\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe New England Patriots \u2013 trailing 12-0 to the Seattle Seahawks — now have 15 minutes left of Super Bowl 60 to make something happen. In the first three quarters, QB Drake Maye was sacked four times while Seattle scored four field goals. It’s a record-setting 12th Super Bowl appearance for the Patriots, who could break a tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl wins in NFL history.The Seahawks have won three in a row against the Patriots, but both teams are vastly different since they last met in 2024. New England holds ultimate bragging rights with its 28-24 win against Seattle in Super Bowl 49. Seattle has one previous Super Bowl trophy. According to odds reported by BetMGM, the Seahawks are favored by 4 1\/2.Who needs offense? How \u2019bout those special teams?The game was expected to be a matchup of two stingy defenses.It was in the first half, and it was a very busy day for both special teams.The Patriots punted on five of their six drives. That counts a final possession that was just a one-play kneel down with 11 seconds left.Seattle got three field goals from Jason Myers.With JSN grounded, Seattle is clawing away on the groundThe Seahawks have settled for field goals but hold a two-score lead heading into halftime thanks to kicker Jason Myers\u2019 third conversion. He made a 40-yard field goal with 11 seconds remaining in the second quarter.It hasn\u2019t been pretty for Seattle\u2019s offense, which ranked fifth in scoring in the regular season. Sam Darnold, who is fresh off his second straight Pro Bowl season, was nearly picked off by cornerback Christian Gonzalez on third down. Instead, the pass fell harmlessly to the turf for Darnold\u2019s 13th incompletion of the first half. Darnold is 9 of 22 for 88 yards.The Seahawks continue to run the ball well, though. Kenneth Walker III has 94 yards on 14 carries, but 59 of those came on two runs. Otherwise, New England has done a solid job of slowing him down.Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who had the most yards receiving of any player in the NFL in the regular season, was targeted seven times and only caught one pass for 4 yards. Veteran Cooper Kupp has been Seattle\u2019s best offensive player with four catches for 44 yards.New England has just 51 yards of offense in first halfNew England managed just four first downs, 51 total yards and converted only 2 of 7 third downs in the first half against the stingy Seahawks defense.The 51 yards are second-fewest in a first half over the last 35 Super Bowls \u2014 and the only team with fewer in that 35-year stretch was the Chiefs with 23 last season. The only time the Patriots had fewer was -19 against the Bears in Super Bowl 20.The Pats\u2019 O-line isn\u2019t giving Maye much timeIf the Patriots are going to get anything going on offense, they\u2019ll need to keep Drake Maye upright.Maye is first QB to be sacked three times on the first four drives of a Super Bowl since Tom Brady in Super Bowl 42 vs the Giants.Maye is 5-of-7 passing for 39 yards.Kenneth Walker III is keeping Seattle movingWhile the Seahawks have struggled to throw the ball, Walker is finding holes and making the Pats pay.Walker ran for 55 of his 71 yards in the game on Seattle\u2019s second scoring drive. It was the most in a single drive in the Super Bowl since Willie Parker had 75 \u2014 all on one run \u2014 for the Pittsburgh Steelers versus the Seahawks in Super Bowl 40.Since reserve running back Zach Charbonnet went down with a season-ending knee injury against the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round, Walker has taken on the role of bell cow and run with it. Including the Super Bowl, Walker has run the ball 47 times for 249 yards rushing and four touchdowns in the playoffs.Walker continuing to dominate on the ground would buoy the Seahawks\u2019 chances of hanging onto their lead.The teams New England finished No. 2 in the NFL in points per game while Seattle ranked third, with their regular-season scoring totals separated by seven points. Defensively, Seattle brings the NFL\u2019s top-ranked scoring defense into the matchup, allowing 17.2 points per game, while New England finished fourth at 18.8.If New England comes out on top, the Patriots squad would join the 1981 San Francisco 49ers, the 1999 St. Louis Rams, the 2001 Patriots, the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles and the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the only teams to follow a losing record with a Super Bowl victory. A win would also propel Drake Maye into the NFL record books as the youngest quarterback to ever win the championship.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tSANTA CLARA, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
The New England Patriots \u2013 trailing 12-0 to the Seattle Seahawks — now have 15 minutes left of Super Bowl 60 to make something happen. In the first three quarters, QB Drake Maye was sacked four times while Seattle scored four field goals. <\/p>\n
It’s a record-setting 12th Super Bowl appearance for the Patriots, who could break a tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl wins in NFL history.<\/p>\n
The Seahawks have won three in a row against the Patriots, but both teams are vastly different since they last met in 2024. New England holds ultimate bragging rights with its 28-24 win against Seattle in Super Bowl 49. Seattle has one previous Super Bowl trophy. <\/p>\n
