With a defensive display, the Seattle Seahawks They defeated the team 29-13 on Sunday New England Patriots and were crowned NFL Super Bowl champions for the first time since 2014.
Seattle, which arrived as a favorite for the duel in Santa Clara, California, imposed its law with the best defense of the championship, which ruined the Patriots’ attempt to win their first Super Bowl since the departure of Tom Brady in 2020.
Unexpected finalist, New England lived a nightmare night when fighting for a seventh American Football League (NFL) title, with which it would have broken its tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers and emerged as the most winning franchise.
Seahawks kicker Jason Myersbroke the Super Bowl record with five field goals while Andy Borregales, the first Venezuelan in an NFL final, scored the additional point of the Patriots’ first touchdown, when they were already falling 19-0.
The Most Valuable Player (MVP) award of the clash did not go to either of the quarterbacks, Sam Darnold (Seahawks) and Drake Maye (Patriots), for the first time since 2022. The running back (runner) Kenneth Walker III He earned this recognition, the first for a player of his position since 1998, after hammering New England all night with 137 rushing yards and another 26 receiving yards.
“It’s a dream come true, because a lot of people play their entire careers and never get that far. It’s a blessing,” declared Walker III, the backbone of the resurrection of a franchise that was out of the playoffs the last two years. “We have gone through difficult times this season, but we have stayed united. Those adversities have shown who we are as a team,” he stressed.
The young man Drake Maye He reached 295 passing yards and two touchdowns for New England, but also committed two costly interceptions against maestro Brady, the leader of New England’s six rings between 2002 and 2019. At 23 years old, the talented Maye aspired to be the youngest quarterback to win the title, but the glory was left to him Sam Darnold28, who settled all the pending bills of a career in which he was constantly underestimated. The quarterback, who played for four teams before settling in Seattle, recorded 202 passing yards and a touchdown. “It’s incredible. Everything that has happened in my career… but doing it with this team, I wouldn’t change it for anything,” said Darnold, who many considered a failure and was highly criticized at the beginning of his career. Seattle is his fifth team in eight seasons.
For Seattle, a franchise that could soon be up for sale, this victory was also revenge for its cruel defeat against Brady’s Patriots in the 2015 Super Bowl. On that occasion, Seattle was on the verge of revalidating its only crown of 2014 because of a memorable interception by Malcolm Butler in the final seconds.
This Sunday, the Patriots tried to appeal to the mystique of their dynasty by tasking Butler himself with ringing the ceremonial bell before the clash. But, immune to provocation, it only took three minutes for the Seahawks to take control of the scoreboard with Myers’ first 33-yard field goal. The spotlight later went to their relentless defensive unit, which began to torment Maye with two sacks in the first quarter alone.
In defense, Christian González, a member of the large Latin representation in this final, provided a providential hand to prevent the ball from reaching Rashid Shaheed in the last 30 yards for New England. The coverage of the cornerback, whose father is Colombian, prevented the touchdown, but Seattle put three more points in their box with another 39-yard field goal by Myers. With 16 seconds left before halftime, González once again prevented another Jaxon Smith-Njigba touchdown and Seattle settled for another Myers kick to go ahead 9-0.
The arid first half gave way at Levi’s Stadium to the exuberant and vindictive celebration of Latin music by Bad Bunny, who was joined by his compatriot Ricky Martin and Lady Gaga as special guests. With the crowd ecstatic, both teams engaged in another melee until the third quarter ended without a touchdown, for the second time in a Super Bowl. Maye made his only mark with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Mack Hollins that pulled them within 19-7 with 12 minutes left.
But emulating a feat like Brady’s in 2017, when the Patriots came back from 28-3 down against the Falcons, was an impossible dream for his young successor. Linebacker Uchenna Nwosu, with a 45-yard touchdown run, sealed Seattle’s revenge.
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date: 2026-02-09 19:55:00