Super Bowl 2026 live updates: Patriots face Seahawks for NFL title

The "cutest showdown in sports" ended with Team Fluff defeating Team Ruff.

The Puppy Bowl, which aired on Animal Planet ahead of the actual Super Bowl, welcomed 150 dogs from 72 shelters across the United States, including Puerto Rico, and the British Virgin Islands.

Sportscasters Steve Levy and Taylor Rooks called the event, with referee Dan Schachner wrangling the pups (sorry, players).

The furry athletes were also up for adoption, with viewers encouraged to help them find their forever homes. 

Every year, this reporter wonders just how one can become a Puppy Bowl ref.

With kickoff approaching, members of both teams entered Levi's Stadium donning nods to their culture back home.

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was among those with a Hawaiian lei around his neck made by the mother of defensive lineman Khyiris Tonga.

For the Seahawks, running back George Holani showed off a skirt giving a nod to his birthplace, New Zealand.  

Even after Ashleigh Kaplan's brother bought her Super Bowl tickets, the New Hampshire native wasn't sure she'd make the big game — as she was undergoing treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Brett and Ashleigh Kaplan on Sunday. Ashleigh’s brother bought her tickets for the Super Bowl, but she wasn't 100% sure about going, until she was told last week that she's in remission for her breast cancer. David K. Li / NBC News

Then came the good news — just days ago, she was told she was in remission. The breast cancer survivor was suddenly headed for Northern Calfornia.

"I didn't know if we ever thought we'd be in good enough spirits to come all the way to California for this," said Kaplan, whose husband just happens to be a Seattle Seahawks fan. "And we got it all cleared at the last second."

There's a supersized special at the site of this year's Super Bowl. This $180 cheeseburger features a braised bone-in beef shank, roasted mirepoix demi-glace and Point Reyes bleu cheese fondue on a baked brioche bun.

The stadium will be serving only 200 of these delicacies today. Jason Kelce already took a bite out of this super burger ahead of the big game, and he says it's his kind of sandwich.

About 100 anti-ICE protesters have begun gathering along Mission College Boulevard, which is about a mile from Levi’s Stadium.

The crowd was steadily growing an hour before the demonstration was scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. PT. Cars have been driving by and honking, sparking cheers from the crowd, but so far people appear to be standing by and getting ready. 

Anti-ICE protesters not far from Levi's Stadium. Steven Louie / NBC News

NFL analyst Kyle Dvorchak discusses how Drake Maye's shoulder should be "just fine" and how he expects the quarterback to bounce back for the Big Game from a drop off in his performance throughout the playoffs.

Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden took a stroll down memory lane in Oakland last week, paying tribute to the town where champions once played.

Gruden, who won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaners, walked the grounds of Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, where he once coached the Raiders in two stints. 

The Coliseum and the neighboring Oakland Arena were once a hub of American sports greats as the Raiders, the Athletics and the Warriors, all of which won titles for the East Bay. 

North America's four major sports leagues have all vacated Oakland, with the Raiders and the Athletics leaving in recent years for Las Vegas.

Matthew Berry, Jay Croucher and Connor Rogers review top longest pass, rush and completion props for the Super Bowl.

Davidson College applied mathematician Tim Chartier and student Ellis Sriram ran 1,000 overtime simulations and concluded that offense-first is the best strategy.

There were 14 OT games in the 2025 regular season, and the possession-first teams went 7-6-1. The team that kicked off lost both overtime games of the playoffs.

And in their 1,000 simulations, using some commonense OT logic, the team that started the fifth period on offense won 523 times, the mathematicians said.

“The fallacy [of going on defense first] is that it gives you a false sense of control,” Sriram said. “It’s much easier when you know exactly what you have to do, right? It takes a lot of the pressure off of the coaches. The players have a clear goal in mind, and you’re going all out.

“When you know you need a touchdown, that doesn’t become any easier to score a touchdown,” Sriram added. 

Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth join Dan Patrick to share which fan bases dislike them the most, whether they hate any teams, why they are excited for the Super Bowl, what is wrong with the Pro Football Hall of Fame and more.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye became an MVP candidate while leading all qualified passers in completion percentage. In only his second season, he has become adept at protecting the ball, as well, committing multiple turnovers in only three games.

Drake Maye of the New England Patriots at Levi's Stadium before the Super Bowl on Sunday. Kevin Sabitus / Getty Images

The playoffs have been a different story, however, with Maye responsible for five turnovers while completing 55.8% of his passes. To put that in perspective, he completed less than 60% of his passes in just one of his 17 regular-season games.

Maye also could be dealing with injury; he was listed on the team's injury report as a limited participant in practice because of his right throwing shoulder.

But for all of his struggles throwing, Maye has been superb as a runner, with 66 rushing yards in the wild-card win against the Chargers and 65 rushing yards, including a touchdown, against Denver, when snowy conditions turned passing into a no-win proposition.

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald both declined to say whether they’d kick off or go on offense if the score were tied after four quarters.

A tie score at the end of the game means overtime, when both teams will get the chance to possess the ball.

The first 50 Super Bowls ended after 60 minutes, but two of the last nine title needed extra time to settle.

“We have conversations, and we’ll continue to talk about it,” said a noncommittal Vrabel. “A lot of this depends on their kickoff return, where the ball goes on touchbacks, how good the field goal kickers are. There’s just a lot that goes into it.”

Macdonald also declined to reveal the team's offense- or defense-first plans, though his track record already speaks for itself. When his Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams were tied after 60 minutes in Week 16, Seattle won the OT coin toss and elected to kick.

Drake Maye is the ninth quarterback to start a Super Bowl in his second season. Can you name the eight others?

Taylor Swift has been to consecutive Super Bowls to cheer on boyfriend Travis Kelce, but a three-peat doesn't seem to be in the cards.

While Kelce was spotted at Super Bowl-related events in the Bay Area last week, there has been no sighting of his world-famous fiancée.

Kelce even said on his sister-in-law's podcast this week that he has been assigned by Swift to keep track of everyone he has met during Super Bowl week and spill tea to her later — a not-so-subtle hint that she won't be at Levi's Stadium today.

Taylor Swift joined Travis Kelce on the field following the Kansas City Chiefs' win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58 in 2024. Michael Owens / Getty Images file

Former Patriot Vince Wilfork joined PFT Live to discuss dropping over 100 pounds since his NFL playing days, why he trusts Mike Vrabel to get New England a Super Bowl win, and Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub.

Anti-ICE protesters are out ahead of today's Super Bowl.

While driving to the stadium from San Francisco to Santa Clara on the 101, NBC News saw about five overpasses clogged with “Ice Out” protests.

Sitting in traffic outside the stadium, a group of protesters started handing out hand towels calling for protests in the satdium.

A towel handed out by a group of demonstrators outside Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday. Steve Patterson / NBC News

A QR code on the towel, which also features allusions to Bad Bunny and Green Day, goes to a statement calling for people attending the game to put up their towels anytime a referee throws a penalty flag.

Have you heard the news that Sam Darnold has made his first Super Bowl while playing on his fifth team? It's one of the dominant storylines of the week, after the former No. 3 overall pick in 2018 has resurrected his career after second (and third, and fourth...) chances.

But research by NBC Sports lays out just how rare it is for such a late-career breakthrough. Darnold joins Chris Chandler (Atlanta Falcons) and Earl Morrall (Baltimore Colts) as the only quarterbacks to make the Super Bowl on their fifth team or later.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold celebrates a first-quarter touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC championship game.  Steph Chambers / Getty Images

In Seattle’s 31-27 win over the Rams in the NFC championship game, Darnold threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns with no turnovers — the type of performance in a high-stakes game that, given the way he was traded, released and given up on by his four previous teams, few believed Darnold was capable of during his winding, eight-year path through the NFL.

