The Seattle Seahawks lead the New England Patriots 6-0 late in the second quarter of Super Bowl LX on a pair of subject objectives by kicker Jason Myers.
That’s a reasonably low score — but it surely wouldn’t be the lowest halftime score in Super Bowl historical past. It’s truly thrice greater than the lowest halftime score in the large sport’s historical past, which got here in Super Bowl IX following the 1974 season.
In a wrestle between two traditional NFL defenses — Pittsburgh’s Steel Curtain vs. Minnesota’s Purple People Eaters — the solely first-half factors halfway via the second quarter. On second and seven from his personal 10-yard line, Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton misplaced the ball and needed to fall on it in the Vikings’ finish zone. He was touched by Steelers defensive finish Dwight White, who was credited with the sack.
It was the first security ever in a Super Bowl, giving Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead that stood at halftime. The Steelers went on to defeat the Vikings 16-6 for his or her first of 4 Super Bowl wins in a six-year stretch.
Following the 2018 season, the Patriots led the Rams 3-0 at the intermission of Super Bowl LIII, the second-lowest halftime score in Super Bowl historical past, on a 42-yard subject objective by Stephen Gostkowski early in the second quarter.