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The Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots will face off for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Today, the 2025-26 National Football League season concludes in Santa Clara, California, when the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. With a shot at glory and much more on the line, here’s everything you need to know about the game, the teams playing in it, the halftime show and how to watch Super Bowl LX.
Game information
- Start time: 6:30 pm EDT/10:30 pm GMT/BST
- Location: Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California
- Teams:
- AFC Champion: New England Patriots (Home Team)
- NFC Champion: Seattle Seahawks (away team)
- How to watch:
AFC Champions – New England Patriots
- All-time wins in six Super Bowls (2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017, 2019)
- 2025-26 record: 17-3
- Head Coach: Mike Vrabel (first season with team)
- Previous Playoff Results:
- Wild Card Round: Defeated Los Angeles Chargers 16-3.
- Divisional Round: Defeated Houston Texans 28-16.
- AFC Championship Game: Defeated the Denver Broncos 10-7.
Famous players:
- Quarterback, Drake Maye
- NFL Seasons: Two
- 2025-26 regular season stats: 4,394 passing yards, 31 passing touchdowns, eight interceptions, 450 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns.
- 2026 playoff stats: 533 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, two interceptions, 141 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown.
- Notes: The third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. 2025 Pro Bowler. 2025 Second-Team All-Pro.
- Wide receiver, Stefon Diggs
- NFL Season: 11
- 2025-26 regular season stats: 102 targets, 85 catches, 1,013 receiving yards, four receiving touchdowns.
- 2026 playoff stats: 17 targets, 11 catches, 73 yards, one receiving touchdown.
- Notes: Signed a three-year, $63.5 million deal with the Patriots last off-season. On his third team in three years. Made four straight Pro Bowls from 2020 to 2023. Tore his ACL last season.
- Defensive tackle, Milton Williams
- NFL Seasons: Five
- 2025-26 regular season stats: 29 total tackles, 15 solo tackles, 14 assists, 3.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits.
- 2026 playoff stats: five total tackles, three solo tackles, two assists, two sacks, two tackles for loss, four quarterback hits.
- Notes: Won the Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles last season. Signed a four-year, $104 million deal with the Patriots in March of 2025. Missed five games during the 2025-26 regular season.
- Cornerback, Christian Gonzalez
- NFL Season: Three
- 2025-26 regular season stats: 69 total tackles, 54 solo tackles, 15 assists, one tackle for loss, ten pass deflections.
- 2026 playoff stats: 15 total tackles, 11 solo tackles, four assists, one tackle for loss, one sack, four pass deflections, one interception, one forced fumble.
- Notes: Former first round draft pick. 2024 Second-Team All-Pro. 2025 Pro Bowler. Allowed a 0.0 passer rating when targeted in the fourth quarter of 2026 NFL playoff games. Missed the first three regular-season games.
NFC Champions – Seattle Seahawks
- One Super Bowl all-time wins (2014)
- 2025-26 record: 16-3
- Head Coach: Mike McDonald (second season with team)
- Previous Playoff Results:
- Wild Card Round: Had a bye after earning the number-one seed in the NFC.
- Divisional Round: Defeated the San Francisco 49ers 41-6.
- NFC Championship Game: Defeated Los Angeles Rams 31-27.
Famous players:
- Quarterback, Sam Darnold
- NFL Seasons: Eight
- 2025-26 regular season stats: 4,048 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, 14 interceptions, 95 rushing yards.
- 2026 playoff stats: 470 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, nine rushing yards.
- Notes: Former number-three overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. On his fourth team in four years. 2024 and 2025 Pro Bowlers. Signed a three-year, $100.5 million contract with the Seahawks in March 2025.
- Wide receiver, Jackson Smith-Njigba
- NFL Season: Three
- 2025-26 regular season stats: 163 targets, 119 catches, 1,793 receiving yards, ten receiving touchdowns, seven rushing attempts, 36 rushing yards.
- 2026 playoff stats: 16 targets, 13 catches, 172 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns.
- Notes: Former first round draft pick. 2024 and 2025 Pro Bowlers. 2025 First-Team All-Pro. Led the NFL in receiving yards during the 2025-26 regular season. Set the Seattle Seahawks franchise record for receiving yards and receptions in a single season this year.
- Defensive end, DeMarcus Lawrence
- NFL Seasons: 12
- 2025-26 regular season stats: 53 total tackles, 24 solo tackles, 29 assists, six sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 20 quarterback hits, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, two fumbles returned for touchdowns.
- 2026 playoff stats: five total tackles, five solo tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss, four quarterback hits, three forced fumbles.
- Notes: 2025 Pro Bowler. Named to five Pro Bowls in his career. Former second-team All-Pro. Signed a three-year, $42 million deal with the Seahawks last off-season after playing with the Dallas Cowboys from 2014 to 2024.
- Inside linebacker, Ernest Jones IV
- NFL Seasons: Five
- 2025-26 regular season stats: 126 total tackles, 60 solo tackles, 66 assists, 0.5 sacks, four tackles for loss, one quarterback hit, seven pass deflections, five interceptions, one interception returned for a touchdown.
- 2026 playoff stats: 14 total tackles, ten solo tackles, four assists, one pass deflection, one forced fumble, one interception.
- Notes: Won a Super Bowl with the Los Angeles Rams in 2022. Traded from the Tennessee Titans to the Seahawks on October 23rd, 2024. Re-signed with the Seahawks last off-season for three years and $33 million.
Musical performance
Pre-game:
- Green Day will hold the opening ceremony at 6:00 pm EDT/10:00 pm GMT/BST.
- Coco Jones will sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
- Brandi Carlile will sing “America the Beautiful.”
- Charlie Puth will perform the US National Anthem before kickoff.
Halftime Show:
- Bad Bunny will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LX halftime show.
For more information on Super Bowl LX, including news, analysis and predictions, click here here.