“You can’t talk about the game without talking about our quarterback,” Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said. “He just shut a lot of people up tonight, so I’m really happy for him.”

Read the full story here.

For the geographically challenged, San Francisco’s famed Transamerica Pyramid and the Golden Gate Bridge are a solid hour's drive from the site of Super Bowl 60 in Santa Clara.

The moniker attached to today’s big game, the “San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl,” has mildly irked swaths of this nine-county, 7.5 million-resident region, where non-415 locals have long chafed over automatic association with the region’s famed city of cable cars and sourdough bread. 

The Golden Gate Bridge and downtown San Francisco are a solid hour's drive from the site of Super Bowl 60. Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images file

“So that’s their choice to do that. I can’t speak to that being right or wrong,” said diplomatic Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce CEO Harbir Kaur Bhatia, biting her tongue when asked about San Francisco-heavy imagery of the Super Bowl logo. “All I can say is I hope that we’ll showcase what the Silicon Valley has to offer, to be an equally good choice and sometimes better for the [NFL] visitor due to our proximity of Levi’s Stadium.”

A bulk of cultural events attached to the Super Bowl were staged in San Francisco, where the hometown 49ers played last played in 2013. The Niners left Candlestick Park for Levi's — but kept the name “San Francisco.”

One of the surprise's of the NFL season was the Patriots' turnaround. After going 4-13 in 2024, New England fired its coach and hired Mike Vrabel, who had previously played linebacker for the Patriots during the Bill Belichick era. The move had immediate dividends: New England went 14-3 this season and is now playing in the Super Bowl.

On Thursday, the NFL named Mike Vrabel coach of the year.

Vrabel had previously coached the Tennessee Titans, where he went 54-45 over six seasons. He's considered a great in-game coach, who creates advantages in the margins, like on substitution patterns and managing the clock.

Lions' superstars Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell sit down to reflect on the Lions' season and offseason changes before diving into the Patriots and Seahawks' offensive outlooks.

Seattle's 12th man — a logo of the Seahawks' fan base and their ability to impact games played in their home stadium — is represented here in the skies ahead of game time.

With kickoff just hours away, President Donald Trump predicted a "great" Super Bowl in a video message posted by the White House on social media.

“I have a feeling this is going to be a great Super Bowl. I’ve watched all season. I’ve seen these two teams just win, win, win,” said the president, seated behind the Resolute Desk.

The video comically cuts out just as Trump is about the reveal who he’s picked to win the game. 

The president is not attending the Super Bowl this year. He was the first sitting U.S. president to do so last year, but this year will instead attend a watch party in Palm Beach, Florida.

“It’s just too far away,” he told the New York Post. In that same interview, he criticized Green Day and Bad Bunny, who are both set to perform tonight.

“I’m anti-them. I think it’s a terrible choice,” he told the publication. “All it does is sow hatred.”

Prediction markets were banned from advertising during today’s broadcast of the big game, but that didn’t stop Kalshi from employing some throwback attention seeking. 

Prediction markets won't have any advertising spots during the Super Bowl broadcast. But this truck hyping up the action on Kalshi was spotted in San Francisco days ahead of the big game in Santa Clara. David Li / NBC News

The gambling workaround platforms have opened new avenues for game-related investments, especially in anti-sports betting California.

A truck with scoreboard-like paneling was spotted in San Francisco days ahead of the Super Bowl, showing pedestrians and car passengers what action is available on Kalshi.

Behind a new coach and a young star quarterback, the Patriots are returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.

And rival fans aren’t thrilled.

Justine Goode / NBC News; Getty Images

Tom Brady left in 2020. Until this season, the Patriots hadn’t been in the playoffs since Jan. 15, 2022, when the Bills — who had lost 15 consecutive times to Belichick’s Patriots over one eight-year stretch — routed New England by 30.