According to odds reported by BetMGM, the Seahawks are favored by 4 1\/2.<\/p>\n
Who needs offense? How \u2019bout those special teams?<\/p>\n
The game was expected to be a matchup of two stingy defenses.<\/p>\n
It was in the first half, and it was a very busy day for both special teams.<\/p>\n
The Patriots punted on five of their six drives. That counts a final possession that was just a one-play kneel down with 11 seconds left.<\/p>\n
Seattle got three field goals from Jason Myers.<\/p>\n
With JSN grounded, Seattle is clawing away on the ground<\/p>\n
The Seahawks have settled for field goals but hold a two-score lead heading into halftime thanks to kicker Jason Myers\u2019 third conversion. He made a 40-yard field goal with 11 seconds remaining in the second quarter.<\/p>\n
It hasn\u2019t been pretty for Seattle\u2019s offense, which ranked fifth in scoring in the regular season. Sam Darnold, who is fresh off his second straight Pro Bowl season, was nearly picked off by cornerback Christian Gonzalez on third down. Instead, the pass fell harmlessly to the turf for Darnold\u2019s 13th incompletion of the first half. Darnold is 9 of 22 for 88 yards.<\/p>\n
The Seahawks continue to run the ball well, though. Kenneth Walker III has 94 yards on 14 carries, but 59 of those came on two runs. Otherwise, New England has done a solid job of slowing him down.<\/p>\n
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who had the most yards receiving of any player in the NFL in the regular season, was targeted seven times and only caught one pass for 4 yards. Veteran Cooper Kupp has been Seattle\u2019s best offensive player with four catches for 44 yards.<\/p>\n
New England has just 51 yards of offense in first half<\/p>\n
New England managed just four first downs, 51 total yards and converted only 2 of 7 third downs in the first half against the stingy Seahawks defense.<\/p>\n
The 51 yards are second-fewest in a first half over the last 35 Super Bowls \u2014 and the only team with fewer in that 35-year stretch was the Chiefs with 23 last season. The only time the Patriots had fewer was -19 against the Bears in Super Bowl 20.<\/p>\n
The Pats\u2019 O-line isn\u2019t giving Maye much time<\/p>\n
If the Patriots are going to get anything going on offense, they\u2019ll need to keep Drake Maye upright.<\/p>\n
Maye is first QB to be sacked three times on the first four drives of a Super Bowl since Tom Brady in Super Bowl 42 vs the Giants.<\/p>\n
Maye is 5-of-7 passing for 39 yards.<\/p>\n
Kenneth Walker III is keeping Seattle moving<\/p>\n
While the Seahawks have struggled to throw the ball, Walker is finding holes and making the Pats pay.<\/p>\n
Walker ran for 55 of his 71 yards in the game on Seattle\u2019s second scoring drive. It was the most in a single drive in the Super Bowl since Willie Parker had 75 \u2014 all on one run \u2014 for the Pittsburgh Steelers versus the Seahawks in Super Bowl 40.<\/p>\n
Since reserve running back Zach Charbonnet went down with a season-ending knee injury against the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round, Walker has taken on the role of bell cow and run with it. Including the Super Bowl, Walker has run the ball 47 times for 249 yards rushing and four touchdowns in the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Walker continuing to dominate on the ground would buoy the Seahawks\u2019 chances of hanging onto their lead.<\/p>\n
The teams <\/p>\n
New England finished No. 2 in the NFL in points per game while Seattle ranked third, with their regular-season scoring totals separated by seven points. Defensively, Seattle brings the NFL\u2019s top-ranked scoring defense into the matchup, allowing 17.2 points per game, while New England finished fourth at 18.8.<\/p>\n
If New England comes out on top, the Patriots squad would join the 1981 San Francisco 49ers, the 1999 St. Louis Rams, the 2001 Patriots, the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles and the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the only teams to follow a losing record with a Super Bowl victory. A win would also propel Drake Maye into the NFL record books as the youngest <\/a>quarterback to ever win the championship. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New England Patriots \u2013 trailing 12-0 to the Seattle Seahawks — now have 15 minutes left of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":739280,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2081],"tags":[53166,1443,833,7,853,4463,6242,16132,7502,249,6,883,37016,57,529,11321,252,7910,238,237,261,2635,23840,106575,185,106576,855,11351,4377],"class_list":["post-739279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-seattle-seahawks","tag-betmgm","tag-california","tag-drake-maye","tag-football","tag-game","tag-history","tag-levi","tag-levis-stadium","tag-massachusetts","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl","tag-no","tag-patriot","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-point","tag-record","tag-san-francisco-49ers","tag-santa-clara","tag-seahawks","tag-seattle","tag-seattle-seahawks","tag-seattleseahawks","tag-super-bowl-60","tag-super-bowl-live","tag-team","tag-top-ranked-scoring-defense","tag-washington","tag-wcvb","tag-win"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116038322738122454","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/739280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}