Overview
- Seattle is a slight favorite across sportsbooks, with lines around Seahawks -4.5, moneyline near -225 and a total near 45.5.
- New England seeks an NFL-record seventh Super Bowl title in the franchise’s 12th appearance under first-year coach Mike Vrabel.
- Quarterbacks Drake Maye (shoulder) and Sam Darnold (oblique) acknowledged prior injuries but said they feel great and are expected to start.
- Tactics loom large as Seattle’s No. 1 scoring defense and strong pass rush face a Patriots line that has allowed Maye five sacks in each playoff game.
- Off-field focus intensifies as Tom Brady draws backlash for saying he has “no dog in the fight,” and Bad Bunny’s first solo Spanish-language halftime show becomes a political flashpoint with the president not attending.