“I was enjoying seeing them struggle," Ariel Helwani, a sports commentator, told NBC News last year. "I was enjoying seeing them drown a little bit. I was enjoying seeing them have losing seasons and being a little bit dysfunctional. It was all very nice and I was hoping for a few more years of it.”

Read the full story here.

Autonomous vehicles have been zipping through the streets of Northern California for some time now, but it’s perhaps the first time they’ll be interacting with the public at a Super Bowl.

Thousands of people and cars will undoubtedly flood the streets, but the self-driving car company has projected confidence. When reached by NBC News to see if any preparations were being made in light of the crowds, the company said its fleet of over 1,000 vehicles will be ready to travel in much of its normal San Jose to San Francisco coverage area.

Waymo added that safety is a foremost priority and it's using recent events to help it learn. 

Can linebacker Ernest Jones IV and the Seattle defense keep Drake Maye in the pocket? Maye has shown he’s a threat to scramble. In the AFC championship game, he ran 10 times for 65 yards and sealed the game on a QB keeper in the snow.

Ernest Jones IV runs back an interception during a game against the Arizona Cardinals, in 2024. Mike Christy / Getty Images file

Jones is an active, athletic linebacker in the center of the Seattle defense, who’s often asked to drop back into coverage. He has five interceptions this season, a high number for a non-defensive back. If Seattle can pressure Maye, and keep him from scrambling, it could be a long night for the young Patriots’ quarterback.

Chris Simms catches up with Seahawks star WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba about how he maintains his positive demeanor, building a connection with Sam Darnold, what fueled his breakout season, and Super Bowl preparations.

As Super Bowl 60 festivities were kicking off in San Francisco last Monday, a small series of earthquakes hit the Bay Area.

The biggest quake was a magnitude 4.3 that struck shortly after 7 a.m. near San Ramon, according to the United States Geological Survey’s ShakeAlert.

There were no immediate reports of major damage, according to The Associated Press.

Steve Kornacki hits the big board to break down Super Bowl squares ahead of the big game.

Will Campbell, the Patriots’ rookie left tackle, was carted off the field in late November with a knee injury. Campbell missed four games and returned in time for the playoffs, but he told reporters he didn’t feel like himself again until the AFC championship game in late January. Luckily for the Patriots, Campbell had another two weeks to recover before the Super Bowl.

The Seahawks have a ferocious pass rush. If Campbell can’t hold up against pressure and give Drake Maye time to make plays, this game could get out of hand quickly.

Kendall Jenner "doesn't really know a ton about football."

But she does know Tom Brady. During an appearance on "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon," the reality TV star and model called the former NFL star to get his advice on who will win today.

Jenner's appearance coincided with her promotion around a Super Bowl ad for the sports betting site Fanatics Sportsbook.

"Look, I think this Seattle defense, they're all-time," he said over a Facetime that aired on the show. "They can get pressure with four. It lets them drop seven guys into coverage. They can cover all day long. Six different guys did over 20 miles per hour at some point during the year. And you guys know Nick Emmanwori, right Kendall?" 

At the end of the call, Jenner said she is going to pick the team she described as the "underdog": the New England Patriots.

Mike Macdonald joins Maria Taylor to discuss how he got his start in coaching, why he loves Sam Darnold, what has impressed him the most about his team this season, if he knew his team would make the Super Bowl and more.

A flyover at NFL games is not an unusual sight — in fact it’s almost required. But for one Fresno native tonight, it will be extra special, as she will be piloting one of two California National Guard F-15C Eagles roaring over the stadium. 

As part of the 144th Fighter Wing, NōPP will be flying in formation to help kick off tonight’s game. The guard member thinks the exercise will be inspiring for the community and asks “what Americans don’t love loud noises? Especially over an American event like football?”

College taught New England Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson a valuable lesson — in losing.

Before this year’s Super Bowl run, Stevenson played on three consecutive sub-.500 New England teams, including consecutive 4-13 campaigns.

But the five-year veteran said he never lost his passion for football thanks in large part to a two-year stint at Cerritos College, a regular winner in Southern California juco circles that went just 10-11 in Stevenson’s time there in 2017 and 2018.

“We were losing games [at Cerritos], so I knew what losing felt like for sure,” Las Vegas native Stevenson told NBC News. “They [the losing seasons with Pats] were rough. But I enjoy football and I enjoy who I come to work with. So I really didn’t have a problem still coming to work and competing with my brothers. I love the staff, I love my teammates.”

NBC announced Monday that the network will broadcast part of its pregame show from Alcatraz Island, which used to be the site of a maximum-security federal prison.

The island has turned into a popular museum that draws more than 1 million visitors each year. This will mark the first time there has ever been a live broadcast from there.

NBC will air multiple segments of its pregame show from Alcatraz, with Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison and co-host Jac Collinsworth on site.

Coverage will feature a look at the island’s historic significance as a military base, prison and seabird conservation site.

What can Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez and his teammates in the New England secondary do to contain Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba?

Not only does New England need to limit damage inflicted by the NFL’s leader in receiving yards, but it has to be done efficiently.

The moment JSN starts drawing additional eyeballs from New England defenders, that’s when the resurgent Cooper Kupp shows flashes of his old L.A. self and Kenneth Walker III can get loose.

In sports, some siblings are so accomplished that they can be recognized by only their surnames. The Manning brothers. The Williams sisters. In North Carolina, they have the Mayes: four brothers who are all strong athletes, born within about 5 ½ years.

Luke, the oldest, played basketball at the University of North Carolina and made the shot that sent the Tar Heels to the 2017 Final Four. Cole, the next brother, pitched at the University of Florida and won the College Baseball World Series. Beau, the third brother, also played basketball for the Tar Heels.

Then there’s Drake, the youngest. By his own description, he was the “runt” of the family. His brothers all grew to be around 6 feet, 7 inches, 6-8. Drake stopped a few inches shy of that. He was the “instigator,” the one who tried to get under the others’ skin.

“I was getting beat up on,” Drake once said. “Luckily, I was the most athletic, so I could run away. They couldn’t catch me.”

The ground game will play a key role at — or rather in and out of — the Super Bowl.

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority expects about 25,000 light rail trips to the big game, with about 12,500 people going in and 12,500 exiting Levi’s Stadium.

This could make for the second biggest rail-to-Super Bowl day in the big game’s history, following the 2014 championship clash when New Jersey Transit rolled 28,000 fans into MetLife Stadium and 35,000 out of the Seattle Seahawks' 43-8 win over the Denver Broncos.

Today's game should top VTA’s current Levi’s Stadium high mark, when it provided 24,986 one-way rail trips for Taylor Swift’s show on July 28, 2023, the agency said.

New England Patriots defensive end Milton Williams. Brynn Anderson / AP

Keep an eye on Patriots defensive tackle Milton Williams. His two sacks of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in last year’s Super Bowl earned Williams a championship and a big contract in free agency from the Patriots, who hoped he could reprise that protection-busting role again for them in big games. He’s played very well in the postseason while being challenged by coach Mike Vrabel.

Pressuring Darnold has caused him to play erratically throughout his career, though less so this season. If the Patriots want to disrupt Seattle, which doesn’t have much of a run game, it needs to happen in the pass rush.

The mercury should hit the mid-60s by kickoff and drop to the high 50s by the final gun, in what's shaping up to be a postcard Super Sunday.

Earlier in the week, some forecasts pegged the chances of Super Bowl rain as high as 30%, but as Sunday approached that dire estimate fell fast.

United States' Joy Dunne, right, celebrates after scoring her sides second goal against Czechia during a preliminary round match of women's ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday. Petr David Josek / AP

Here in Milan, it’s not Super Bowl Sunday. It’s Super Bowl Monday.

Because of the nine-hour time difference between Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and the Milan Cortina Olympics, there aren’t many athletes willing to stay up to catch a game that won’t kick off until after midnight local time.

The U.S. women’s hockey team, which plays Monday, certainly won’t be. Coach John Wroblewski shook his head quickly when told of the kickoff time.

“Most of our bedtimes are 9:30 or 10 (p.m.), so I really don’t think we’ll have to worry about it,” U.S. forward Taylor Heise said. “We are big football fans. I know Laila Edwards obviously, is a Travis Kelce fan, she keeps us up to date, but we’re here to play hockey. So I think at the end of the day, everyone’s gonna do their best to be at their best.”

Defenseman Megan Keller played at Boston College and now is part of the PWHL’s Boston Fleet.

“I’ll be rooting for the Pats,” Keller said, “but I think we’ll be finding out the score in the morning.”

Today's Seattle-New England clash marks the 10th set of multiple Super Bowl battles between the same two franchises.

• Pittsburg Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys: Steelers won in 1976 and 1979; Cowboys won in 1996.
• San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals: Niners won in 1982 and 1989.
• Miami Dolphins vs. Washington: Dolphins won in 1973 and Washington in 1983.
• Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills: Cowboys won in 1993 and 1994.
• New York Giants vs. New England Patriots: Giants won in 2008 and 2012.
• Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers: Chiefs won in 2020 and 2024.
• Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles: Chiefs won 2023 and Eagles last year.
• New England Patriots vs. St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams: Pats won in 2002 and 2019.
• New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles: Patriots won in 2005 and Eagles in 2018.

Four people have attended all 59 Super Bowls, and all four of them are in San Francisco to attend Super Bowl 60 today.

Three of the four are fans and old friends Don Crisman, Gregory Eaton and Tom Henschel, who have been calling themselves the “Never Missed a Super Bowl Club,” and were featured in a Super Bowl commercial for Visa in 2010. Two of the fans featured in that commercial have since died, but Crisman, Eaton and Henschel are still alive and still going to the Super Bowl every year.

One other person, photographer John Biever, has taken pictures at all 59 Super Bowls and will do so again. Biever’s father, Vernon Biever, was a photographer for the Packers who brought his son with him to help out at Super Bowl I. John Biever was 16 years old at the time and has been a professional photographer since, working for many media outlets, primarily Sports Illustrated.

The NFL makes face-value tickets available to Crisman, Eaton and Henschel for every Super Bowl, and provides a photojournalist’s credential to Biever.

NBC News’ Steve Kornacki is ready.

Pregame Super Bowl 60 coverage starts at 1:00 p.m ET. The NBC veteran will give all the ins and outs of the New England vs. Seattle matchup leading up to kickoff.

America's gamblers have pegged the NFC champs as 4.5-point favorites in a game that is expected to include a touch over 45 points.

The game line and over/under bet on total points scored have remained relatively stable since Seattle and New England won their conference title games.

There’s some form of legal sports betting in 39 states and the District of Columbia. There's no legal sports gambling here in California, but prediction markets have found their way into the Golden State as a reasonable facsimile.

New England Patriots legend Tom Brady has taken a ton of heat this week for saying “I don’t have a dog in this fight” when asked who he was backing in Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup between his former team and the Seattle Seahawks.

It seems he must have heard the backlash, as he shared an image of him with Patriots owner Robert Kraft on his Instagram Stories on Friday night, saying: “You know I got your back RKK” and “Get that 7th ring so we can match.”

He followed it up with a second photo of him, Kraft and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, adding, “I bet even Roger is rooting for you.”

Both posts also tagged the Patriots.

The Super Bowl can’t come soon enough for supporters of the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. New York Jets fans, however, might choose to skip the game altogether.

They’ll witness one of two scenarios play out Sunday: Either their former quarterback and presumed savior of the franchise, Sam Darnold, will lead Seattle to its first NFL championship since 2014 or New England, their hated rival, will add to its stuffed trophy case.

For Jordan Kamzan, a 34-year-old from Long Beach, New York, it’s not a difficult choice.

“It could be anyone playing the Patriots,” he said, “I would be cheering for him.”

Seahawks’ hybrid safety/linebacker/nickelback Nick Emmanwori is perhaps the key to this whole game.

Though only a rookie, Emmanwori’s ability to play the run and pass equally great has been the key to the Seahawks’ incredible defense. After tweaking his ankle during practice in the lead-up to the Super Bowl, Emmanwori has since been taken off the injury report, but any hitch in his game would be a boon for the Patriots.

Otherwise, Emmanwori is the kind of player who can single-handedly wreck offensive drives. New England’s No. 1 objective may be trying to neutralize what Seattle does when its defense is in a nickel package on early downs.

There are few corners of the planet where you won't be able to watch today's big game.

Here's a guide of where to find the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots.

The NFL has been aggressively pushing its product overseas, with games regularly held outside U.S. borders. There will be six such international contests next season.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has a message for NFL fans: "Don’t fumble the ball on Super Bowl tickets!"

The official posted to X last week urging people to do their research and purchase tickets from authorized vendors.

“We all enjoy going to live shows and games to see our favorite artists or sports teams, but unfortunately scammers prey on our excitement,” Bonta said in a statement. “Today I remind Californians: If you see hawking — or suspicious ticket reselling — protect yourself by following the tips we provide. If you have fallen victim to a scam or suspect fraudulent activity, be a patriot and submit a complaint. You can file a report with my office at oag.ca.gov/report as well as the Better Business Bureau and the FBI’s Internet Complaint Center.” 

Retired cornerback Malcolm Butler said his circle of friends — and even his family tree — have inexplicably grown over the past 11 years. 

Perhaps it’s due to his famed interception on Feb. 1, 2015, stealing a Super Bowl trophy for his New England Patriots and sending Seattle Seahawks fans into despair.

The play made for a cherished lifetime memory, put Butler on long-term financial security and, as he put it in an interview with the Patriots website: “You got new cousins, you got new friends!”

A father and daughter from Bellingham, Massachusetts, have been to every New England Patriots Super Bowl, and they are back this year — with a third generation in tow.

The Murray family duo has not missed a Super Bowl that New England has been in, including the six it won in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017 and 2019.

John Murray started this tradition when his daughter, Shayna, was a kid.

“I’ve been a season-ticket holder since 1971,” he explained to NBC10 Boston. “In 1986, we made the Super Bowl, she was 7 years old.”

This Super Bowl will be the 12th for Shayna and John Murray, and they have a new team member with them — almost-7-year-old Savanna.

Veteran DE Leonard Williams sits down with Chris Simms ahead of the Super Bowl, diving into the "Dark Side" defense origins, why playing in Seattle has made football "fun" again, and how he "bought into" Mike Macdonald.

On Thursday, the NFL announced that Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford had won the league's MVP award. But he just barely edged out the Patriots' Drake Maye in the closest MVP race since 2003, when Peyton Manning and Steve McNair shared the award. Here's how this year's voting broke down:

Stafford: 366 total points, 24 first-place votes

Maye: 361 total points, 23 first-place votes

There were three other first-place votes that went to other players: the Bills' Josh Allen (2) and the Chargers' Justin Herbert (1).

Matthew Berry, Jay Croucher and Connor Rogers share how bettors can get involved with Super Bowl 60 novelty props, with looks at DraftKings Sportsbook's markets beyond regular player props.

About a decade ago, the last time the Seahawks and Patriots played in the Super Bowl, Michael Gervais stood on the Seattle sideline as the final moments played out: the Seahawks marching downfield, Malcolm Butler’s shocking interception, Seattle left slack-jawed as New England celebrated.

Gervais isn’t a player or a coach. He’s a performance psychologist. After that game, he played an important role: helping the Seahawks process the gut-wrenching loss. Gervais had been hired a few years prior by Pete Carroll, then the Seahawks’ head coach, who believed in developing players mentally, not just physically, at a time when sports psychology wasn’t as mainstream.

“He made it part of the water we were drinking,” Gervais told NBC News. “It was part of the air we were breathing. It was embedded through the culture.”

This season, the Seahawks’ culture had a new project: the redemption of quarterback Sam Darnold.

The Federal Aviation Administration reminded Bay Area drone pilots that flying near Levi’s Stadium could cost them.

The agency posted a notice to X that included a map of the restricted zone. The temporary flight restriction will begin this morning and runs until after the game. The post came with a warning that violators could face fines. 

The Pats might have their "Eyes on 7," but the number in mind here might really be one, as in the number of titles they hope to have without Tom Brady on the field.

The team's six titles all came between 2002 and 2019 with TB12 under center.

With Drake Maye calling the signals today, this will be New England's second Super Bowl appearance without Brady in charge. The 1985-86 squad that lost to the powerful Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl were led by Steve Grogan.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Ben VanHouten / AP file

On Thursday, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle's top wide receiver, was named NFL offensive player of the year. In his third season out of Ohio State, Smith-Njigba emerged as a bona fide star, catching 119 passes for 1,793 yards and 10 touchdowns. His precise route-running set him apart; he always seemed to get open.

In the playoffs, Smith-Njigba has elevated his play even more. In the NFC championship game, a close win over the Rams, he caught 10 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown.

As dawn broke over Northern California, ticket prices to today’s game appear to be falling — but are still more than $3,000.

Shortly after 7:00 a.m. PT, the cheapest pair of seats via secondary sellers StubHub and Ticketmaster were at $3,789 apiece.

A week ago, the lowest prices were close to $5,000. 

Since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, a Super Bowl has never featured two opponents that both rank in the top four in both scoring offense and how many points they allow on defense. Until this year.

The Seahawks rank third offensively (28.4 points per game) and first defensively (17.2 allowed).

The Patriots are a tick better offensively, ranking second at 28.8 points per game, while allowing 18.8 points (fourth).

Michigan native and veteran NFL referee Shawn Smith will be officiating his first Super Bowl later today.

Smith's crew is set to include umpire Roy Ellison, side judge Eugene Hall, back judge Greg Steed, down judge Dana McKenzie, line judge Julian Mapp and field judge Jason Ledet.

And if there are any questions on the calls, Andrew Lambert is set to help out as the replay official.

The 54-year-old Smith is a corporate manager for a major health insurer near Detroit, according to Football Zebras.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold will be playing on his sport’s biggest stage — and he might have basketball to thank for it? 

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold. Nick Wass / AP

In an age of sports specialization, with elite young athletes being increasingly pushed to concentrate on just one craft, Darnold said putting down the pigskin in favor of the roundball every winter played a key role in his development.

His tape as a basketball player at San Clemente High School in California helped draw interest from USC football recruiters, who were impressed with his overall athleticism.

“I feel like playing multiple sports was huge for me,” the 6-foot-3 Darnold told reporters at the team's headquarters in San Jose. “I loved playing basketball. I always say basketball was kind of my first love, especially being close to L.A. and [late basketball legend] Kobe [Bryant] being a huge inspiration.”

He added: “So yeah, I love basketball and I’m just grateful that USC saw that film and was able to offer me [a scholarship] for football.”

Watch Bad Bunny talk about tonight's show during a press conference last week.

Bad Bunny ahead of Super Bowl halftime show: 'I'm excited'

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Patriots quarterback Drake Maye sits down with Maria Taylor to reminisce on attending Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium as a child, discuss what family means to him, react to messages from his teammates, and more.