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The Dark Side rises, a legend gets his ring, and history falls all around

The 2025 NFL season will be remembered as one of the most record-shattering campaigns in league history — and it ended with a coronation nobody in New England saw coming. The Seattle Seahawks, powered by a suffocating "Dark Side" defense, marched into Levi's Stadium and shut out the New England Patriots for three straight quarters on their way to a 29-13 Super Bowl LX victory. It was Seattle's second Lombardi Trophy, and the first time since the Legion of Boom that the Pacific Northwest could call itself champion.

The story of the season, though, was history falling in every phase of the game. In Cleveland, Myles Garrett authored the greatest pass-rushing season the sport has ever seen, toppling the single-season sack record with 23.0 — erasing a mark shared by two legends. In Los Angeles, a 37-year-old Matthew Stafford finally claimed the MVP that had eluded him for 17 years, throwing 28 straight touchdowns without an interception and breaking a Tom Brady record along the way. And in the desert, Trey McBride redefined the tight end position with 119 catches, while Justin Jefferson quietly passed Randy Moss for the most receiving yards through six seasons.

Then came the offseason twist. In a move that stunned the league, Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III left the champions — signing the richest free-agent running back contract in NFL history with the Kansas City Chiefs, a fallen giant coming off a 6-11 season and hungry to reload around a returning Patrick Mahomes. The champions will look different. The hunters are restless. And that's exactly what makes what comes next so delicious.

🏈 Now the anticipation begins. Kickoff is September 9 — and it starts with a rematch, as Seattle raises its banner against the Patriots it just dethroned. Every team is 0-0. Every dream is alive. Your draft is where it all begins.