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[upstater1]

Seahawks-Patriots: Super Bowl 2026 predictions, picks, odds

The Seahawks and Patriots will again meet in the Super Bowl. We have early predictions, matchup insight, looming questions and team breakdowns.

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Gut-reaction predictions​

Stephania Bell, NFL analyst: Seahawks. Their defense will be the difference-maker here; the consistent, relentless pressure up front will ultimately force costly turnovers by the Patriots.

Matt Bowen, NFL analyst: Seahawks. Their defense has the team speed and physical demeanor up front to limit Maye's ability to create explosive plays.

Jeremy Fowler, national NFL reporter: Seahawks. Most complete team in the league. They can win in several different styles. Darnold's confidence is renewed.

Dan Graziano, national NFL reporter: Seahawks. They've been the best team all season, hiding in plain sight, and they'll make life brutally tough on Maye, who has already been sacked 15 times this postseason.

Dan Orlovsky, NFL analyst: Seahawks. The Patriots' offense isn't good enough to beat this Seattle defense.

Eric Moody, fantasy and betting analyst: Seahawks. Seattle's defense has been formidable all season, and defense still wins championships. The Patriots are averaging just 18.0 points per game this postseason, the fourth fewest by a team entering the Super Bowl and the fewest since 1979. Two of the three teams went on to lose the Super Bowl.

Jason Reid, senior Andscape writer: Seahawks. The Seahawks' top-ranked scoring defense will shut down the Patriots' offense.

Aaron Schatz, NFL analyst: Seahawks. The Seahawks have been No. 1 in my DVOA ratings for most of the second half of the season, and with that defense, I'm expecting a lower-scoring Super Bowl. Seahawks 24, Patriots 18.

Ben Solak, NFL analyst: Seahawks. The Patriots' run against elite defenses ends with the true best unit of the season. With two weeks to plan, Macdonald will have too many tools to fluster and disrupt Maye.

Lindsey Thiry, national NFL reporter: Seahawks. They're playing textbook complementary football on offense, defense and special teams. And they have standout playmakers who can change the game in a moment's notice in each phase.

Seth Walder, NFL analyst: Seahawks. ESPN's FPI, which considers a team's play on a down-to-down basis all season, sees the Seahawks as being in a different class as the Patriots. I'm inclined to trust the numbers. Seahawks by double digits.

Field Yates, NFL analyst: Seahawks. The Patriots have faced an extremely difficult string of defenses this postseason, finding ways to overcome the field in the AFC. But Seattle's roster is superior to the rosters of its first three foes, and I believe Seattle will take home the franchise's second Lombardi Trophy.

 

[Uptown]

This is PERFECT…

 

[JoeSixPat]

First things first

Who's going to win tonight's Pro Bowl?

Only a few more hours to kickoff! Whoo hoo!

AFC is 1.5 point underdogs. That's an insult.

I've got my money on the "under" as I'm expecting a very low scoring game with a big emphasis on Defense tonight.

 

[Uptown]

 

[Kdo5]

The Seahawks are not that much better, if at all, to justify no one picking the Pats. That’s a bit crazy to me.

 

[VrabelJr]

Consensus is usually wrong. Some of these people think we’re worse than the 49ers. We’re a matchup nightmare for Seattle. I expect the right side of our OL to have a massive game.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Love it. I get that more people would probably pick Seattle but seeing it this lobsided shows the clear disrespect and our team is going to feed off it. Even the jarret stidham led broncos were getting SOME picks last week.

 

[TheRainMaker]

I get why they are picking the Seahawks unanimously. It's because the Pats offense have struggled. Had they put up 30+ on the Broncos, we're having a different conversation. They also are lazy, relying on PFF and other stats to predict the game. The eye test had been gone for a while now.

People are going to be shocked when the Pats slow down the Seahawks offense in a big game. Darnold is going to be shell shocked when Gonzalez is up for the challenge and locks up JSN. Cupp will be leaned upon heavily.

In terms of Super Bowl teams the Pats have faced, I'd put this Seahawks team among the worst.

Also, are you guys aware the Seahawks defense named themselves "The Dark Side?" That's embarrassing.

 

[Guts]

Doesn't really matter honestly if you need extra motivation at this point then we screwed
It's the super bowl nothing more needed than that

 

[BTTA]

Doesn't really matter honestly if you need extra motivation at this point then we screwed
It's the super bowl nothing more needed than that

That's true in general. Having something smaller than "its the big game" to focus competitive energy on can be a useful tactic. It allows them to focus more directly on the players across the ball from them.

 

[TheRainMaker]

Doesn't really matter honestly if you need extra motivation at this point then we screwed
It's the super bowl nothing more needed than that

This was also a funny tactic Michael Jordan would use. He'd take a compliment and find a way to be offended by it.

