Patriots to Face Seahawks in Super Bowl 2026

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The National Football League (NFL) will host its championship game this Sunday, known as Super Bowl LX. The event will feature two of the league’s most prominent teams: the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.

A rematch of the 2015 Super Bowl, which saw the Patriots win 28-24 against the Seahawks at the University of Phoenix Stadium, is set to take place. The Seahawks are seeking revenge after an 11-year wait and are considered favorites to win their second Vince Lombardi Trophy.

Fourteen teams competed in the NFL playoffs, with seven qualifying from each conference. The four division champions from the National Football Conference (NFC) and the four from the American Football Conference (AFC), along with six wild-card teams, participated in a single-elimination tournament leading up to the main event.

The final four teams remaining played in their respective AFC and NFC Championship Games on January 25. The New England Patriots defeated the Denver Broncos 10-7 in the AFC Championship Game, while the Seattle Seahawks triumphed over the Los Angeles Rams 31-27 in the NFC Championship Game.

The Super Bowl is scheduled to take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, starting at 3:30pm local time. The stadium has a capacity of 68,500 spectators and will host its second Super Bowl event this year, following the 2016 game between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers.

Quarterback Drake Maye of the New England Patriots is expected to start in the Super Bowl, becoming the second-youngest quarterback to do so at 23 years and 162 days old. Maye led the league in completion percentage (72.0 percent) and passer rating (113.5) during the 2025 regular season.

The Seattle Seahawks’ wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is also expected to play a key role in the game, having led the league in receiving yards with 1,793 yards and breaking the Seahawks’ single-season mark of 1,303 yards.

Source: Al Jazeera