Even though it seemed hard to imagine at the beginning of the season, our beloved Seattle Seahawks are once again back in the Super Bowl facing off against the New England Patriots. In honor of their appearance, I’ve compiled some of the most interesting (to me) facts or connections to past seasons with Super Bowl 60. It’s not meant to be an exhaustive list, but more a fun way to connect the dots with the past. Enjoy!
50th season magic
There’s not a better place to start than by referencing the beginning as 2025 marked
the 50th season for the Seattle Seahawks. It’s been a year-long celebration, complete with jersey patches to commemorate the occasion. It’s fitting that Seattle would make the Super Bowl for a chance to really celebrate this special anniversary in the best way possible.
Super Bowl XL to LX
Along with the 50th season, this year also marks 20 years since the 2005 season when the Seahawks made their first Super Bowl, the XL version in Detroit. From XL to LX…the Type A, slightly OCD person in me loves that symmetry. Due to how Roman numerals work, there aren’t going to be a lot of Super Bowls with mirrored numerals and certainly very few where the same team plays in both.
New England again
People are making a bigger deal than they should out of the fact that the Seahawks are playing the Patriots. Robert Kraft, Josh McDaniels, and John Schneider are really the only holdovers from that crappy Super Bowl 49 game. These are two totally different teams who are making their own case for history. With that being said, it would still feel mighty good to beat the Patriots for a Lombardi Trophy and bury the past. Seattle has never had a rematch for a Super Bowl, so this will be a new experience.
Seven-game regular season win streak
Just by virtue of most Super Bowl teams having a great regular season record, that would probably mean a significant winning streak during the regular season. Both the 2013 and 2025 Seahawks won seven games in a row during the regular season…that’s good company! For reference, the 2014 Super Bowl team topped out at six in a row, while the 2005 squad hit a staggering 11 wins in a row!
12 year drought
While 12 may not have much significance for other fan bases, it certainly does for the Seattle Seahawks due to the presence of the 12s. That number means a lot to both the team and the fan base, with Mike Macdonald touting the new motto of “12 as one”. Do you know how many years it’s been since the Seahawks won the Super Bowl? 12! Starting to feel like it was meant to be…
NFC Championship vs. NFC West Rival
Just as the 2013 season where the Seahawks defeated the hated rival San Francisco 49ers, the 2025 NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks vanquished a division foe in the Los Angeles Rams to punch their ticket to the Super Bowl. Making it even sweeter this season was the fact that Seattle knocked out the 49ers in the Divisional Round. This is easily one of the toughest routes to the Super Bowl.
No roof in Santa Clara
Seattle’s only Super Bowl victory came in MetLife Stadium in New York, which had no roof. Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara also does not have a roof, so read into that what you will. Ford Field in Detroit was a dome, and University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona has a retractable roof. Just ignore the fact that they kept the roof open for Super Bowl 49…
Home jersey retribution
This marks the fourth Super Bowl appearance for the Seahawks, and will be the third time that they’ll don the home uniform. The previous two times resulted in losses, so this is a chance for Seattle to break that streak. I understand the rule of not being allowed to wear throwback uniforms, but the NFL should’ve broken it for this game and allowed the retro Seahawks uniforms vs Pat Patriot just for the sexiness alone.
Divine intervention?
Whether or not you are a religious person, we can’t deny history. In both 2005 and 2013, a new Pope was elected and the Seahawks made the Super Bowl. We should’ve known from the start that Seattle was destined to make it there again in 2025 once Pope Leo XIV was elected in May. Maybe this means a big game for Leo Williams?
So there you go, a hodgepodge of random Seahawks history facts relating to Super Bowl 60. Maybe you could find connections like this every year, but it really does seem like there are a whole lot of them for this Seahawks team. Regardless, we can be sure that Mike Macdonald will have those boys ready to go for the biggest game of their lives. Super Bowl Sunday can’t get here fast enough!
