{"id":735727,"date":"2026-02-07T13:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T13:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/735727\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T13:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T13:50:15","slug":"will-seattle-extend-levis-stadium-reign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/735727\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Seattle extend Levi’s Stadium reign?"},"content":{"rendered":"

SANTA CLARA \u2013 Super Bowl LX is almost here with all its pomp and circumstance. Rather than inundate you with X\u2019s and O\u2019s about LX<\/a>, let\u2019s check out some quirks in this Lombardi Trophy quest:<\/p>\n

TRIVIA TIME<\/p>\n

Name the only player drafted by the Seattle Seahawks who then went to the New England Patriots before next calling Levi\u2019s Stadium home<\/a> and finishing with their second-most sacks in 2018.<\/p>\n

Answer: Cassius Marsh, who\u2019s rooting for the Seahawks over the Patriots<\/a> on the 49ers\u2019 home field this Sunday.<\/p>\n

\"SANTASANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 1: San Francisco 49ers’ Cassius Marsh (54) celebrates a sack against the Oakland Raiders in the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThey drafted me (2014) and I probably spent the best years of my career, fun-wise, on that team. I have so many vets who I love and respect from that team,\u201d Marsh said Thursday on Media Row<\/a> at the Moscone Center. \u201cThe Seahawks is where my heart is. I met my son\u2019s mother there. I just hold more love for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marsh retired a few years ago and owns Cash Cards Unlimited, which sells trading cards online and in two Los Angeles locations. \u201cThe Patriots, I actually really enjoyed watching them this season. They\u2019re a good team,\u201d Marsh added. \u201cBut I definitely see the Seahawks winning this game.\u201d<\/p>\n

AGE APPROPRIATE<\/p>\n

The Patriots\u2019 Drake May can become the youngest starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl, at 23 years and 162 days old. The current record holder is 2005 Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (23 years, 340 days). Three years ago, Brock Purdy was two wins and one elbow ligament away from unseating Roethlisberger, as a 49ers rookie at 23 years and 47 days on what might have been his Super Bowl debut.<\/p>\n

\u2018SEATTLE SOUTH\u2019<\/p>\n

The Seahawks have the best winning percentage of ANY team at Levi\u2019s Stadium, with a minimum of four games. They improved to 8-4 in regular-season action by winning the Jan. 3 visit for the No. 1 seed; they lost their only playoff appearance in the 2022 season\u2019s wild-card game.<\/p>\n

The Patriots are 1-1 at Levi\u2019s Stadium, winning in 2016 with Tom Brady and losing in 2024 when Jacoby Brissett started; Maye made his starting debut two games later.<\/p>\n

The 49ers are 49-46 in regular-season action since moving there in 2014 from Candlestick Park, and 6-0 in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

The Rams\u2019 SoFi Stadium, next season\u2019s Super Bowl site, is known as \u201cLevi\u2019s South\u201d for the 49ers\u2019 past takeovers. The 49ers are 5-1 in regular-season action there (plus the 2021 season\u2019s NFC Championship Game loss). The Rams are 32-18 in regular-season games since moving there in 2020.<\/p>\n

SUBSTATION SCUTTLEBUTT<\/p>\n

There hasn\u2019t been this much talk about electricity at a Super Bowl since the power went out at the 2012 49ers\u2019 Super Bowl loss to Baltimore in New Orleans. But players \u2013 Seahawks, Patriots, and any others past and present \u2013 have been badgered by reporters all week about whether an electrical substation next to the 49ers\u2019 practice field<\/a> is sabotaging players\u2019 health.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a topic of conversation for a long time. It just went viral now, so the conversation has to be had, finally,\u201d Arik Armstead, a 49ers defensive lineman from 2015-23, said at NFL Honors. \u201cI mean, run some tests and see what happens. See what the validity is there, give the players and everyone information. To start moving (the substation or practice field) is putting the cart before the horse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Running back Christian McCaffrey downplayed concerns, saying on the Up & Adams Show<\/a>: \u201cIt would never in a million years be a reason I wouldn\u2019t sign with the Niners. I\u2019m not a scientist, I\u2019m not a doctor, I play football for a living, but I do know there are way too many variables that go into an NFL season to say the substation is what\u2019s causing an injury. That\u2019s an unbelievably blunt statement that I don\u2019t agree with frankly.\u201d<\/p>\n

BE LIKE MIKE<\/p>\n

This is the third Super Bowl matchup between coaches named Mike (Vrabel for the Patriots<\/a>, Macdonald for the Seahawks). In the 1997 season, Mike Shanahan\u2019s Denver Broncos beat Mike Holmgren\u2019s Green Bay Packers 31-24 in San Diego, and, in 2010, Mike McCarthy\u2019s Packers defeated Mike Tomlin\u2019s Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n

New potential 2027 Super Bowl pairing: Mike McCarthy\u2019s Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Mike LaFleur\u2019s Arizona Cardinals.<\/p>\n

FIRST-YEAR WINS<\/p>\n

Vrabel can become the NFL\u2019s first 18-game winner as a first-year coach, including postseason victories. He\u2019s currently tied with George Seifert, who won 17 upon succeeding Bill Walsh and guiding the 1989 49ers to the Lombardi Trophy.<\/p>\n

Perspective: The Raiders won 15 games combined over the past three seasons with three different coaches. Vrabel, by the way, joined the Patriots as a linebacker in 2001, when they launched their dynasty with a \u201cTuck Rule\u201d playoff win over the Raiders; he had three tackles that game.<\/p>\n

NO ANDY REID<\/p>\n

Five of the past six Super Bowls have featured the Andy Reid-coached Kansas City Chiefs. Super Bowl LX does have an Andy (Borregales, the Patriots\u2019 kicker) and, well, a Rashid (Shaheed, the Seahawks\u2019 return specialist).<\/p>\n

COAST TO COAST<\/p>\n

When it comes to Super Bowls featuring West Coast vs. East Coast teams, the last four have been won by the East (2002 Buccaneers d. Raiders, 2012 Ravens d. 49ers, 2014 Patriots d. Seahawks, 2018 Patriots d. Rams). Prior to that, the 1980 and \u201983 Raiders claimed wins over Philadelphia and Washington, and the 1984 49ers pummeled the Dolphins 38-16 at Stanford.<\/p>\n

EARLY BIRD<\/p>\n

Teams that fly in first are 43-16 in Super Bowls. Just kidding. But the Patriots touched down first at San Jos\u00e9 Mineta International Airport on Sunday, almost exactly a week before kickoff.<\/p>\n

Now go look up flight logs dating back decades before this Super Bowl\u2019s estimated departure time of 3:30 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n

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