Super Bowl 2026: Patriots vs Seahawks – Start time, halftime show, players

Two of the NFL’s most famous teams, the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, face off in Super Bowl LX.

The National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl, considered the pinnacle of sporting events in the United States, takes place this Sunday.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2026 NFL championship game, including who is performing at halftime:

The New England Patriots will take on the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX.

It is a rematch of the 2015 Super Bowl, which New England won 28-24 at the University of Phoenix Stadium to capture their fourth title.

The Seahawks will look to exact revenge after an 11-year wait, and are considered firm favourites to win their second Vince Lombardi Trophy.

If successful, it would be their first since 2014, after they beat the Denver Broncos 43-8 at MetLife Stadium.

Fourteen teams competed in the NFL playoffs, with seven qualifying from each conference.

The four division champions from the National Football Conference (NFC) and the four from the American Football Conference (AFC), along with six wild-card teams, competed in a single-elimination tournament in the lead-up to the main event.

The wild-card teams were determined by the three non-division winners with the best records in each conference.

The final four teams remaining played in their respective AFC and NFC Championship Games on January 25, with the winners punching their ticket to the Super Bowl.

The New England Patriots narrowly beat the Denver Broncos 10-7 in a low-scoring AFC Championship Game, while the Seattle Seahawks triumphed 31-27 over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game.

The Super Bowl is scheduled to take place on Sunday, starting at 3:30pm local time in Santa Clara, California (23:30 GMT).

The showpiece event will take place at Levi’s Stadium, home to the San Francisco 49ers. The stadium has a capacity of 68,500 spectators.

This is just the second time that a Super Bowl has been held at Levi’s. The only other occasion was in 2016, when the Denver Broncos prevailed 24-10 against the Carolina Panthers.

Drake Maye (Patriots)