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Most sacks in a Super Bowl: Where Seahawks' dominance against Drake Maye, Patriots ranks in NFL history

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Defense has now been the story of two Super Bowl wins for the Seattle Seahawks.

In 2013, the "Legion of Boom" unit throttled the Denver Broncos to secure the NFL's championship, displaying a dominant physicality and versatility unmatched by the rest of the league. Now, in February 2026, Seattle's defense has done it again — and this time, Drake Maye and the New England Patriots were on the receiving end.

In Super Bowl 60, Mike Macdonald's defense was smothering Maye all night, approaching the Super Bowl record for sacks by a single team.

Here's where Seattle's sack output ranked among Super Bowl performances all-time.

MORE:How the Seahawks took down the Patriots in Super Bowl 60

Most sacks in a Super Bowl

The most sacks in a Super Bowl by a single team is seven, which has been achieved four times: the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1975 season, the Chicago Bears in the 1985 season, the Denver Broncos in the 2015 season, and the Los Angeles Rams in the 2021 season. All of those teams also won their Super Bowl.

The 2025 Seattle Seahawks approached the record, putting up six sacks against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60. Initially, it appeared Seattle had tied the record — in the fourth quarter against the Patriots, Devon Witherspoon was credited with a sack before Uchenna Nwosu recovered a fumble for a touchdown. However, a stat correction turned the play into a pick-six for Nwosu, leaving the Seahawks with six sacks in Super Bowl 60.

Still, Seattle's performance ranked among the best pass-rushing performances in Super Bowl history. They joined four other teams to put up six sacks in a Super Bowl:

TeamSuper BowlSacksOpponentGame ResultPittsburgh SteelersSuper Bowl X (Jan. 1976)7CowboysSteelers 21, Cowboys 17Chicago BearsSuper Bowl XX (Jan. 1986)7PatriotsBears 46, Patriots 10Denver BroncosSuper Bowl 50 (Feb. 2016)7PanthersBroncos 24, Panthers 10Los Angeles RamsSuper Bowl LVI (Feb. 2022)7BengalsRams 23, Bengals 20Seattle SeahawksSuper Bowl 60 (Feb. 2026)6PatriotsSeahawks 29, Patriots 13Philadelphia EaglesSuper Bowl LIX (Feb. 2025)6ChiefsEagles 40, Chiefs 22San Francisco 49ersSuper Bowl XXIV (Jan. 1990)6Broncos49ers 55, Broncos 10Oakland RaidersSuper Bowl XVIII (Jan. 1984)6RedskinsRaiders 38, Redskins 9Green Bay PackersSuper Bowl I (Jan. 1967)6ChiefsPackers 35, Chiefs 10

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Every Seahawks sack vs. Drake Maye

Here's a look at every sack the Seahawks put up against Drake Maye and the Patriots in Super Bowl 60.

Derick Hall

In the first quarter, Derick Hall put up the game's first sack by grabbing Maye's legs for a loss of 10 yards.

Devon Witherspoon

Later in the first quarter, Devon Witherspoon came flying through the defensive line to take Maye down on a third-and-long.

Rylie Mills

In the second quarter, Rylie Mills fought around his blocker to pull Maye to the ground for sack No. 3.

Byron Murphy II

Byron Murphy II wrapped up Maye in the third quarter, a point in which Seattle was still holding the Patriots scoreless in Super Bowl 60.

Derick Hall (2)

Hall's second sack of the night was also a turnover. He stripped Maye of the ball while taking him down, and Murphy recovered it.

Byron Murphy II (2)

With hopes dwindling down for New England in the fourth quarter, Murphy added his second sack of the night and his team's sixth. 

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