Super Bowl LX

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Super Bowl LX
DateFebruary 8, 2026
Kickoff time3:30 p.m. PT
Stadium Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, California
FavoriteSeahawks by 4.5 [1]
Referee Shawn Smith [2]
Ceremonies
National anthem Charlie Puth
Halftime show Bad Bunny [3]
TV in the United States
Network Broadcast:
NBC
Telemundo (Spanish)
Streaming:
Peacock
NFL+
Announcers Mike Tirico (play-by-play)
Cris Collinsworth (analyst)
Melissa Stark and Kaylee Hartung (sideline reporters)
Terry McAulay (rules analyst)
Radio in the United States
Network Westwood One
Announcers Kevin Harlan (play-by-play)
Kurt Warner (analyst)
Laura Okmin (sideline reporter)
Gene Steratore (rules analyst)

Super Bowl LX is the upcoming championship game of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2025 season. It will be played between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriotsin a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX eleven years earlier. The game is scheduled to take place on February 8, 2026, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the second Super Bowl to be held in the stadium and the third in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Seattle finished with an improved 14-3 record while topping the NFC for the first time since 2014. In their fourth Super Bowl appearance, the Seahawks are seeking their second title following Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014 during Seattle's Legion of Boom era. Seattle also looks to rectify their initial loss to the Patriots. New England finished by vastly improving upon their dismal 2024 record also with 14-3. The Patriots defeated the top-seeded Broncos in the AFC championship, extending league records with their twelfth Super Bowl appearance while seeking a seventh title. In addition, the game will mark New England's first Super Bowl in the post-Brady–Belichick era which concluded after the Patriots won Super Bowl LIII in their previous appearance.

The game will be broadcast on NBC and streaming alternatively on Peacock and NFL+. Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny will perform the Super Bowl LX halftime show.

Background

Host selection

Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the venue of the game Levi's Stadium in February 2016 prior to Super Bowl 50 (24398261729).jpg
Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the venue of the game

The league has made all decisions regarding hosting sites from Super Bowl LVII (held in February 2023) onward. There is no bidding process per site. The league selects a potential venue unilaterally, the chosen team puts together a hosting proposal, and then the league owners vote to determine whether it is acceptable. [4]

On May 22, 2023, the NFL then announced that Super Bowl LX would be played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, home of the San Francisco 49ers. This is the third Super Bowl in the San Francisco Bay Area and second at Levi's Stadium. Super Bowl XIX, played at Stanford Stadium in 1985, was won by San Francisco 49ers over the Miami Dolphins. More recently, Super Bowl 50, played at Levi's Stadium in 2016, featured the Denver Broncos defeating the Carolina Panthers. [5]

As has been tradition since Super Bowl LVI, the Super Bowl logo includes Roman numerals featuring imagery from the host city/region. For Super Bowl LX, the logo was revealed on February 9, 2025, in a social media post by game broadcaster NBC Sports following the conclusion of Super Bowl LIX, [6] ahead of a formal unveiling at a post-game press conference in New Orleans the next day. [7] The Roman numerals have a CMYK theme, incorporating Bay Area landmarks such as the San Francisco skyline, the Golden Gate Bridge, and redwood trees. [7]

Super Bowl week events

The Super Bowl Experience will be hosted at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. [8]

In October 2025, it was announced that the 2026 Pro Bowl Games would be held on the Tuesday prior to the Super Bowl, February 3, at the Moscone Center, downsizing the event and integrating it into the Super Bowl's festivities. [8]

Teams

Seattle Seahawks

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the league in receiving yards

The Seattle Seahawks finished the 2025 season with a 14–3 record under second-year head coach Mike Macdonald. [9] This will be their fourth appearance, having last won 2013's Super Bowl XLVIII and last appeared in Super Bowl XLIX the following year, both during their Legion of Boom era. [10] They remained in playoff contention over the next decade, even after the end of the Legion of Boom, but had not returned to the Super Bowl. [11]

