"Seattle has come through the NFL's toughest division, and tougher conference, in dominant fashion. New England's great year involves the easiest schedule and then an injured Chargers, Texans and Broncos teams in the playoffs. Simply put, Seattle is built for this in a manner the Patriots aren't yet. New England's Drake Maye, 23, is the second-youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl (Dan Marino was the youngest) and will be hard-pressed to find much success against Seattle's dominant defense."
"New England's defense will make enough plays to deliver a win. Both teams represent a new NFL trend of strong offense and defense as opposed to favoring one side. New England has allowed an NFL-best 8.7 points per game in the postseason, while Seattle has allowed 16.5 ppg in the postseason, third-best. In the regular season, Seattle allowed a league-best 17.2 ppg, while New England was No. 4 at 18.8."
Seahawks are favored by 4 1/2 points. Multiple predictions favor Seattle with final scores of 31-20, 26-13, and 27-20, while one prediction favors New England 28-24. Seattle’s advantages cited include a dominant defense, experience from a tougher divisional and conference slate, and a balanced roster suited for the postseason. New England’s strengths cited include an elite postseason defense and high regular-season scoring. Critics note New England faced an unusually easy regular-season schedule and benefited from injured playoff opponents. New England’s quarterback Drake Maye, 23, is the second-youngest Super Bowl starting quarterback and may struggle against Seattle’s defense.
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