What Happened the Last Time the Patriots and Seahawks Met in the Super Bowl?
The Patriots and Seahawks will face each other again in Super Bowl LX. Ten years later, the memory of Super Bowl XLIX lives on: an unexpected ending, a historic decision, and a play that changed the NFL forever.
A Super Bowl that left its mark on an entire generation
Super Bowl LX will not only pit two historic NFL teams against each other. It will also be a direct journey to one of the most traumatic and controversial moments the league has ever experienced. The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will face each other again on the biggest stage, with a past that still weighs heavily on the collective memory.
The last time the two teams met in a Super Bowl was in February 2015, during Super Bowl XLIX. It was not just another final: it was a night that redefined careers, decisions, and narratives that are still relevant today. That matchup featured two dominant teams, confident in their identity and convinced that the title belonged to them.
When control became an illusion
For much of that final, Seattle seemed to have the game under control. However, facing a team led by Tom Brady meant living with constant uncertainty.
Brady, even in the most adverse moments, showed that unique ability to stay cool when everyone else panics. The quarterback threw for 328 yards and four touchdown passes, his performance a display of leadership rather than statistics, guiding the Patriots back into a game that seemed to be slowly slipping away.
The decision that transformed a legacy
Malcolm Butler's interception not only secured New England's 28-24 victory, it changed the entire narrative of the league. Butler went from being an unknown name to becoming an immortal figure in Super Bowl history. For Seattle, however, that moment became an eternal symbol of what could have been but never was.
Two opposite paths after the same night
After that final, the Patriots cemented their status as a modern dynasty. That title was the impetus for a new era of dominance, multiple more Super Bowl appearances, and Brady's definitive consolidation as an undisputed legend.
For the Seahawks, the impact was different. Although they remained competitive, they never managed to return to the championship game. That night marked the beginning of the closing of a window that seemed destined to remain open for years.
Today, Super Bowl LX serves as a mirror of the past. The Patriots and Seahawks meet again, but with different stories, contexts, and wounds.
