Seahawks unsurprisingly dominate Patriots in Super Bowl LX
Super Bowl LX, contrary to a captivating National Football League season that precluded it, was one of the dullest products in recent memory.
In a matchup that featured a quarterback who was one vote away from being the MVP and a wide receiver who had a record-shattering season worthy of “Offensive Player of the Year” honors, very little offense was seen until the final minutes of the big game. While it was a negative outlook for the game, most could predict this.
The New England Patriots, coming off a huge rebound from 3 wins the previous year, had a Cinderella season led by a 23-year-old phenom at quarterback in Drake Maye. But despite having a league-high 14 wins, very few experts bought into it.
Many accused the Patriots of a fraudulent season due to a historically easy schedule. Others, however, pointed out that as a team, they could only play who was in front of them, and still were among the league’s best. These accusations, however, could not be held against the Seattle Seahawks, whose 14 wins were less a cakewalk, but more so a gauntlet.
Seattle boasted the third-best offense and the best defense in the league during the season, and despite having middling expectations, silenced any doubters and rose to juggernaut status out of the NFC West.
The only thing going for the Patriots was the pure magic that seemed to surround them since the turn of the 21st century, with six Super Bowl wins in nine appearances.
Many predicted a new dynasty around the corner. But with this game, the only thing proven was how football fans tend to overlook the most obvious things.
From the moment the game was underway, the Patriots’ offense was completely unable to score. In fact, it took until the 12:27 mark of the fourth quarter for the Patriots to put their first points up on the board following a Mack Hollins touchdown.
The problem, however, was that the Seahawks had already put up 19, and with a Drake Maye interception on the next drive, the game was sealed. Seattle dominated on the ground as running back Kenneth Walker III won MVP honors with 161 total scrimmage yards.
But all that was really needed for Seattle was the offense to just stay afloat, because the defense led by Devon Witherspoon and Byron Murphy II put up an all-time Super Bowl performance with six sacks and two interceptions.
A forgettable Super Bowl in the books, yes. But it was one that crowned the best team, despite how uncompetitive and unentertaining it may have been.
