Photo courtesy of Sarah Ann Figueroa ‘28
Sindy Maldonado ’27
Contributing Writer
On Feb. 8, hosted in Blanchard Hall’s Great Room was a watch party for the National Football League’s 60th annual championship game, better known as the Super Bowl. The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots faced each other at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Super Bowl LX had been a long awaited rematch of these two teams, having last played a Super Bowl against each other in 2015, where the Patriots took home the Lombardi trophy. This time around, the Seahawks avenged that loss.
The game officially began at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with the Patriots winning the coin toss — giving the winning team the option to kick the ball and begin on defense, or receive the ball and begin on offense — and electing to defer to the second half, meaning they would receive the ball at the start of the second half. Throughout the first two quarters, the Seahawks were able to score three field goals, placing them nine points ahead of the Patriots, who had zero until the fourth quarter, when they scored a touchdown.
Despite the buzz online around the Patriots’ quarterback, Drake Maye, one of the strongest players at the Super Bowl was Patriot cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who kept Seattle out of the endzone until the third quarter with four tackles and three passes defended. The greatest determinant of the game’s outcome was the Seahawks’ strong defense.
Before the game, a student offered her thoughts on the New England team. Tanisha Liang ’26, a Massachusetts resident, stated she felt “especially connected to the Super Bowl this year. Mostly because of a similar matchup many, many years ago,” referring to Super Bowl XLIX as a “historic game.” Liang said she was excited to see what the new team was bringing to the field this year.
Many other students in attendance at the watch party especially enjoyed the halftime show, even breaking out into dances as the performance was aired. Overall, the energy was high throughout the watch party, and the game ended with a final score of 29-13, making this year’s Super Bowl champions the Seattle Seahawks.