"Seattle entered the year with 60-1 (+6000) odds of winning the Super Bowl, while New England was slotted at 80-1 (+8000). Neither team made the postseason last year, and both hired their head coaches within the past two seasons. It's a major shake-up from the recent history of "Kansas City vs. insert Philadelphia or San Francisco here," and I welcome it, even if others want to call it a "boring" matchup. Not to mention, it is absolutely huge for both of these organizations, in the event that they win. This isn't just the Chiefs or Eagles stacking another ring."
"It is entirely possible that the Seahawks 2015 decision to pass at the goal line, rather than running it in with Marshawn Lynch, is the biggest "what if" in NFL history. In hindsight, that loss was really the end of Seattle's success in that era, and it put Tom Brady, who had not won a Super Bowl in a decade, on a track that would finish with a record seven championships over 23 seasons. Ten years after that Malcom Butler interception, Seattle has a chance to right its wrongs by knocking off New England for their second ring; it would be the ultimate revenge."
The 2025-2026 season produced two unexpected Super Bowl contenders: the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots meeting in Santa Clara. Seattle began the year at 60-1 and New England at 80-1, with both teams having missed the prior postseason and hiring head coaches within the past two seasons. Seattle carries a narrative of redemption tied to the 2015 goal-line decision and Malcolm Butler interception, while New England offers a chance to restart a championship trajectory. A victory for either franchise would represent a major organizational milestone rather than another predictable repeat champion outcome.
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