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Posted on 02/08/2026 9:22:50 PM PST by SeekAndFind
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When the Seattle Seahawks hired Mike Macdonald to be their head coach two years ago, it came at a time when most teams were looking for the next young offensive genius to lead their team.
But Macdonald had a reputation. The “defensive Sean McVay” was mentioned a few times about Macdonald, who was the Baltimore Ravens’ defensive coordinator before he was hired by Seattle.
In Super Bowl LX, Macdonald proved the Seahawks right. Betting on coaches who know how to slow down the NFL’s best offenses can also be a championship formula.
The Seahawks won the second Super Bowl championship in franchise history, and followed the same formula as the first title under the “Legion of Boom” with a 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium.
They had a defensive performance for the ages, completely shutting down Drake Maye and the New England offense in a game that was rarely competitive because the Patriots couldn’t move the ball. The Seahawks allowed 331 total yards, plenty of which came in the fourth quarter with the outcome mostly decided.
When A.J. Barner scored a 16-yard touchdown on a pass from Sam Darnold early in the fourth quarter, this Super Bowl finally had a touchdown and the Seahawks had a commanding 19-0 lead. The low-scoring game wasn’t aesthetically pleasing to the worldwide audience, but the Seahawks won’t make any excuses when they raise a banner next September.
In that first Seattle championship, the Seahawks scored 43 points and blew out the Denver Broncos. They didn’t need nearly as many points to dominate the Patriots in another Super Bowl 12 years later. But the result was equally impressive.
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When the Seahawks won the first Super Bowl title in franchise history, the headliner was the defense. They almost shut out Peyton Manning and the Broncos, which had set an NFL regular-season record with 606 points scored.
The Seahawks weren’t facing an offensive juggernaut like the 2013 Broncos on Sunday, but the Patriots were second in points scored and third in yards in the regular season. And they looked horrible against Seattle.
I just saw the box score. Looks like the “Incompletion Bowl” to me.
https://plaintextsports.com/nfl/2025/super-bowl/sea-ne
Drake Maye looked like a college freshman out there.
He sucked bad
I just fast-forwarded through the NFL’s 23-minute recap of the game with the sound off. It definitely felt like the game was over when the first touchdown was scored early in the 4th quarter.
And that’s with Seattle only rushing 4 lineman.
Dullest game I ever saw....changed the channel...
Commercials any good?
kept changing channels...didn’t really pay attention to them.
That was the toughest defense in Super Bowl history,and I’m a Packer fan, hate to say it.
It’s not Levi’s Stadium.
Such idiocy !
I agree. The “MVP” should be the Seattle defense in general if possible.
85 Bears...please...
There’s a reason it’s often called the Stupor Bowl.
85 bears won by 45 points. Seahawks won because of their defense. How many yards did the bears give up vs Seahawks. By the way Packers won 4 Super Bowl. It’s easy to remember the only one you have.
Without stupidest play called by coach Pete Carroll, this would be 3rd Superbowl win for Seahawks.
I thought maybe the Pats could cover w/ the +4.5; but not even close. Clearly the best team in the NFL this year won the trophy.
As a Seahawks fan, it was fun watching opposing team getting clobbered on their offensive plays.
I think the Steel Curtain and the Ray Lewis Ravens D might have given them a run for the Best-Defense award. I may, of course, be wrong. Different eras, etc.
For instance, I think the 1976 Reds would have been unbeatable in any era, despite some pedestrian starting pitchers. Their defense was impregnable; and almost the whole team batted at or near .300 all year. But, “different eras, etc.”.
Didn’t watch a second of it; worked on barb wire fence instead. Working fence is a frustrating PITA, mostly.
Looks like I chose the more enjoyable activity. :-)
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