Following back-to-back years of narrowly missing the playoffs, the Seahawks sought to retain two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Geno Smith for the 2025 season, but a contract dispute led to them trading Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders. [12] [13] The same day as Smith's trade, Seattle signed free agent quarterback Sam Darnold, who was coming off a breakout season with the Minnesota Vikings. [14] [15] [16] Darnold, the third overall pick of the 2018 NFL draft, had gone through three teams in six years with little success until he helped bring Minnesota to the playoffs and was named to his first Pro Bowl. [17] After Darnold struggled near the end of the season, he was not re-signed by the Vikings, allowing Seattle to acquire him. [18] The Seahawks made further changes to the offense by parting ways with veteran wide receivers Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf by release and a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers, respectively. [19] [20] [21] New wide receivers included Cooper Kupp, the 2021 Offensive Player of the Year, who was signed in free agency after being released by the Los Angeles Rams, and Tory Horton, who was taken in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft. [22] [23] [24] [25] The day of the NFL trade deadline, the Seahawks acquired Pro Bowl wide receiver Rashid Shaheed from the New Orleans Saints. [26] On defense, the Seahawks signed four-time Pro Bowl linebacker DeMarcus Lawrence in free agency after he missed most of the 2024 season with the Dallas Cowboys due to a foot injury. [27] [28]

Seattle's offense saw improvement, going from 14th in yards and 18th in points to eighth in yards and third in points. [29] [30] Darnold received a second Pro Bowl selection after throwing for 4,038 yards and 24 touchdowns, along with having a career-high completion percentage of 67.7%, although he also led the league in fumbles at 11 and turnovers at 20. [31] [32] Wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba was the league's receiving yards leader at 1,793, earning him Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors. [33] [34] He also led the team in receiving touchdowns at 10. [35] Smith-Njigba was complemented by Kupp, who added 593 receiving yards and 2 receiving touchdowns, and Horton, who added 161 receiving yards and 5 receiving touchdowns, although a shoulder injury forced Horton to miss the playoffs. [36] [37] Tight end AJ Barner assisted the passing game with 519 yards and 6 touchdowns. [38] The rushing game was led by running backs Kenneth Walker, who was Seattle's leading rusher at 1,027 yards and scored 5 touchdowns, and Zach Charbonnet, who led the Seahawks in rushing touchdowns at 12 and had 730 yards. [39]

The Seahawks had the top scoring defense, previously ranking 12th, and were sixth in yards, previously ranking 14th. [40] [41] Earning both Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors was defensive end Leonard Williams, who had 62 tackles. [34] Williams and defensive tackle Byron Murphy II both led the team in sacks at 7 each, with Murphy adding another 62 tackles. [42] Cornerback Devon Witherspoon also received Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors, obtaining 72 tackles. [43] Linebacker Ernest Jones was the team leader in tackles at 126 and interceptions at 5, earning him a second-team All-Pro selection. [34] Also named to the Pro Bowl was Lawrence, who had 53 tackles and 6 sacks. [32] The defense was bolstered by linebackers Drake Thomas, who had 96 tackles, and Tyrice Knight, who had 57 tackles. [44] [45] The backfield featured safety Nick Emmanwori with 81 tackles and one interception, safety Coby Bryant with 66 tackles and four interceptions, safety Ty Okada with 65 tackles and one interception, and cornerback Josh Jobe with 54 tackles and one interception. [42] On special teams, Shaheed was the only player in the league to score both a kick return touchdown and a punt return touchdown, earning him Pro Bowl honors as a kick returner. [32] Punter Michael Dickson, who had the sixth-longest punt average at 49.9, received a second-team All-Pro selection. [34]

New England Patriots

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Mike Vrabel won three Super Bowls with the Patriots as a player before becoming their head coach

The New England Patriots finished the 2025 season with a 14–3 record under first-year head coach Mike Vrabel. [46] This will be their 12th appearance, extending their record for the most in NFL history. [47] They won a record six Super Bowls during the franchise's dynasty under the leadership of quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick, concluding with a victory in 2018's Super Bowl LIII. [48] Following the departure of Brady in 2020, the Patriots were unable to continue their success and had not won a playoff game since their last championship run. [49]

