Both the Patriots and Seahawks leaned on rookie leaders this season. And some, like first-round pick Grey Zabel, are playing their best football at the right time.
We examine both team's attacks through EPA per play and success rate and then compare those numbers to the other 18 Super Bowl participants of the past decade.
Defensively, the most urgent needs lie in the back seven, particularly at cornerback and linebacker. Fortunately for Miami, the Dolphins hold five of the top 90 picks in the draft, giving the club ample opportunity to address a wide range of critical needs on both sides of the ball.
Ahead of Super Bowl 60 between the Patriots and the Seahawks, we're looking at the highest-graded Super Bowl wide receiver performances in the PFF era.
With the defense’s lone constant, edge defender Trey Hendrickson, now set to enter free agency, Cincinnati faces significant needs at every level of the unit. Fortunately, the Bengals still have their draft capital largely intact and own picks in each of the first four rounds.
The spotlight can't shine on every player, but to make it to a Super Bowl, you need unsung heroes. Here are three for each of the Patriots and Seahawks ahead of Super Bowl 60.
The NFL's chief security officer said the federal security presence at Super Bowl LX will be consistent with past games and ICE will not be among the agencies there.
New Browns head coach Todd Monken said it's "inappropriate" to comment about defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz's future. Schwartz had reportedly said he would not return to Cleveland. Monken also wouldn't commit to Shedeur Sanders as QB1.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft, like his former head coach Bill Belichick, was not selected for entry into this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame class, sources told ESPN.
New Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur said Tuesday that he will call offensive plays and said he has already spoken with quarterback Kyler Murray, though no decision has been made yet at the position.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye improved significantly as a passer in his second season, but Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson has seen improvement elsewhere as well.
Shedeur Sanders didn't lack confidence in himself before he became the Browns' starting quarterback and his seven-game run in the role didn't do anything to make him doubt himself.
The Jaguars set linebacker Devin Lloyd up for a contract year by declining his fifth-year option ahead of the 2025 season and Lloyd made the most of the chance to show his value to the league.
Micah Parsons' relationship with the Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones came to a bitter and disappointing end when the team traded him to Green Bay last August.
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