The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl champions after a COMPLETE defensive domination of the New England Patriots. Peter Klein breaks down every angle of the big game.
SEAHAWKS DEFENSE WAS HISTORIC: One of the best defensive performances you'll ever see. Had Drake Maye seeing ghosts—even when there wasn't pressure coming, he felt like he was under it. Completely shut down the run (Stevenson and Henderson getting nothing until garbage time). Mixed things up brilliantly—didn't go Eagles 2024 with zero blitzes, but still getting there with four rushers regularly. That Witherspoon blitz was LETHAL.
WILL CAMPBELL WAS A DISASTER: Pretty sure I heard him say on draft night "I'd die for Drake Maye"—but my memory must be off, because clearly he said "I'm going to get Drake Maye killed." Completely dominated all game and all playoffs. So now what? Not a great OT free agent class, five OTs with first-round grades on ESPN's board but no clear solution. He just has to get better.
PATRIOTS PLAY CALLING FAILED MAYE: Everyone saw this was a problem all playoffs and all season when tested. How was Plan A "run the offense as normal" and Plan B "hope Plan A works?" Zero creativity, zero movement off his spot, zero threat of a run. When breaking down this game, the one area where NE could give Seattle problems was Maye extending plays with his legs. But they didn't even create the THREAT of a rollout, so Seattle's defense locked in on a statue. They did NOTHING to slow this pass rush.
PATRIOTS COACHING HAD A TOUGH DAY:
- Not going for two (could've made it an 11-point game) was a mistake
- Didn't help Maye with creativity
- Didn't go for it on 4th down
- All understandable given how dominant Seattle was—even on 4th and 2 you probably weren't getting it
- They were hoping old Sam Darnold would show up and give them life. He never did.
MAYE DIDN'T HELP HIMSELF: He could have rolled out and run on his own—he had no leash. He looked overwhelmed. You could see him looking behind him constantly, aware of the rush. His first read seemed to be his left tackle, THEN his progressions. And when he WASN'T under pressure, he missed throws. You can understand being off with everything he was dealing with, but they needed him to be better.
BACK TO SEATTLE: Kenneth Walker III was ELECTRIC. Said going in that if he gets going there's no stopping this team—he was fantastic. Patient, explosive, effective all game. That O-line dominated. Love to see him get his moment, especially with Charbonnet injured.
Darnold was solid—avoided the back-breaking turnover that could've given NE life. Game managed perfectly, which is exactly what the situation called for. A couple throws just missing from having a monster game. Christian Gonzalez saved a couple of bomb TDs—was the Patriots' best player all game.
Kupp was exactly what they needed—calming everything down. With NE taking JSN away, Kupp stepped up with important catches to keep drives moving.
OTHER SUPER BOWL NOTES:
- Bad Bunny halftime show: Didn't know any songs, didn't understand any of it—but SO well produced and just a genuinely fun vibe
- Broadcast crew CRUSHED IT: Collinsworth was on top of his game and Tirico showed why he's one of the best
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in This Episode:
- Intro (0:00)
- New England Patriots had no answer for Seattle (1:19)
- Seattle Offence did what they needed to (16:50)
- Other Super Bowl thoughts (22:14)
- Outro (27:17)
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