By 2025, the Patriots had regressed to one of the worst teams in the league, finishing the past two seasons with a 4–13 record at the bottom of the AFC East. [50] During this period, they selected quarterback Drake Maye third overall in the 2024 NFL draft, who earned Pro Bowl honors despite the team's struggles. [51] The lack of success led to coaching turnover, with Belichick mutually parting ways after the 2023 season and his successor, Jerod Mayo, lasting only one year. [52] [53] Named New England's next head coach was Vrabel, the 2021 Coach of the Year with the Tennessee Titans, who played for the Patriots when they won their first three Super Bowls. [54] Josh McDaniels also rejoined the Patriots as offensive coordinator for the third time, previously holding the position from 2006 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2021. [55] To help improve the offense, New England signed four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who was returning from an ACL injury he suffered the past year with the Houston Texans. [56] [57] New England also took running back TreVeyon Henderson in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft. [58] Defensive acquisitions included linebacker Robert Spillane following a career season with the Las Vegas Raiders and linebacker Harold Landry after he was released by the Titans. [59] [60] [61]

The season saw New England's offense go from second-worst in yards and third-worst in points to third in yards and second in points. [29] [30] Maye threw for 4,394 yards and 31 touchdowns, both of which led the AFC, while leading the league in completion percentage at 72% and passer rating at 113.5. [62] He also rushed for 450 yards and 4 touchdowns. [63] Maye received Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors, in addition to being named a finalist for Most Valuable Player. [64] [65] Diggs led the team in receiving yards at 1,013 and scored 4 receiving touchdowns. [66] [67] Tight end Hunter Henry was the team's receiving touchdowns leader, scoring 7 while obtaining 768 receiving yards. [68] The passing game was rounded out by wide receivers Kayshon Boutte, who had 551 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns, Mack Hollins, who had 550 receiving yards and 2 receiving touchdowns, and DeMario Douglas, who had 447 receiving yards and 4 receiving touchdowns. [69] [70] [71] Henderson led the Patriots in both rushing yards at 911 and rushing touchdowns at 9. [72] Running back Rhamondre Stevenson added to the rushing game with 603 yards and 7 touchdowns. [73]

New England's defense went from 22nd in yards and points to eighth in yards and fourth in points. [40] [41] Named to the Pro Bowl was cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who led the team in solo tackles at 54 and had a total of 69. [64] [74] The most combined tackles were held by Spillane at 97, who also had two interceptions. [75] Along with having 49 tackles, Landry was the team's leader in sacks at 8.5. [76] Leading the Patriots in interceptions was safety Jaylinn Hawkins at 4, who had 71 tackles. [77] Linebackers Christian Elliss and Jack Gibbens added 94 and 81 tackles, respectively. [78] The defensive backs included safety Craig Woodson with 79 tackles and cornerback Carlton Davis with 69 tackles. [79] Cornerback Marcus Jones, who had 65 tackles and one interception, earned second-team All-Pro honors as a punt returner after scoring 2 punt return touchdowns, the most in the league. [65]

Playoffs

The Seahawks, as the NFC's No. 1 seed, were granted a bye in the Wild Card Round. [80] Despite Darnold dealing with an injured oblique, they won the Divisional Round in a 41–6 rout against their NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers, who had lost many players to injury. [81] Charbonnet suffered a torn ACL during the game that forced him to miss the remainder of the postseason. [82] Seattle faced another divisional rival, the Los Angeles Rams, in the NFC Championship Game. After splitting their regular season matchups in two close contests, the Seahawks emerged victorious over the Rams in another one score game, 31–27, to advance to their first Super Bowl in 11 years. [83]

The Patriots, the AFC's No. 2 seed, defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 16–3 in the Wild Card Round, the team's first playoff win since 2018. [84] In the Divisional Round against the Houston Texans, the Patriots recorded five turnovers, including four interceptions, to secure the 28–16 victory, despite Maye fumbling four times and losing two. [85] The AFC Championship Game pitted the Patriots against the top seeded Denver Broncos, who had defeated New England in all four of their past playoff games at home, but were also forced to start backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham after starter Bo Nix suffered a knee injury in the previous round. [86] [87] Amid a defensive battle in snow conditions, the Patriots won 10–7 to reach their 12th Super Bowl. [88]

Pre-game notes

The game will be a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX, which was played 11 years earlier. That game saw the Patriots defeat the Seahawks, 28–24, highlighted by Malcolm Butler's interception of Russell Wilson at the 1-yard line with 20 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. [89] The Super Bowl rematch features no players from either team from the previous Super Bowl match-up. The Seahawks' general manager in the 2014 title game, John Schneider, remained in that role for this Super Bowl. [90] Josh McDaniels, serving his third stint as Patriots offensive coordinator, held that position during his second stint with the Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. [91]

