SANTA CLARA, CA – The kickoff to Super Bowl 60 is nigh, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots set to square off for the Lombardi Trophy – for the second time in 11 years. You probably remember how that ended the first time (if not, we have receipts ... and so does Seattle).
But how will it go this time on Super Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, a venue where the Seahawks have had recent success – including a win in Week 18 of the regular season that earned them the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed – but a place where the Patriots have rarely played (just twice, and once since 2016)?
Here are five Super Bowl predictions from USA TODAY Sports’ Jarrett Bell and Nate Davis:
One of the primary reasons New England caught a wave to Super Sunday was its ability to take the ball away – the Pats generating eight turnovers in their three playoff wins to date. But while the narrative exists that the Seahawks will eventually be undone by a turnover from QB Sam Darnold – he had a league-high 20 this season – he hasn’t given the ball up since Week 17, nor has Seattle as a team during that period. We’ll say that trend continues.
Why are those numbers significant? The Patriots’ top pass catcher only has 11 grabs for 73 yards – total – during New England’s 2025 postseason run. If the Pats are to take down the Seahawks, QB Drake Maye will need to get his No. 1 receiver – and Diggs has a proclivity to shine under the NFL's brightest lights – involved early and often.
