Super Bowl LX: The "Dark Side" Dominance A 60-minute clinic on how to dismantle an MVP. On February 8, 2026, the Seattle Seahawks didn’t just win Super Bowl LX—they took the New England Patriots’ soul. In a performance that ESPN ranked as the 3rd greatest in Super Bowl history (DVOA), Mike Macdonald’s "Dark Side" defense rendered the NFL’s most explosive offense completely helpless. For the first three quarters, the Patriots didn’t score a single point, punting on their first eight consecutive drives. The Seahawks' dominance was a three-phase masterclass. While Sam Darnold managed the game with zero turnovers, the defense racked up 6 sacks and forced a career-worst "tailspin" for Drake Maye. The exclamation point came in the 4th quarter when Devon Witherspoon pulverized Maye on a blitz, popping the ball into the air for a 45-yard Uchenna Nwosu scoop-and-score. It was a "Malcolm Butler" level of irony—a defensive play sealing a championship against the very team that broke Seattle's ...