Patriots vs. Seahawks preseason odds: Super Bowl 60 is one of most unlikely championship matches originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Super Bowl 60 between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks wasn’t exactly how many envisioned the 2025–26 NFL season ending. In fact, most preseason odds favored the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl.
It’s an impressive accomplishment by both Seattle’s Mike Macdonald and New England’s Mike Vrabel, as neither team was considered likely to be among the final two still standing.
Let’s take a look at the preseason odds for both teams to reach Santa Clara, and how the Super Bowl 60 matchup compares with some of the most unlikely pairings in league history.
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Patriots preseason odds
According to Pro Football Reference, New England started the season with +8000 odds to win the Super Bowl. It’s not too surprising—Vrabel was just hired before the 2025 season, and was expected to need some time to turn things around in New England. In 2024, the Patriots finished 3-14 on the year.
But even after the season began, bettors didn’t see New England coming. Following the Patriots’ 1-2 start, with a win over the Miami Dolphins in between a Week 1 loss to the Raiders and a Week 3 loss to the Steelers, New England was sitting at 120-1.
But since then, the Patriots have played lights out, losing only to the Bills in Week 12 in the regular season. New England then took care of the Charges, Texans and Broncos on its way to a first Super Bowl appearance since 2019.
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Seahawks preseason odds
Seattle had similar odds. Per Pro Football Reference, the Seahawks entered the season with +6000 odds to win Super Bowl 60. Head coach Mike Macdonald finished 10-7 with the Seahawks last season, just narrowly missing out on a playoff bid.
One of the big question marks was how well Seattle would do offensively with quarterback Sam Darnold, whom the Vikings traded after a huge season with Minnesota.
Seattle had a similar slow start to the season, opening with a Week 1 17-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, and lost 38-35 in Week 5 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
But from there, Seattle finished the regular season 14-3, with just one loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 11. The Seahawks took care of the 49ers and Rams in the playoff on their way to their first-ever Super Bowl since 2015.
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Most unlikely Super Bowl matchups
As for where Patriots-Seahawks ranks in terms of unlikely Super Bowl matchups, this one ranks pretty high. According to Sports Odds History, it is the most unlikely Super Bowl matchup by preseason odds in at least 50 years, as two teams with preseason odds over 50-1 have never met in the Super Bowl in that time span.
The closest comparison came in 1982. That season, the 60-1 preseason odds Cincinnati Bengals met the 50-1 preseason odds San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 16. The 49ers, who were slight 1-point favorites won 26-21.
Being an underdog might help New England. According to ESPN, underdogs have won three straight Super Bowls and have covered five straight (4-1 outright). Seattle is currently listed as a -230 favorite.
