Super Bowl

The Seahawks' Next (and Harder) Task: Avoid Being a One-Off

For Seattle, winning the Super Bowl may have been the easy part, compared with the complications that lie ahead.

Feb 10 • Neil Paine

Seattle’s "Dark Side" Defense Joined the Legion of Boom in Super Bowl Lore

Seattle’s latest championship was built the same way as its last — by overwhelming a Super Bowl opponent with historic defense.

Feb 9 • Neil Paine

Patriots-Seahawks Could Have Been St. Louis vs. Anaheim

And other assorted weirdo curiosities before Super Bowl LX kicks off on Sunday.

Feb 6 • Neil Paine

The Seahawks Are Huge Super Bowl Favorites (*by current-day standards)

The days of big Super Bowl favorites are over, making Seattle’s 4.5-point spread about as lopsided as these games get anymore.

Feb 2 • Neil Paine

How the Patriots and Seahawks Got Back To the Super Bowl

Eleven years after Malcolm Butler's interception sent the franchises down radically different paths, New England and Seattle have come all the way back…

Jan 28 • Neil Paine

The Eagles Rewrote Kansas City's Super Bowl Script

Super Bowl LIV could have followed a number of branching paths, but Philadelphia forced it to track with their best outcome.

Feb 10, 2025 • Neil Paine

The Chiefs Ran Out of Magic Against Philly

The Eagles knew a close game would favor Patrick Mahomes. So they blew K.C. out instead.

Feb 10, 2025 • Neil Paine

Interesting Super Bowl Logos Are Making a Comeback. (Finally.)

This year's colorful logo marks an encouraging trend away from the boring, cookie-cutter designs of the 2010s.

Feb 6, 2025 • Neil Paine

It’s the Chiefs and Eagles All Over Again

For a second consecutive season, the Super Bowl is a recent rematch.

Jan 28, 2025 • Neil Paine

Where Do the 2023-24 Chiefs Rank among the Toughest Super Bowl Paths?

Kansas City went through nearly all of the NFL's best teams en route to the championship.

Feb 15, 2024 • Neil Paine

Patrick Mahomes Is Literally Impossible to Stop When You Need to Stop Him

Super Bowl LVIII proved once again that Mahomes is the undisputed king of the must-score drive.

Feb 12, 2024 • Neil Paine

There’s No Limit to the Bets You Can Make on Patrick Mahomes

The 49ers had the better team this season, and threw everything they had at Mahomes and the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. It didn't matter.

Feb 12, 2024 • Neil Paine

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