Seattle Seahawks Win Super Bowl LX
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On Feb. 8, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the world celebrated the 60th annual Super Bowl. The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks competed to win the title of the NFL Super Bowl Champions and receive the Vince Lombardi Trophy, with the Seahawks emerging victorious.
The Super Bowl was watched by approximately 124.9 million people in the United States across all major broadcast and streaming platforms, according to ESPN. The intense game ended with the Seahawks winning with 29 points and the Patriots losing with 13.
ESPN reported that the game consisted of the Seahawks running back, Kenneth Walker III, constantly overturning Drake Maye, the Patriot’s quarterback, leading to the Seahawks stealing more touchdowns. The Patriots were scoreless for the first part of the game until wide receiver Mack Hollins was able to score a 35-yard touch-down. However, these plays weren’t enough to secure the Patriots as champions of the Super Bowl.
Walker received the official Super Bowl MVP award, which is called the Pete Rozelle Trophy. Winning Super Bowl MVP is one of the highest individual honours in the NFL, and he became the first running back to win the award since 1998. Like all members of the winning team, Walker will also receive a Super Bowl championship ring from the Seahawks organization after the season, as is tradition for NFL champions.
For many, the best part of watching the game was the halftime show. This year, the number one global artist, Bad Bunny, took the stage. With around 90 million monthly listeners on Spotify, he topped charts in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2025. He became the first Puerto Rican rapper to perform and sing entirely in Spanish in the Super Bowl. In the show, he celebrated his culture with many symbolic acts. Bad Bunny made the show very entertaining as he included many interesting props. The show included many special guests, including Cardi B, Ricky Martin, Jessica Alba, and Lady Gaga, who performed her hit song “Die with a Smile.”
Towards the end of his performance, Bad Bunny said, "God Bless America" and then named every country in North, South, and Latin America, including the United States and Canada. A massive billboard displayed in the stadium popped up during the performance and read, "The only thing more powerful than hate is love."
However, US President Donald Trump publicly criticized the half-time show online. According to USA Today, he wrote on Truth Social on Feb. 8 that “the Super Bowl Halftime Show is terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn't represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence."