The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl Champions.

After a blowout NFC Championship win weeks prior, there were high expectations for the Seahawks to carry the momentum into Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., with a Super Bowl LX matchup with the New England Patriots waiting.

Mission accomplished. Seattle rode a historic performance by their league-leading defense to a 29-13 victory that was convincing throughout.

It is the second Super Bowl title in franchise history, and one marked by underdog performances across the roster that showed how consistency and relentless collective pursuit can get the job done on the grandest stage.

We dive into the "Winners and Losers" from the final game of the 2025 season to tell the story of how Seattle returned to the NFL mountaintop in Super Bowl LX.

'Unbelievable' Sam Darnold Gets Redemption as Seahawks Win Super Bowl Over Patriots

Seattle's second-year head coach Mike Macdonald put together one of the best defensive showings of the entire season Sunday night.

Facing MVP runner-up Drake Maye under center for New England, the Seahawks got home for seven sacks, tying a Super Bowl record.

Maye was constantly hounded in the backfield, which, as the league's best scrambling quarterback, was a bold scheme emphasis. Nonetheless, it proved critical from the jump.

On the other side, the Patriots' defense held up nicely too, but Seattle capitalized on a few chunk plays to get into field goal range and build a narrow 9-0 lead by halftime.

This game, beginning with eight punts in the first 10 combined drives, didn't offer much to remember early, but that was a testament to the suffocating defense Seattle deployed.

The Seahawks running back now enters a career-altering offseason with a career-defining performance.

"K9" totaled 100 yards from scrimmage by halftime as the engine that drove the stagnant first-half.

Walker - the Super Bowl MVP - ended with 135 rushing yards and 26 more through the air - a pillar of consistency that was significant with wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba being held as a non-factor.

He's likely to earn a massive pay raise from whatever team he lands with this free agency, but regardless of how that story ends, he becomes an iconic part of Seahawks history after this stellar postseason run.

New England's rapid rebuild features two rookie linemen on Maye's blindside, and the inexperience was evident in the final game of the season.

Especially early in the game, tackle Will Campbell and guard Jared Wilson couldn't handle the league's most prolific pass rush, leading to Maye continuing to face the most pressure of any quarterback during this postseason.

Seattle forced three New England turnovers on Sunday, a pair of second-half interceptions that were followed by a strip sack that was returned for a touchdown.

Quarterback Sam Darnold - a remarkable story of belief and triumph through adversity - faced pass-rush pressure, himself, and was able to avoid giving up what would've been momentum-crushing turnovers.

Darnold finished throwing 19-of-28 for 202 yards and a touchdown caught by AJ Barner, who came up clutch with 54 receiving yards. Veteran receiver Cooper Kupp - once a Super Bowl MVP earlier in his career with the Los Angeles Rams - led the team with 61 yards receiving, grabbing six crucial catches often in late-down situations.

The Seahawks now complete an unprecedented takeaway margin, becoming the first team ever to win a Super Bowl after not committing a turnover the entire postseason run.

What could better describe Seattle's completeness than the feats accomplished by kicker Jason Myers and punter Michael Dickson?

Myers capped what was a historic point-scoring season by setting a new Super Bowl record with five field goals made in the big game.

With 17 points accounted for against New England, Myers also surpassed LaDanian Tomlinson for the most points scored in a season (including postseason) in NFL history (188).

Dickson tallied 335 punt yards as the game's most effective weapon, three times pinning the Patriots inside their own 20 yard line and averaging 47.9 yards per punt.