Super Bowl 60: Top 10 Moments from the Seahawks’ Dominant Win Over the Patriots

By Jason Bolton February 12, 2026 10:04

1. Kenneth Walker III’s MVP statement

Kenneth Walker III turned Super Bowl 60 into a running back clinic, earning MVP honors with the kind of punishing, clock‑bleeding performance coaches dream about. He ran with patience early, power late, and gave Seattle the physical identity that defined the night. Every cut into daylight and every finish through contact sent the same message: the Seahawks were going to win this game on their terms.

2. Jason Myers and the art of three points

While the end zone stayed elusive for much of the game, Jason Myers made sure Seattle never wasted a good drive. He drilled five field goals, a Super Bowl record, calmly stacking points and stretching a close game into a two‑score cushion. It was clinical, cold‑blooded work — the kind of kicking performance that doesn’t go viral but quietly wins championships.

3. The opening drive that set the tone

Seattle’s first possession ended in a field goal, but it told you almost everything about how the night would go. The Seahawks mixed Walker runs with efficient Sam Darnold throws, controlled the tempo and walked away with a 3–0 lead that felt bigger than the scoreboard. It said, plainly: we’re comfortable playing a long, patient game, and we trust our defense to do the rest.

4. Devon Witherspoon’s game‑changing blitz

Every Super Bowl has a moment when the balance finally tips, and this one belonged to Devon Witherspoon. Screaming off the edge on a perfectly timed blitz, he chopped the ball out of Drake Maye’s hands and flipped the field in an instant. It was the spark that turned a smothering Seattle performance into something closer to domination.

5. Uchenna Nwosu’s big‑man rumble

If Witherspoon lit the fuse, Uchenna Nwosu detonated it. Scooping up the loose ball and rumbling nearly half the field for a touchdown, he gave the Seahawks the kind of big‑man moment that lives forever in franchise highlight reels. For a fan base that’s carried the weight of a different Super Bowl goal‑line play for a decade, that defensive score felt like emotional payback.

6. “Dark Side” defense buries Drake Maye

Seattle’s defense didn’t just slow Drake Maye — it overwhelmed him. Six sacks, multiple takeaways and a near three‑quarter shutout in a Super Bowl is the stuff defensive coordinators frame on their office walls. From the edge rush to the secondary, the Seahawks made every Patriots dropback feel like a survival drill, and by the fourth quarter, Maye was fighting just to finish, not to win.

7. A.J. Barner ends the touchdown drought

Fittingly, the game’s first offensive touchdown came from a player casual fans barely knew before Sunday: tight end A.J. Barner. Slipping behind the coverage on a beautifully designed route, he hauled in a Darnold strike that finally broke the seal and pushed Seattle’s lead into commanding territory. It was a blue‑collar score in a blue‑collar game, and it suited the night perfectly.

8. Mack Hollins’ brief flicker of hope

Down big, the Patriots finally found a pulse when Drake Maye hit Mack Hollins for a gorgeous, down‑the‑sideline touchdown. For a moment, you could imagine the script flipping — a young quarterback heating up, a defense getting tired, momentum shifting in real time. Seattle didn’t let that happen. The Seahawks tightened the screws, forced mistakes and turned that flicker into nothing more than a box‑score consolation.

9. Bad Bunny’s electric halftime bridge

The halftime show, led by Bad Bunny, matched the magnitude of the night without overshadowing the football. High‑energy choreography, a run of his biggest hits and star turns from Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin turned Levi’s Stadium into a full‑on party. It served as the perfect bridge between a tense, defensive first half and Seattle’s methodical takeover after the break.

10. A parade that felt like closure

Two days later, downtown Seattle looked and sounded like a city finally releasing a decade of pent‑up emotion. Players rode through a sea of 12s, hoisting the Lombardi, laughing, crying and soaking in a second title that felt just as cathartic as the first. This wasn’t just another championship parade; it was a franchise closing an old chapter and opening a new one, with a young core and a defensive identity that looks built to last.