This is the first Super Bowl since Super Bowl XXXVIII to feature two teams who missed the playoffs the previous season. [92] It was also the most unlikely Super Bowl matchup in at least 50 years based on preseason odds, with Seattle 60–1 to win the Super Bowl and New England 80–1. [93]

The Seahawks have the opportunity to win the Super Bowl at the home of their division rival, the San Francisco 49ers. [94] Meanwhile, quarterback Sam Darnold is 0–4 lifetime against New England, having thrown nine interceptions in the four games. Darnold was previously in the Patriots division, the AFC East, starting his career with the New York Jets. [95] In a 2019 game, a struggling Darnold said he was "seeing ghosts" against New England's defense, a phrase he became known for before a career resurgence with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024 and Seattle in 2025. [96] [97] [98]

As the designated home team in the annual rotation between the two conferences, the Patriots chose to wear white away jerseys and white pants, becoming the first "home" team to choose to wear white since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. [99] The Seahawks will don their navy blue home jerseys and navy blue pants. [100] The teams will match the jersey colors used in Super Bowl XLIX, with the only difference in uniform being the Patriots’ use of white pants instead of blue pants. In addition to the Super Bowl patch, the jerseys of both teams will feature a USA 250 patch in recognition of the United States Semiquincentennial. [101]

Broadcasting

United States

Television

Super Bowl LX is scheduled to be televised by NBC. It will be the third Super Bowl to be broadcast as part of the current 11-year NFL television contract, which allows a four-year rotation between CBS, Fox, NBC, and ABC/ESPN. Under this rotation, NBC airs the Super Bowl during the same years it has its Winter Olympics coverage. Super Bowl LX will be the second time in which the game is scheduled within the date range of an ongoing Olympics event, joining Super Bowl LVI. This Super Bowl coincides with the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. [102] [103] As it has in previous years, NBC will offer bundled packages of commercial slots covering the Super Bowl, Olympics and (new for 2026) the NBA All-Star Game. [104] It is charging a base rate of $7 million for a 30-second advertisement, matching the price Fox had initially offered the previous year. [105] [102]

Super Bowl LX will be the sixth that Cris Collinsworth has called as a broadcaster — and the fifth Super Bowl he will call involving the Patriots. [106] This will be play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico's second Super Bowl.

Spanish language coverage will air on Telemundo, which is owned by NBCUniversal. [107]

Streaming

The game is planned to be streamed live on Peacock, as well as NFL+ via mobile devices. [102]

Radio

Westwood One holds the national radio rights to the game. [108]

International

Entertainment

Pregame

East Bay–based rock band Green Day will lead off the decennial tradition, which started with Super Bowl XX, in which past Super Bowl Most Valuable Players are honored before the game. [110] [111]

The NFL is also expected to hold ceremonies celebrating the United States Semiquincentennial. [112] Pop singer Charlie Puth will sing the national anthem accompanied by American Sign Language performer Fred Beam; Americana singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile will sing "America the Beautiful", accompanied by sign language performer Julian Ortiz; and R&B singer and daughter of former defensive lineman Mike Jones, Coco Jones, will sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing". [113] [114] [115] [116] The anthem is expected to conclude with a historic joint U.S. Air Force/U.S. Navy combined flyover which will include two B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth Air Force Base (South Dakota), two F-15C Eagles from the California Air National Guard, two F/A-18E Super Hornets and two F-35C Lightning IIs from Naval Air Station Lemoore (California). [117] The Department of Defense has announced that the flyover is to celebrate 250 years of the U.S. Armed Forces defending freedom. [118]

Halftime

Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show. [119] This will be Bad Bunny's second appearance, as he had previously performed as a guest in the Super Bowl LIV halftime show headlined by Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. [3]

Game summary

Box score

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Officials

Super Bowl LX will feature seven officials, a replay-official, a replay assistant, and eight alternate officials. The numbers in parentheses below indicate their uniform numbers. [120]

Smith will serve as the referee for his first on-field Super Bowl assignment, after being the alternate referee for two earlier Super Bowls. [120]

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