Overview
- Sam Darnold, listed with an oblique issue pregame and reported to have taken a pain-killing injection, went 25-of-36 for 346 yards with three touchdowns and no turnovers.
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba led Seattle’s receivers with 10 catches for 153 yards and a score, a total cited as the second-most receiving yards in a Seahawks playoff game.
- Seattle’s defense preserved the win by stopping Matthew Stafford on fourth-and-4 from the 6, with Devon Witherspoon’s coverage denying the end-zone attempt.
- The victory sends Seattle to its fourth Super Bowl and first since the 2015 loss to New England, with the rematch set for Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
- New England reached the title game by beating Denver 10-7 in snowy conditions, and opening odds list Seattle as a slight favorite at roughly 3.5 points.