The Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on the event date of 2026-02-08 to win Super Bowl LX and claim the franchise's second championship, its first in 12 years.

The game's Most Valuable Player was running back Kenneth Walker III, who produced 161 total yards and became the first running back to win the Super Bowl MVP award since Terrell Davis. The NFL's supplied report says Walker rushed for 135 yards on 27 carries and added 26 receiving yards on two catches, accounting for nearly half of Seattle's offense in a game where the defense set the tone and the running game carried the scoring burden.

Seattle did not need a shootout. It needed control, patience and enough explosive plays to keep New England from dictating the game. Walker supplied that balance. His best stretch came on the Seahawks' fourth drive, when he ripped off runs of 29 and 30 yards in back-to-back plays to help create a 6-0 lead. By halftime Seattle was ahead 9-0, and Walker had already produced more than half of the team's offensive yardage. That kind of early leverage shaped everything that followed.

The Patriots had a strong defense on paper and did not make the night easy. They held quarterback Sam Darnold to 5.0 yards per pass attempt and limited Jaxon Smith-Njigba before he left the game after a concussion evaluation in the second half. But they could not stop Seattle's run game once the Seahawks committed to it. Walker added a catch-and-run in the third quarter and then punctuated the fourth with more chunk gains that helped Seattle build a 22-7 margin New England could not chase down.

The box score also tells the story of just how much Seattle leaned on him. The NFL report says Walker accounted for 48 percent of the Seahawks' offensive yards. His total was the second-most rushing yards he has had in any game, and his 29 touches were the second-most of his career. The performance mattered even more because it came with postseason stakes and because the Seahawks had lost Charbonnet to an ACL tear in the Divisional Round, forcing Walker into a heavier workload.

Walker did not score a touchdown officially, though he thought he had a 49-yard score wiped out by a holding penalty. Even that moment underscored the shape of the night. Seattle moved the ball with power and spacing, but it did not need perfect execution to finish the job. The Patriots were kept at arm's length long enough for the Seahawks to close out the title.

After the game, Walker played down the individual accolade and focused on the team achievement. That fits the broader picture of the night, which was less about a single highlight than about a complete playoff performance from a roster that leaned into what it does best. Coach Mike Macdonald praised the offensive line, the tight ends and the commitment to the run game. Darnold described Walker's season as consistently strong rather than suddenly exceptional, which is probably the highest compliment a back can receive in a game like this.

The event date for this story is 2026-02-08.