The "Not-so-Super" Bowl LX: Was it Worth the Watch?

Written by: Zoe Kelliehan

Super Bowl LX landed on Sunday, February 8th this year, with the Seattle Seahawks versing New England Patriots at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. The Seattle Seahawks are in favor of winning the Super Bowl, with approximately 68% of betting markets favoring them. Experts and analysts widely predict a Seahawks victory due to their balanced, elite defense and high-scoring offense. Seattle Seahawks season was a massive success, marking a rapid turnaround from a 6-11 finish in 2024 to a dominant 14-3 regular season record and a berth in Super Bowl Based on articles from early February 2026, the New England Patriots achieved a remarkable "worst-to-first" turnaround in the 2025 NFL season, finishing with a 14–3 record and earning a spot in Super Bowl. 

Drake Maye before a pass in Super Bowl LX.

Many were disappointed with the game in itself, it was a low scoring game and overall not

that interesting to watch. Drake Maye, the Patriots' quarterback, was sacked 6 times, had a slow start with limited offensive production early, and threw for two interceptions - fumbles which led to a Seahawks touchdown.

Michael Rogers, a sophomore stated, “North Brunswick High School is better than the Patriots", which, given that NB's football team didn’t do the best this season, speaks for itself. Another person who chose to stay anonymous jokingly said “Bad Bunny got closer to the end zone than the Patriots”. Not everyone was critical of the game, though. Isis Kelly, a 9th grader stated, “The football game wasn’t the best, but the Super Bowl was good despite what people say.”

Bad Bunny during his halftime performance during the Super Bowl.

Overall the Super Bowl in itself was a boring and low scoring game, I thought that it would've been better, but the Patriots quarterback didn't do well. The halftime show, on the other hand, was good and Bad Bunny made sure his message of unity got across to everyone. The commercials felt very long and some of them were repetitive, but overall the Super Bowl was okay and could've been better.