…which teams are battling each other in today’s Super Bowl LX. Not out of HE snideness or derision or dislike of the nationwide community of football fans…it just hadn’t penetrated. But now I know! The New England Patriots (AFC) vs. the Seattle Seahawks (NFC). And the Seahawks are likely to win.
The game, happening in Santa Clara’s Levi’s stadium (northwest of San Jose. just south of the salt ponds), starts at 6:30 pm eastern. Kickoff time, I mean. NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo.
N.Y. Times (i.e., The Athletic): “If our staff’s Super Bowl picks are any indication, Sam Darnold and the Seahawks will bring the Lombardi Trophy home to Seattle.
“Most of our voters acknowledge that the New England Patriots have top-tier leadership in coach Mike Vrabel and second-year quarterback Drake Maye, but they believe the Seahawks are the better team overall, featuring an elite defense.
“Overall, 78 percent of our 45 voters picked Seattle to beat New England.
“The Seahawks have been a tough out all season because of how effective they are in all three phases,” The Athletic’s Michael-Shawn Dugar, who covers the Seahawks, says. “When the offense isn’t humming, the defense and special teams can pick up the slack. When the defense has a rough night against Matthew Stafford, the offense is ready to drop 30 points on a top-10 defense.
“Seattle has been the best and most complete team all season. Its defense is suffocating and dominant up front. The offense is explosive. The special teams units are elite. If the Seahawks play their usual style, they should earn the second championship in franchise history.”