Seattle Seahawks Win Super Bowl LX
Super Bowl LX is in the books, and it was one to remember, that is, if you’re into low-scoring games with more field goals than touchdowns.
The Seattle Seahawks won the second Lombardi trophy in franchise history, shutting down the New England Patriots, 29-13. Until the Patriots got on the board with a Drake Maye to Mack Hollins touchdown with 12:26 left to play, it looked like the game could end as the first Super Bowl ever in which a team was shut out. The Seahawks’ suffocating ‘Darkside’ defense dominated, keeping the Patriots and second-year quarterback Drake Maye out of the end zone and even out of field goal range for the first three quarters.
Through three quarters, Maye and the Patriots turned in one of the worst offensive performances in Super Bowl history. Maye was sacked six times, and by the early fourth quarter, the Pats offense hadn’t advanced the ball beyond the Seahawks 40-yard-line.
The Patriots looked to spark a fourth-quarter comeback after its first touchdown drive, forcing Seattle to punt on its next possession. Maye had his offense in rhythm, that is, until he threw an errant pass that was intercepted by Julian Love. That led to Jason Myers’ Super Bowl record fifth field goal, and a game that was effectively out of reach. The Seahawks defense would put the exclamation point on the game with a defensive touchdown off a strip-sack of Maye late in the fourth quarter. Maye managed a late touchdown throw to running back Rhamondre Stevenson, but by then the game was decided