PFSN wants to set you up to be a smarter fan this Super Bowl Sunday. Whether you’re rooting for your team or placing bets, here are the most important stats, trends, notes, and insights for the New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks matchup.
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PFSN’s Impact Grades for Super Bowl 60
PFSN has an advanced grading system, built on comprehensive data analysis and rigorously defined positional criteria. This framework delivers evaluations that are consistent, objective, and straightforward to interpret. Each metric is designed to capture a player’s true impact, whether through high-level offensive production, elite defensive execution, or a dominant physical presence on the field.
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Super Bowl LX features two of the most surprising teams in recent memory. Here’s how each overall unit and starters from both New England and Seattle graded on the PFSN Impact grades, giving you a player-by-player breakdown of who’s been making the biggest impact this postseason.
Offense
PFSN Offense Impact (OFFi)
NE: 86.6, B (2nd)
SEA: 79.8, C+ (9th)
PFSN Offensive Line Impact (OLi)
NE: 74.5, C (12th)
SEA: 72.0, C- (17th)
PFSN Quarterback Impact (QBi)
NE: Drake Maye (91.1, A-; 2nd)
SEA: Sam Darnold (78.7, C+; 13th)
PFSN Running Back Impact (RBi)Â
NE: Rhamondre Stevenson (54.4, F; 38th)
NE: TreVeyon Henderson (66.9, D; 17th)
SEA: Kenneth Walker III (65.8, D; 20th)
SEA: Zach Charbonnet (54.8, F; 36th) *OUT for Super Bowl*
PFSN Wide Receiver Impact (WRi)Â
NE: Stefon Diggs (87.0, B+; 4th)
NE: Kayshon Boutte (81.5, B-; 18th)
NE: DeMario Douglas (79.3, C+; 25th)
SEA: Jaxon Smith-Njigba (94.4, A; 2nd)
SEA: Cooper Kupp (73.2, C; 57th)
SEA: Rashid Shaheed (71.9, C-; 70th)
PFSN Tight End Impact (TEi)
NE: Hunter Henry (82.0, B-; 11th)
SEA: A.J. Barner (77.4, C-77.4; 21st)
PFSN player Offensive Line Impact (OLi)
LT
NE: Will Campbell (75.1, C; 39th )
SEA: Charles Cross (79.1, C+; 24th)
LG
NE: Jared Wilson (69.5, D+; 49th)
SEA: Grey Zabel (77.1, C+; 27th)
C
NE: Garrett Bradbury (80.4, B-; 19th)
SEA: Jalen Sundell (78.6, C+; 24th)
RG
NE: Mike Onwenu (87.0, B+; 5th)
SEA: Anthony Bradford (74.7, C; 36th)
RT
NE: Morgan Moses (85.2, B; 10th)
SEA: Abraham Lucas (82.5, B-; 14th)
DEFENSE
PFSN Defense Impact (DEFi)
NE: 78.2, C+ (12th)
SEA: 88.4, B+ (3rd)
PFSN EDGE Impact (EDGEi)
NE: Harold Landry III (76.3, C; 46th)
NE: K’Lavon Chaisson (76.2, C; 48th)
SEA: DeMarcus Lawrence (81.5, B-; 28th)
SEA: Uchenna Nwosu (74.0, C; 33rd)
PFSN Defensive Tackle Impact (DTi)
NE: Milton Williams (87.9, B+; 5th)
NE: Christian Barmore (78.6, C+; 28th)
SEA: Leonard Williams (84.2, B; 10th)
SEA: Byron Murphy II (81.2, B-; 16th)
PFSN Linebacker Impact (LBi)
NE: Robert Spillane (85.3, B; 17th)
NE: Jack Gibbens (70.4, C-; 52nd)
NE: Christian Elliss (62.7, D-; 70th)
SEA: Ernest Jones (89.9, B+; 4th)
SEA: Drake Thomas (77.9, C+; 33rd)
NE: Christian Elliss (62.7, D; 70th)
PFSN Cornerback Impact (CBi)
NE: Christian Gonzalez (85.7, B; 12th)
NE: Carlton Davis (78.8, C+; 37th)
NE: Marcus Jones (72.0, C-; 80th)
SEA: Tariq Woolen (81.7, B-; 27th)
SEA: Josh Jobe (81.9, B-; 26th)
SEA: Devon Witherspoon (76.2, C; 48th)
PFSN NFL Safety Impact (SAFi)
NE: Jaylinn Hawkins (76.4, C; 32nd)
NE: Craig Woodson (69.7, D+; 66th)
SEA: Julian Love (90.7, A-; 2nd)
SEA: Coby Bryant (84.0, B; 11th)
SEA: Nick Emmanwori (80.2, B-; 20th)
Super Bowl 60 Notes
- New England defeated the #1 (DEN), #2 (HOU), and #8 (LAC) ranked defenses on its way to winning the AFC.
- Seattle defeated the #1 (LAR) and #5 (SF) ranked offenses on its way to winning the NFC.
- ​The Patriots just two touchdowns and 26 points while forcing 8 turnovers during the playoffs. However, they have faced the 15th-ranked (DEN), 23rd-ranked (HOU), and 26th-ranked (LAC) offenses during that stretch.
- ​The Seahawks lead the league in third-down defense (32.3%), but they have allowed a 48% conversion rate on fourth down (T-7th). The Patriots rank 9th in third-down conversions allowed (36.9%) and 2nd on fourth down (33.3%).
- ​Seattle’s special teams have the second-best grade of the season with a 90.9 (A-), while New England is 20th (73.9 C-)
- Seattle has scored five special teams touchdowns, as well as blocking one punt and two field goals, while New England has scored three special teams touchdowns and has blocked one field goal
- The Patriots are one of eight teams to average under 40 net yards per punt. SEA has beaten two of the other seven teams in the last two weeks. NE (2nd; 37.7) and SEA (4th; 38.7) both rank in the top four when it comes to opponent net yards per punt.
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba recorded a WRi score of 85.3 (B) against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship game. It ranked 29th among players this season. In Week 12 against the Tennessee Titans, Smith-Njigba had the second-best score of the season with an 89.7 (B+). Only Puka Nacua’s 94.4 (A) WRi against Seattle in Week 16 was better.
- Smith-Njigba had the second-best season score (94.4, A), ranking seventh since 2019.
- Stefon Diggs had the fourth-best WRi score in the league after finishing 26th and 27th the last two seasons. Diggs’ score was the 39th best since 2019, and he has four of the top 48 season scores in that time frame.
- ​Drake Maye’s QBi of 97.8 (A+) against the Jets in Week 17 was the top individual game PFSN’s Quarterback Impact (QBi) performance over the past 18 seasons. Since 2000, only Peyton Manning’s 99.8 (A+) QBi against the Ravens in 2007 ranks higher in a single game.
- ​Sam Darnold registered five of his top eight career QBi scores this season (94 qualified games). Darnold’s QBi (90.8, A-) in Week 5 against Washington was his career best; it was also the 57th best score by any quarterback since 2000 (13,999 games).
- ​Mike Vrabel, with two touchdown receptions in Super Bowls, is tied for the seventh most career receiving touchdowns in Super Bowl games. Vrabel, who played over 200 career games as a linebacker, also recorded ten touchdown catches in the regular season.
- ​Seattle led the NFL with a +191 point differential this season, while New England was third at +170. This Super Bowl matchup marks the fifth time both teams entered with a regular season point differential of at least +170. The other matchups were Super Bowl I (GB-KC), Super Bowl IV (KC-MIN), Super Bowl XIX (SF-MIA), and Super Bowl XLVIII (SEA-DEN).
- ​The Seahawks have yet to commit a turnover in the playoffs. Only 11 Super Bowl champions, including last season’s Eagles, have finished the postseason with just one turnover. Seattle is also among 17 teams in the Super Bowl era to play their first two playoff games without a turnover.
- ​The Seahawks’ DEFi score of 95.1 (A) against the Vikings in Week 13 ranked as the 12th-best individual PFSN’s Defense Impact game score across all NFL matchups since 2019 (out of 3,918 games).
- ​In nine Super Bowls with Belichick and Brady, the Patriots had a cumulative point differential of +14, including a 10-point victory in their final Super Bowl together.
- ​The Patriots’ 14 regular-season games against teams with a losing record are the most by a team in the Super Bowl. Washington in the strike-shortened 1987 season played 13 of 15 games against losing teams, including ones with replacement players. Seattle played nine such games this season.
