The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl champions once again. Seattle smothered the New England Patriots 29-13 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
Quarterback Sam Darnold finished the game 19-38 for 202 yards and 1 touchdown to finally exorcise the ghosts that once haunted him against this same opponent. Meanwhile, running back Kenneth Walker III rushed 27 times for 135 yards, while also catching 2 passes for 27 yards in the perfect statement before he hits free agency.
But which player won the Super Bowl MVP award? Let’s break down who hoisted the Pete Rozelle Trophy after the Seahawks’ impressive victory in Super Bowl 60.
Who Won Super Bowl 60 MVP After Seattle’s Dominant Win?
While Darnold had a strong game and the defense deserves a ton of credit for dominating Drake Maye and Co., it was Walker who took home Super Bowl MVP honors.
After Zach Charbonnet suffered a season-ending torn ACL during the Seahawks’ Divisional Round game against the San Francisco 49ers, there was some concern over Seattle’s rushing attack taking a step back without their one-two punch.
However, Walker stepped up as a workhorse back and played some of the best football of his career when the Seahawks needed him most.
From the start of the Super Bowl matchup against New England, Walker dominated. He broke off big runs and consistently churned out quality rushes with his patient running, averaging 5.0 yards per carry. His stat line would’ve been even more impressive if a long touchdown hadn’t been called back due to a holding call late in the fourth quarter.
This run by Kenneth Walker III is exactly why lateral agility & explosiveness are important when I evaluate RBs. Can you jump-cut and exchange gaps when the inside gaps are clogged?
Walker is a stud!pic.twitter.com/i1QlXLzRvd
— Damian Parson💰 (@DP_NFL) February 9, 2026
“It’s just a dream come true… It’s a blessing,” Walker said after the game while praising Seattle’s chemistry and resilience.
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During the regular season, Walker was the 20th-best running back in the NFL, posting a 65.8 RB Impact grade. But he was arguably the league’s best running back in the postseason, and it couldn’t have come at a better time for the 25-year-old. Walker will hit free agency this offseason and one thing is abundantly clear after this remarkable Super Bowl run: the Seahawks RB earned himself quite a bit of money this postseason.
Walker is just the eighth running back to win the Super Bowl MVP award (and the first since the 1997 season), joining Larry Csonka, Franco Harris, John Riggins, Marcus Allen, Ottis Anderson, Emmitt Smith, and Terrell Davis.
It’s worth noting that Macdonald’s defense deserves a ton of credit for stifling the Patriots’ elite offense. During the regular season, New England had the NFL’s No. 2 offense in PFSN’s Offense Impact metric. However, Seattle’s No. 3-ranked defense contained them the entire way, shutting out the Patriots in the first half and finishing off New England by picking off Drake Maye twice in the fourth quarter, including a pick-six.
It was a combination of Walker, Darnold, and the stifling defense that led the Seahawks to victory, and they made it look easy. Seattle’s roster is incredibly well-rounded, so choosing a single Super Bowl MVP was difficult. But Walker absolutely deserved the award after he filled the stat sheet and punished the Patriots’ defense.
Seattle Seahawks Claim Second Lombardi Trophy
The Seahawks finished 14-3, captured the NFC’s No. 1 seed, and bulldozed through divisional rivals San Francisco and Los Angeles in the playoffs before this coronation in the Bay Area.
It’s Seattle’s second championship, its first since the Seahawks beat the Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl 48 in 2014. That was 12 years ago, back when the Legion of Boom ruled the league.
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This version doesn’t have a nickname yet, but it should. Seattle allowed just 16.9 points per game in the regular season, the fewest in the NFL, and shut down three consecutive playoff opponents.
Macdonald, the 38-year-old defensive wizard who spent one year as the Baltimore Ravens’ defensive coordinator before Seattle hired him as its head coach, has built something special. His exotic blitz packages and disguised coverages terrorized opposing quarterbacks all season. On Sunday, they made Maye, one of the league’s most dynamic young talents, look mortal.
What’s next for the Seahawks? A parade through downtown Seattle, then free-agency battles to keep this core together. Walker will command top dollar after this remarkable performance.
But for now, the 12s can celebrate knowing they are world champions once again.