 

[Sect140]

Doesn't really matter honestly if you need extra motivation at this point then we screwed
It's the super bowl nothing more needed than that

I don’t know, the night before the first Pats and Eagles Super Bowl, Bill read from a Philly newspaper that was explaining the parade route the Eagles would take at their victory parade, when he was doing it you could hear a pin drop, Tedy Bruschi said the hair on the back of his neck stood up. It was pretty funny the way Bill did it, I don’t know if you would be interested in this. LOL!

 

[Pape]

Tom Brady not pulling for Patriots in Super Bowl LX: 'I don't have a dog in the fight' Tom Brady not pulling for Patriots in Super Bowl LX: 'I don't have a dog in the fight'​

hey Tom...

 

[NFL Mystique]

Tom Brady is not going to pick the Patriots when his new HC is the Seahawks OC. He is also not going to pick Seattle over the team he spent 20 years with.

 

[Guts]

Tom Brady is not going to pick the Patriots when his new HC is the Seahawks OC. He is also not going to pick Seattle over the team he spent 20 years with.

He's the Raiduuuuuurs owner now and broadcasting as well. There was drama this year over it he's better off staying neutral

Relax my guy he's rooting for the Pats

 

[The Gr8est]

Seahawks-Patriots: Super Bowl 2026 predictions, picks, odds

The Seahawks and Patriots will again meet in the Super Bowl. We have early predictions, matchup insight, looming questions and team breakdowns.

www.espn.com

Gut-reaction predictions​

Stephania Bell, NFL analyst: Seahawks. Their defense will be the difference-maker here; the consistent, relentless pressure up front will ultimately force costly turnovers by the Patriots.

Matt Bowen, NFL analyst: Seahawks. Their defense has the team speed and physical demeanor up front to limit Maye's ability to create explosive plays.

Jeremy Fowler, national NFL reporter: Seahawks. Most complete team in the league. They can win in several different styles. Darnold's confidence is renewed.

Dan Graziano, national NFL reporter: Seahawks. They've been the best team all season, hiding in plain sight, and they'll make life brutally tough on Maye, who has already been sacked 15 times this postseason.

Dan Orlovsky, NFL analyst: Seahawks. The Patriots' offense isn't good enough to beat this Seattle defense.

Eric Moody, fantasy and betting analyst: Seahawks. Seattle's defense has been formidable all season, and defense still wins championships. The Patriots are averaging just 18.0 points per game this postseason, the fourth fewest by a team entering the Super Bowl and the fewest since 1979. Two of the three teams went on to lose the Super Bowl.

Jason Reid, senior Andscape writer: Seahawks. The Seahawks' top-ranked scoring defense will shut down the Patriots' offense.

Aaron Schatz, NFL analyst: Seahawks. The Seahawks have been No. 1 in my DVOA ratings for most of the second half of the season, and with that defense, I'm expecting a lower-scoring Super Bowl. Seahawks 24, Patriots 18.

Ben Solak, NFL analyst: Seahawks. The Patriots' run against elite defenses ends with the true best unit of the season. With two weeks to plan, Macdonald will have too many tools to fluster and disrupt Maye.

Lindsey Thiry, national NFL reporter: Seahawks. They're playing textbook complementary football on offense, defense and special teams. And they have standout playmakers who can change the game in a moment's notice in each phase.

Seth Walder, NFL analyst: Seahawks. ESPN's FPI, which considers a team's play on a down-to-down basis all season, sees the Seahawks as being in a different class as the Patriots. I'm inclined to trust the numbers. Seahawks by double digits.

Field Yates, NFL analyst: Seahawks. The Patriots have faced an extremely difficult string of defenses this postseason, finding ways to overcome the field in the AFC. But Seattle's roster is superior to the rosters of its first three foes, and I believe Seattle will take home the franchise's second Lombardi Trophy.

I was REALLY hoping they would be unanimous in picking Seattle.

 

[neckroll#14]

Most of time it becomes clear early in the Superbowl which team is going to have an easier time of it - in my decades of watching them. Which team is looser vs seems to be pressing? Whose scripted plays (first sequence) seem to be working better? I think we will all know early on if our scouting and strategy is going to work...

 

[The Gr8est]

Tom Brady is not going to pick the Patriots when his new HC is the Seahawks OC. He is also not going to pick Seattle over the team he spent 20 years with.

And the one which will affect the Raiders’ success if this is the start of another dynasty.

 

[NFL Mystique]

He's the Raiduuuuuurs owner now and broadcasting as well. There was drama this year over it he's better off staying neutral

Relax my guy he's rooting for the Pats

I believe deep down he is.

 

[1960Pats]

I stopped watching BSPN more than 10 years ago.