Eight months after Super Bowl LX, the two teams that played for the title at Levi’s Stadium are in the same place. The champion Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots are both 3–2 after five weeks, and both sit second in their divisions heading into Week 6.
Seattle beat New England 29–13 on February 8, with running back Kenneth Walker III named game MVP. The rematch came first on the 2026 calendar: the Seahawks opened the season by beating the Patriots 13–10 at Lumen Field on September 9.
Where the Super Bowl LX teams stand
| Team | Record | Division | Points for | Points against | Next game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks (champion) | 3–2 | 2nd, NFC West | 134 | 105 | at Denver, Thu Oct 15 |
| New England Patriots (runner-up) | 3–2 | 2nd, AFC East | 110 | 94 | vs. NY Jets, Sun Oct 18 |
Seattle trails the 5–0 San Francisco 49ers in the NFC West, and New England trails the 4–1 Buffalo Bills in the AFC East. With 12 games left for each, neither team is anywhere close to being out of the race.
Seattle’s title defense, game by game
- Week 1: beat New England 13–10 at home
- Week 2: won 31–7 at Arizona
- Week 3: lost 33–31 at Washington
- Week 4: beat the Los Angeles Chargers 30–23 at home
- Week 5: lost 32–29 at home to San Francisco
Both Seattle losses came by two or three points, and the Seahawks have outscored opponents by 29 points overall. Their Thursday night game in Denver kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET (3:15 a.m. Friday in Cairo) on Prime Video, against a Broncos team that is also 3–2.
New England’s path back
- Week 1: lost 13–10 at Seattle
- Week 2: beat Pittsburgh 20–3 at home
- Week 3: lost 35–6 at Jacksonville
- Week 4: won 29–26 at Buffalo
- Week 5: beat Las Vegas 45–17 at home
The Patriots have won two straight, including a road win over the division-leading Bills, and their 45 points against the Raiders are their best output of the season. They host the 2–3 Jets on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET (8 p.m. in Cairo), then play at Chicago the following Thursday night.
Dates to circle for both teams
- Sunday, October 25: Kansas City, the 4–0 AFC West leader, visits Seattle on Sunday night
- Sunday, November 15: New England faces Detroit in Munich, Germany, at 9:30 a.m. ET (5:30 p.m. in Cairo)
- Saturday, December 19: Seattle visits Philadelphia, a meeting of the last two Super Bowl champions
- Monday, December 21: New England plays at Kansas City on Monday night
The road to Super Bowl LXI ends at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on February 14, 2027. Wild Card weekend opens the playoffs on January 16–18.
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