recovered by the Seahawks at New England’s 37 yard line. That well-timed turnover was Seattle’s ninth third-down stop of the game.
That mistake turned out to be a costly one. Seattle used that turnover to score the game’s first touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Sam Darnold connected with tight end A.J Barner for a 16-yard TD to increase the Seahawks’ lead to 19-0 with 13:24 to go in the game. Barner finished the night with four catches for 54 yards and a touchdown.
After that, New England finally came alive. Quarterback Drake Maye threw a rainbow pass to wideout Mack Hollins that was caught for a 35-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 19-7. Hollins was the Pats’ leading receiver with four catches for 78 yards and a touchdown.
One of the Patriots’ best drives of the night ended in disaster. Despite starting at their own four yard line, they made it to the 44 when Drake Msye threw an absolutely terrible interception that was returned 35 yards to the New England 38 yard line. Maye finished the evening with a lost fumble, two passing touchdowns, and two interceptions.
Following the INT, Seattle was able to salt away the clock on their way to another score. Once again, Kenneth Walker III played a huge part in the drive, accounting for 27 of the Seahawks’ 30 yards. That led to another field goal to put Seattle ahead 22-7 with less than six minutes to go in the game. With that kick, Jason Myers set a Super Bowl record with five made field goals.
On the next Patriots drive, the Seahawks forced another turnover. This time, Drake Maye threw an interception while taking a big hit that was caught in the air and returned 44 yards for a touchdown by Uchenna Nwosu for a 29-7 Seahawks lead.
The Pats managed to score once more before the end of the game. Running back Rhamondre Stevenson caught a pass and walked into the end zone untouched for a seven-yard TD. However, the scoring stopped there because New England’s two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful.
This was a record-breaking loss for New England. This was the Pats’ sixth-ever Super Bowl loss, breaking a tie with the Denver Broncos for the most all-time.
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