Super Bowl LX, a revenge rematch of 2015’s Super Bowl XLIX between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, took place in Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Feb. 8. In this Super Bowl match, the final score was 29-13, in which the Seahawks outscored the Patriots. Because the Seahawks won this championship game, the MVP (Most Valuable Player) was from this team, namely running back Kenneth Walker.
This Super Bowl marked the New England Patriots’ 12th Super Bowl appearance and 6th Super Bowl loss. This Super Bowl marked the Seattle Seahawks’ 4th Super Bowl appearance and 2nd Super Bowl win.
Before the game started, there was a coin toss, in which Joe Montana, the former quarterback of the local team the San Francisco 49ers, was in charge. The Seattle Seahawks, the designated visiting team, called tails on the opening toss and lost. The New England Patriots, the designated home team, elected to receive the ball at the start of the second half of the game.
People who supported the Seattle Seahawks during the Super Bowl were fortunate to not see the New England Patriots win their 7th championship, which would have put them the only team with the most Super Bowl wins.
Eric Golden, a math teacher at Lane, rooted for the Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl.
“I am happy that [the winner of this year’s Super Bowl] was not the Patriots,” Golden said.
Similarly, freshman Hunter Palaniuk is a Seahawks fan. The reason he is a supporter for the Seahawks is that he was originally from the state of Washington. “It’s honestly really great to see the Seahawks win,” Palaniuk said.
On the other side, people who supported the New England Patriots during the Super Bowl were disappointed with their loss.
Junior Julius Raymundo rooted for the New England Patriots during the Super Bowl. Raymundo said, “I felt like [the New England Patriots loss] was very disappointing because I have [seen] they didn’t really put up that much of a fight.”
During the first quarter, the Seattle Seahawks scored only one field goal consisting of three points, which was successfully done by placekicker Jason Myers. The New England Patriots however did not score anything by the end of the quarter, having the
Seahawks lead by 3 points.
During the second quarter, the Seattle Seahawks scored two field goals, scoring another six points. Both of these field goals were also successfully done by Myers. Like the previous quarter, the New England Patriots did not score anything by the end of the quarter, having the Seahawks extend their lead to 9 points.
Because the Seattle Seahawks were the only team to score during the first half of the game with field goals only, people felt like the game was boring at this point. Palaniuk said the Super Bowl was “kind of boring in the 1st half, honestly, with only 3 field goals and nothing else really that happened.”
“But I was happy that the Seattle Seahawks were up at halftime,” Palaniuk continued.
This could be explained by the defensive strength on both sides of the game during the first half. The Seattle Seahawks were 1st in the NFL (National Football League) for scoring defense and the New England Patriots were 4th for the same metric during the 2025 NFL Season.
Raymundo said, “[The Super Bowl] was more of a defensive game.”
Palaniuk agreed with Raymundo on the fact that defense was a significant part of the game.
“I just really liked how [the Seattle Seahawks] defensive linemen were getting a lot of sacks, and yeah, they put on a good defense,” Palaniuk said.
Raymundo questioned what the New England Patriots were doing every time quarterback Drake Maye got sacked.
“[The New England Patriots’ offensive line] need to be protecting the quarterback,” he said.
During the third quarter, the Seattle Seahawks scored their fourth field goal in the game, which was also successfully done by Myers. Like the previous two quarters, the New England Patriots did not score anything by the end of the quarter, having the Seahawks extend their lead to 12 points.
Raymundo was disappointed with how the New England Patriots went three quarters into the game, without scoring a touchdown, nor even a field goal.
The fourth quarter was when both teams made their first touchdown of the Super Bowl. For the Seattle Seahawks, its first touchdown involved tight end AJ Barner catching the football thrown by quarterback Sam Darnold for 16 yards and the extra point was successfully kicked by Myers. The New England Patriots’ first touchdown involved wide receiver Mack Hollins catching the football thrown by Maye for 35 yards and the extra point was successfully kicked by kicker Andres Borregales.
“Drake made through a really good touchdown,” Palaniuk said. “Honestly, that had me a little bit worried.”
Raymundo said, “I liked at the end when [the New England Patriots] started getting touchdowns.”
The Seattle Seahawks made their fifth field goal in the game as an addition
during the same quarter, which was also successfully done by Myers. The New England Patriots did not make a field goal in the fourth quarter, nor in any of the first three quarters of the Super Bowl.
“I did like seeing Jason Myers kick a lot of field goals [at five field goals],” Palaniuk said.
There was only one touchdown in the game that involved an interception. Maye, who is the quarterback for the New England Patriots, was hit by cornerback Devon Witherspoon of the Seattle Seahawks, which caused the ball to come loose. Linebacker Uchenna Nwosu picked up the ball and scored a touchdown for the Seahawks, in which the extra point was successfully kicked by Myers.
Palaniuk said he was happy that the Seattle Seahawks “really upped their defense and got that defensive touchdown.”
“I really like the interception [from Nwosu] got,” he said.
The New England Patriots made their second touchdown during the fourth quarter, which involved running back Rhamondre Stevenson catching the football from Maye for 7 yards.
The second half of the Super Bowl involved both teams making at least one touchdown, causing the number of points scored for both teams to be significantly higher in this half compared to the first half. As a result, people found the second half to be more interesting to watch.
Palaniuk said, “The 2nd half felt a little more fast-paced.”
He said as a result the Super Bowl “got a lot better” during this half of the game.
During the Super Bowl, the Seattle Seahawks had 335 total yards, 194 passing yards, 141 rushing yards, and had an average of 4.7 yards per play. On the other hand, the New England Patriots had 331 total yards, 252 passing yards, 79 rushing yards, and had an average of 4.9 yards per play.
