The stage is set. We have topped our NFC and AFC champions: the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. For the primary time since February 2015, these groups are going through off in a Super Bowl. Seattle vs New England, spherical two, would be the ninth Super Bowl rematch in historical past. Of course, of these 9, 4 of them have concerned/will contain the Patriots.
Revenge has been the theme for the Seahawks this postseason. Seattle obliterated the San Francisco 49ers 41-6, and outlasted the Rams 31-27 in the NFC championship. Two groups which have held a vice grip on the NFC West, and the Seahawks in specific, for many of the final 5 years. The Seahawks lastly proved to them each they’ve returned to being the bullies on the block. Now, just one workforce stays on their revenge tour, and it is the one which has arguably harm them probably the most.
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It is seared into the collective reminiscence of the twelfth Man. Mere yards… inches, even… away from repeating as Super Bowl champions. Instead, Russell Wilson’s move was snatched away on the purpose line by Malcolm Butler. Glory was instantaneously changed with unforgettable embarrassment, as probably the most surprising ending to any Super Bowl turned probably the most memorable sports activities moments in the historical past {of professional} soccer… all on the expense of the Seahawks. Every yr since then, highlights of Butler’s interception are performed throughout the lead up to the Super Bowl. It is inescapable.
Things by no means had been fairly proper for the Seahawks since that notorious second. No, the workforce held it collectively for a number of extra years. There wasn’t a direct drop off, however relatively, a gradual decline. Seattle was aggressive, routinely profitable playoff video games. Then it turned “oh, at least they made it.” Sadly, even making it was now not a yearly occasion.
Enter: Mike Macdonald, a person who was born in Massachusetts, now set to coach towards the Patriots. In two years, he has vanquished two long-hated division rivals. Now he has the chance to proper yet another unsuitable. The skill to steadiness the scales of sports activities justice and reclaim a long-lost Lombardi that ought to have been gained over a decade in the past.
It all goes down on Super Sunday, February eighth, 2026 at 3:30 pm Pacific Time. Oh, did I point out it was being held on the 49ers’ house stadium? The potential for probably the most memorable seasons in Seattle sports activities historical past is throughout the Seahawks’ grasp.
This article initially appeared on Seahawks Wire: Seahawks vs Patriots Part 2: Rematch in Super Bowl LX