The defense earned the organization another championship in Super Bowl 60. A dozen years after The Legion of Boom dominated the 438 in Super Bowl 48, The Dark Side delivered the longawaited sequel, shutting down the for a commanding 2913 victory on Sunday. Seattle took the lead on its first po se sion, 30, led 90 at halftime, 120 after three quarters, and 190 early in the fourth. Although New England avoided becoming the first team to be shut out in a Super Bowl with two late garbagetime touchdowns, there was never any sense that the AFC champion would mount a real comeback. The Seahawks lived up to their 143 regular-season record when the lights were brightest, winning the tough NFC West as the best team and top seed in the conference. They also fielded the NFLs top scoring defense, allowing just 17.2 points per game. That Dark Side Defense -- cool nickname and all -- was on full display against the Patriots, the team that boasted the AFCs highest-scoring offense, averaging 28.8 points per game. Seattle became the first top-scoring defense in the regular season to win the Super Bowl since the 2016 Patriots in Super Bowl 51. Thats happened 15 times in 60 Super Bowls25 percent of the time. SEAHAWKS WIN SUPER BOWL 60: Heres a look at how the Seahawks defensive performance stacks up against the greatest in Super Bowl history: The Seahawks' pa s rush was '85 Bears-like Seattle was credited officially with six sacks of Patriots QB Drake Maye, falling just one short of tying the record of seven held by the 1975 (Super Bowl 10), 1985 (Super Bowl 20), 2015 Broncos (Super Bowl 50) and 2021 (Super Bowl 56). The 2025 Seahawks also bested the 2007 , who had five sacks of Tom Brady in their shocking Super Bowl 42 upset over the Patriots. Maye felt the heat from both natural front-four pre sure and timely blitzing from Mike MacDonald and the Seahawks. End Derick Hall and tackle Byron Murphy II had two each. Cornerback Devon Witherspoon and backup tackle Rylie Mills also got on Malik Mustapha Jersey the board. MORE: The Seahawks scored on defense once again When the Seahawks beat the Broncos in Super Bowl 48, game MVP Malcolm Smith returned an interception 69 yards for a touchdown to make it 22-0 at halftime. Linebacker Uchenna Nwosu returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown to make it 29-7 in the fourth quarter, another insurmountable 22-point lead. That was the 28th defensive touchdown in Super Bowl history. The Seahawks got the magic three takeaways Super Bowl history says teams who force three or more turnovers in the game win 87 percent of the time (40-6). The Seahawks matched what last year's did in Super Bowl 59 vs. the Patrick Mahomes and the . Before Nwosu jumped a short pa s by Maye and took it to the house, forcing a fumble and an errant deep throw from Maye already put the Seahawks in prime position to win. MORE: The Seahawks hit lucky 13 for "The 12s" There has been only one team that scored 13 or fewer points in a Super Bowl and won. That was the Patriots, who were the better defensive team in a 133 win over the Rams in Super Bowl 53. Otherwise, teams that have failed to score at least 14 points in a Super Bowl are 022. That includes the opponents of the 1985 Bears (also the Patriots), the 2000 Ravens (the Giants), the 2013 Seahawks (the Broncos), the 2015 Broncos (the Panthers) and the 2020 (the Chiefs). Seattle didnt get a historic unprecedented Super Bowl shutout and failed to keep New England under double-digit points in the end, either of which would have been a true indication of how dominant the Seahawks were in Super Bowl 60. But it would have probably been near Super Bowl-low scoring for the Patriots had the Seahawks not pulled away and been OK giving up meaningle s cosmetic scores. MORE: The Seahawks dominated vs. the run, too The 1985 Bears held the Patriots to only seven rushing yards in Super Bowl 20, a record that will be difficult to beat. The Patriots managed only 79 rushing yards, with Maye accounting for 37 of them. Super Bowl defenses that hold opponents below 80 yards typically win the game. The Eagles held the Chiefs to only 49 yards last year, with Mahomes leading that team in rushing with 25 yards. The Seahawks were the No. 3 run defense in the regular season and tops in the NFC, giving up an average of 91.9 rushing yards per game. They were even more dominant in stifling the Patriots when Maye wasnt scrambling. The 1985 Bears, the 2000 Ravens, the 1972 Dolphins, the 2002 Buccaneers and 1975 Steelers are still considered in a special, dominant realm. Of late, the 2013 Seahawks and 2015 Broncos have deserved to be juxtaposed with them for what they did to respective MVP QBs Peyton Manning and Cam Newton in the modern offensive era. What the 2025 Seahawks did to MVP runner-up Maye and the Patriots can now also be mentioned in the same breath. Eric Wright Jersey