SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (16-3, NO. 1) VS. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (17-3, NO. 2)
Sunday, February 8, 2026 | 6:30 PM ET
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: SEA leads series, 11-8 (SEA won past 4)
Postseason: NE leads series, 1-0
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 9/15/24: SEA 23 at NE 20 (OT)
Postseason: SB XLIX: NE 28 vs. SEA 24 (in Arizona)
SEATTLE NOTES:
Championships: 1 [2013 (SB XLVIII)]
Playoff Record: 19-19 Last Postseason Game: NFC-C 1/25/26: LAR 27 at SEA 31
SEAHAWKS will make 4th SB appearance in franchise history & 1st since back-to-back appearances in 2013 (XLVIII win) & 2014 (XLIX). • HC MIKE MACDONALD can become the 3rd-youngest HC to win SB (38 years, 227 days old) & can become 1st HC under age 40 to win 17 games in a single season, incl. playoffs, in NFL history. • QB SAM DARNOLD passed for 346 yards & 3 TD for 127.8 rating in NFC-C, his 10th game this season with 110+ rating. Ranked 5th with 4,048 pass yards in 2025. Is 5th QB all-time to record 13+ wins in consecutive seasons & 1st to do so with different teams (Min. in 2024). Aims for 4th in row in playoffs with TD pass. Can become the 4th QB ever to win SB in 1st season with a team. • RB KENNETH WALKER had 111 scrimmage yards (62 rush, 49 rec.) & rush TD in NFC-C. Aims for 3rd in row in playoffs with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA led team with 10 catches for 153 yards & TD in NFC-C. Led the NFL with career-high 1,793 rec. yards, ranked 4th with 119 receptions & tied6th with 10 TD catches in 2025. Has 1,965 rec. yards this season, incl. playoffs, & can become 3rd player ever with 2,000+ rec. yards in a season, incl. playoffs. • WR COOPER KUPP had a TD catch in NFC-C. Won SB LVI & named SB MVP with LAR & can become 8th WR on active roster to win SB with 2 different teams. • LB ERNEST JONES led the team with 8 tackles in NFC-C. Ranked tied-2nd with a career high 5 INTs in 2025. Has FF in 2 of his past 3 in the playoffs. Won SB LVI with LAR. • LB DRAKE THOMAS had 6 tackles in NFC-C & aims for 3rd in row in postseason with 6+ tackles. • LB DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had 2nd straight game with a sack & FF in the NFC-C & can become 1st player since 2000 with a sack & FF in 3 consecutive playoff games. Ranked tied-1st with 3 FRs & tied-7th with 3 FFs in 2025. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had 6 tackles & 2 PD in NFC-C. Aims for 3rd in row in playoffs with PD. • S NICK EMMANWORI (rookie) had 5 tackles & 3 PD in NFC-C. Ranked tied-1st among rookies with 11 PD in 2025.
PATRIOTS NOTES:
Championships: 6 [2001 (SB XXXVI), 2003 (SB XXXVIII), 2004 (SB XXXIX), 2014 (SB XLIX), 2016 (SB LI), 2018 (SB LIII)]
Playoff Record: 40-22 Last Postseason Game: AFC-C 1/25/26: NE 10 at DEN 7
The Patriots will appear in the 12th Super Bowl, the most among all teams. Can become 1st team to win 7 Super Bowls. Can surpass SF (40 wins) for most postseason wins all-time. • HC MIKE VRABEL can become 1st HC ever to win 18 games, incl. postseason, in 1st season with team & can become 5th person to win SB as both a player & HC (won Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII & XXXIX with NE). • QB DRAKE MAYE has 5 TDs (4 pass, 1 rush) in 1st 3 career playoff games. Led the NFL with a 113.5 rating & ranked 3rd with a career-high 31 TD passes. Will be the 2nd youngest QB ever to start SB & can become the youngest QB ever to start & win SB (23 years, 162 days old). Can become 1st QB since Tom Brady to win each of his 1st 4 career playoff starts. • RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON has 70+ scrimmage yards in all 3 playoff games in 2025. Had career-high 9 scrimmage TDs this season. • RB TREVEYON HENDERSON ranked 2nd among rookies with 911 rush yards & 1,132 scrimmage yards in 2025. Became the 3rd rookie in NFL history (Saquon Barkley & HOFer Lenny Moore) with 4+ rush TDs of 50+ yards. • WR STEFON DIGGS has 80 catches for 982 yards & 5 TDs in 17 career postseason games. Became the 7th player in NFL playoff history with a TD catch with 3+ different teams. • WR KAYSHON BOUTTE has 65+ rec. yards in 2 of his 1st 3 career playoff games. • WR MACK HOLLINS led team with 51 rec. yards in AFC-C. Won SB LII with Phi. • TE HUNTER HENRY had career-high 768 rec. yards & had 7 TD catches this season. • DT MILTON WILLIAMS has 5 sacks, FF & FR in 12 career playoff games. Won SB LIX with Phi. & can become the 6th player on active roster to win consecutive SBs with different teams. • LB K’LAVON CHAISSON has 3 sacks in the 2025 postseason. Had career-high 7.5 sacks, 10 TFL & 2 FFs in 2025. • LB CHRISTIAN ELLISS had sack & FF in AFC-C. Has PD in 2 of his past 3 in the playoffs. • LB ROBERT SPILLANE has PD in 2 of his past 3 in postseason. • CB CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ had 6 tackles, a sack & INT in the AFC-C. • CB MARCUS JONES had 6 tackles & PD in AFC-C. Had career-high 3 INTs this season. • S CRAIG WOODSON (rookie) had PD in AFC-C & aims for 3rd in row in playoffs with PD.
NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Kaylee Hartung (field reporter), Melissa Stark (field reporter). Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner
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