This Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60. Who is going to emerge victorious on the grandest stage of them all?
What Browns Fans Are Saying
Even though both teams finished the regular season with a 14-3 record, the consensus is that Seattle is the team expected to win. This week, we polled Cleveland fans to see who they think will win Super Bowl LX, and 76% of fans sided with the Seahawks, to only 24% for the Patriots. Looks at the odds on FanDuel, the oddsmakers agree, as they have Seattle as 4.5 point favorites (which are tough odds to pick, if you think Seattle may only win by a field goal).
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What would a Seahawks win mean for the Browns? Not so much when it comes to Cleveland’s coaching staff, which been filled out on the offensive side — but do you see the groundwork or a path the Browns can follow to reach the promised land? Let us know in the comments.
On a national scale, 82% of fans think Seattle will win.
The Match-Up
It is a bit frustrating as a Browns fan to see how many Super Bowl re-matches I’ve already seen in my lifetime, when Cleveland hasn’t been there once. Nonetheless, we’ve seen some Super Bowl blowouts in the past, and I can see the potential for this game shaping up that way. In my eyes, no team in the NFL has been clicking on all cylinders like the Seahawks. On offense, Sam Darnold has overcome a lot to be, in my eyes, one of the league’s better quarterbacks. His weapons at receiver and running back no doubt help. They have a killer mentality all around that never lets up.
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The Patriots are a well-coached team, and have a feisty defense that is tough to do anything against. However, you can’t help but feel the Patriots’ receivers are a bit underwhelming, and Drake Maye has just barely been getting by this postseason. It’s commendable that they won 10-7 against the Broncos to advance past the AFC Championship, but it may have taken some help from mother nature to make that possible and the Broncos having a backup quarterback.
By the numbers, New England ranked 3rd on offense in the regular season, including 6th in the run and 4th in the pass. The Seahawks ranked 8th on offense, including 10th in the run and 8th in the pass.
Defensively, the Patriots ranked 8th, including 6th against the run and 9th against the pass. The Seahawks ranked 6th on defense, including 3rd against the run and 10th against the pass. The Browns’ offensive numbers were putrid, but they ranked better than both teams overall (4th) on defense, particularly against the pass (3rd).
Don’t get me wrong, New England has earned their spot to be here. But while I think the Patriots have done what’s necessary to get by these playoffs, Seattle has seized every moment and flat out dominated. Seahawks 27, Patriots 17
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