Seahawks swarm Patriots in Super Bowl LX to secure 2nd title in franchise history

Defence won this championship.

Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald's ferocious unit pummeled Drake Maye, and the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the franchise's second Super Bowl.

Seattle's victory denied New England what would have been a record seventh Super Bowl win.

Sam Darnold threw a touchdown pass to AJ Barner, Kenneth Walker III ran for 135 yards and Jason Myers made all five of his field-goal tries.

Walker became the first running back to win the Super Bowl MVP award since Terrell Davis 28 years ago.

Uchenna Nwosu punctuated a punishing defensive performance by snagging Maye's pass in the air after Witherspoon hit his arm and ran it back 45 yards for a pick-6.

Seattle's "Dark Side" defence helped Darnold become the first quarterback in the 2018 draft class to win a Super Bowl, ahead of Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield and Lamar Jackson.

"It's a one-of-a-kind feeling, bro," Witherspoon said. "You talk about a group of guys who battle every day, who believe in each other and believe in their coach, you can't describe this group no better. It's just a one-of-a-kind feeling. I was just so happy to battle with these guys. We went through a lot, but we believed."

"All of you all doubters out there who said all that other stuff, you all don't know what's going on in this building. We're one of one over here."

Labelled a bust, dumped by two teams and considered expendable by two others, Darnold proved his doubters wrong while helping the Seahawks go 17-3.

After leading the NFL with 20 turnovers in the regular season, Darnold didn't have any in three playoff games. He wasn't particularly sharp against a solid Patriots' defence but protected the ball and made enough plays, finishing 19 of 38 for 202 yards.

"I know we won the Super Bowl, but we could have been a little bit better on offense, but I don't care about that right now," Darnold said. "It's an unbelievable feeling, man. I'm just so happy for the guys in the locker room and the coaches that put in so much effort throughout the whole season."

"To do this with this team, I wouldn't want it any other way," Darnold said. "So proud of our guys, our defence. I mean, I can't say enough great things about our defence, our special teams."

The Seahawks sacked Maye six times, including two apiece by Hall and Murphy. Hall's strip-sack late in the third quarter set up a short field and Darnold connected with Barner on a 16-yard scoring toss to make it 19-0.