SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Coach Mike Vrabel expects an "identity war" when his New England Patriots meet the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in Super Bowl LX, he said Monday.
A minor earthquake hit San Ramon, Calif., on Monday morning, but additional soil shifted hours later south in the Bay Area when Patriots and Seahawks players kicked off Super Bowl week at opening night in San Jose.
Players from both teams fielded questions, which flew at them with the unpredictability of bouncing footballs. Fans flocked to the San Jose Convention Center just to catch glimpses of the NFL stars. Hundreds of reporters shouted questions, with content spanning from the mundane to bizarre.
But one thing was clear: the explicitly expressed identities of Vrabel's Patriots and coach Mike Macdonald's Seahawks. And neither coach is willing to budge ahead of their quest for a Lombardi Trophy.
"This will be a great identity matchup for us," Vrabel said. "This will be an identity war on the biggest stage. They play hard. Their defense runs to the football. They cause a lot of turnovers.
