Super Bowl LX was 29-13. That is why Wednesday night is a rematch.
Seahawks beat Patriots on 8 February at Levi's Stadium. Kenneth Walker III, MVP. The 2026 season opens with the same two teams.
Why this game still matters in September
The NFL season has not started. The Super Bowl already happened. That is not a paradox. That is why Patriots at Seahawks on 9 September is the only Week 1 game that arrives pre-loaded.
What actually happened on 8 February
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara. Seahawks 29, Patriots 13. Kenneth Walker III 27 carries, 135 yards, Super Bowl MVP, first running back to win it since Terrell Davis in 1998. Jason Myers five field goals, a Super Bowl record, first 200-point scorer in NFL history. Sam Darnold 19/38, 202 yards, 1 TD (AJ Barner), 0 INT. Drake Maye 27/43, 295 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT, sacked six times. Uchenna Nwosu returned a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown. Score by quarter: 3-0, 9-0, 12-0, 29-13.
Mike Macdonald, second-year head coach. Dark Side defence. Seattle’s second title, the first since Super Bowl XLVIII. A rematch of Super Bowl XLIX, which New England won. The script flipped.
What it changes
Kickoff is tomorrow night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC, Lumen Field. No 2026 regular-season score exists yet. This 29-13 is the only football result that belongs on the desk.
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