Super Bowl Predictions: How the Seahawks Win Super Bowl 2026

Kickoff for Super Bowl 2026 is just a few weeks away, and the Seattle Seahawks still lead my Super Bowl predictions heading into the NFC Championship.

As I've written about many times over, the Seahawks have so many ways to win on the football field, which is why they've done so 15 times already this season ahead of a rematch with the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Below, I'll break down how the Seahawks will win the Super Bowl as part of our Conference Championship predictions.

🏆 How the Seahawks win Super Bowl 2026

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Demoralizing defense

This has been a year of dominant defenses with the Houston Texans and Denver Broncos among those with all-world units on that side of the ball. But nothing compares to the sheer terror and humiliation that Seattle's defense strikes in the heart of opponents.

The Seahawks finished first in defensive DVOA while ranking second in opponent yards per play (4.6) and drive scoring rate (28.7%). They ranked sixth in pressure rate (26.1%) despite blitzing at the seventh-lowest clip (19.3%), and they allowed the fifth-fewest air yards per game (99.9) despite facing the fifth-most attempts per game (35.3). Oh, and they allowed the fewest yards per carry (3.7) for good measure.

The Rams are the only team to score more than 16 points against Seattle in the last two months, and even they went cold with just one score in the final 25 minutes of that overtime loss in Week 16. Good luck scoring against this unit; you'll need it.

Hyper-efficient offense

There's a reason Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak is one of the hottest names in the coaching carousel this offseason, just as he was last summer after reviving the New Orleans Saints' moribund offense and leading them to (brief) historic heights before injuries left the unit in dire straits.

With better talent at his disposal this year, Kubiak has been the mastermind behind one of the most efficient units in football. While Seattle's offense ranks 15th in EPA/play, it sits eighth in success rate (45.32%) and EPA/pass (0.11) while ranking in the top six in yards per play (5.9) and drive scoring rate (45.9%). That's largely because of how efficient the Seahawks are with personnel usage, forcing defenses into bad looks in key situations.

Really, the only hitch for this unit - besides injuries at the running back position - has been turnovers, which is the ghost that continues to haunt QB Sam Darnold throughout his career. He's thrown just four interceptions since that fateful four-turnover game against the Rams in Week 11; fittingly, the Seahawks haven't lost a game since.

✖️ Seahawks X-factor: Special teams

They say special teams can be the great equalizer, but in the Seahawks' case, it's been a force multiplier for the NFL's best team throughout the entire season.

It's not just the flashy kickoff and punt return touchdowns, either, as Seattle ranked second in special teams DVOA in the regular season behind two of the best specialists in the game. All-Pro punter Michael Dickson is a secret weapon for the 'Hawks with the fifth-best average punt (49 yards), while kicker Jason Myers has the second-most made field goals (41) with the fourth-most makes from at least 50 yards (9).

But yes, of course, the flashy touchdown returns play a massive role here, too. Wide receiver and return specialist Rashid Shaheed - whom the Seahawks acquired ahead of Week 10 - was the only player in the regular season with a kickoff return and punt return for a touchdown, and he did it again in the divisional round. He could swing any matchup in an instant ... as if the Seahawks needed any extra help.

📊 Seahawks Super Bowl odds

See the latest NFL odds and our experts' NFL picks for every game this postseason.

The Seahawks enter the NFL Conference Championship round as the betting favorite across the board with odds no higher than +150, which implies a 40% chance that Seattle wins its second championship in franchise history. That's a far cry from their 60/1 preseason odds or their 25/1 odds at the halfway point of the season.

If the Seahawks beat the Rams this weekend to advance to the Super Bowl, expect them to be favored against whomever the might face. The early look-ahead lines show Seattle as a 3.5-point favorite to beat the New England Patriots and a 9.5-point favorite to beat the Denver Broncos - both of which would be rematches from the Seahawks' last two Super Bowl appearances.

📜 Seahawks Super Bowl history

Here's a look at every previous Super Bowl appearance for the Seahawks: