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So then, the Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl champions again, and like their first victory in 2014 it was powered by an awesome defensive performance.

The 'Dark Side' are not quite the 'Legion of Boom' and they go about their business differently but they're certainly as dominant as they come and they could be around for a few more years yet.

Head coach Mike Macdonald is also the third youngest to win a Super Bowl so he's got years ahead of him to try and build his side into a dynasty - but can they go again next season?

Can Mike Vrabel and the Patriots bounce back from his bitter disappointment? I guess you'll just have to join us next season to find out!

We already can't wait.

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Find someone who looks at you the way Mike Macdonald looks at Seahawks general manager John Schneider...

Schneider has just become the first GM to ever build two completely different Super Bowls winning rosters - including a different head coach.

Yes, you need great coaches and great players, but somebody has to bring them all together than that man in Seattle is Schneider.

He was a big reason Macdonald chose to join the Seahawks and in terms of drafting and moving on from players like Russell Wilson, Geno Smith and DK Metcalf, Schneider just seems to have made all the right moves at the right times.

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Apologies Patriots fans but you've now become the biggest losers in Super Bowl history. Actually, that may sound a bit harsh but you know what I mean - with New England's record now 6-6 in the big game they've lost more than anyone else.

Of course, some teams would love to have lost six Super Bowls as that'd mean they'd made six Super Bowls, but it's still a bitter pill to swallow.

All is not lost though - Drake Maye struggled tonight but he's only 23 and in his second NFL season so if he can use this experience the right way it could be the making of him.

Head coach Mike Vrabel is in his first year and they had more games played by players in their first year with the team than anyone else in the league - so in theory the future should be bright.

You just never know in the NFL though...

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It was tough night at the office for the New England Patriots as they ran into a Seattle Seahawks defence that was like a brick wall.

The Seahawks swarmed young quarterback Drake Maye who struggled to find his feet in the biggest game in the sport in just his second season in the NFL.

Read more on Seattle's Super Bowl success with our report from Levi's Stadium.

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A few of the stats from Seattle's dominant Super Bowl success.

• Sam Darnold is the first quarterback to win the Super Bowl after playing for 5+ different teams.
• Darnold is also the fourth quarterback ever to win a Super Bowl in his first season with a new team.
• The Seahawks are the 17th team to win multiple Supert Bowls.
• Cooper Kupp, a Super Bowl MVP with the Rams, is the eighth wide receiver to win the Super Bowl with two different teams.
• Defensive coordinator Aden Durde is the first British coach to win a Super Bowl.
• Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the fourth player to lead the NFL in receiving yards and win the Super Bowl in the same year.

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Seahawks Quarterback Sam Darnold: "My teammates and my coaches, they believed in me. Since the first training camp, every single day we came to work. Shoutout to our offensive line for everything they did in the game. But I've also got to shout out our defence.

"We did it. It's been such a special journey with these guys. So much hard work has been out into this and we did it."

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Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker speaking to NBC: "First and foremost I want to thank God for this. It's a blessing to be here. I want to thank my brothers, this doesn't happen without them.

"We went through a lot of adversity this season but we came together, stuck together and this is what we got.

"Shout out to the 12s!"

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Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald: "We were the better team, we're the best team. We loved each other, we believed in each other and now we're champions."

"We went to the dark side tonight, we love our players, they made it happen. They made it come to life and we won the game."

And there it is, Kenneth Walker does indeed become the first running back to be named Super Bowl MVP since Terrell Davis in 1998.

He's the eighth running back ever to win Super Bowl MVP and his 135 rushing yards is also the eighth most ever in a Super Bowl - tied with Thurman Thomas.

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Seattle Seahawks owner Jody Allen hoists the Lombardi Trophy!

Head coach Mike Macdonald then comes to the podium saying he "had 100% confidence" his team would win the Super Bowl this season.

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What a thing for the organisation. The Seahawks have become such a thing over the past couple of years. Sam Darnold is one of the more inspirational Quarterback stories.

If you could give it to the entire unit then Seattle's defence would get it, but after Kenneth Walker's individual display, with 135 yards the biggest rushing total in 28 years in the Super Bowl, probably deserves it.

And he'd be the first running back to win Super Bowl MVP since Terrell Davis in 1998.

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Seahawks Cornerback Devon Witherspoon speaking to NBC: "It's crazy you know. We're a group of guys who believe in each other. believe in their coach. It's a one of a kind feeling. We believed.

"You don't know what's going on in this building, it's a one of a kind feeling. We played every game the same, just kept battling. Talk about a group of guys who fight for each other. So proud of my brothers, my organisation, my team. Shout out to the fanbase."

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The NFL are just getting the stage ready now out on the field at Levi's Stadium for the presentation of the Lombardi Trophy - for now players are out there celebrating with their friends and family and preparing for their lives to change forever.

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold speaking to NBC: "It is unbelievable. Everything that has happened in my career but to do it with this team - I wouldn't want it any other way. I am so proud of our guys. Our defence - I cannot say enough great things about our defence and special teams. I know we won the Super Bowl but we could have been a little bit better on offence but I don't care about that right now. It is an unbelievable feeling. I am so happy for the guys in the locker room and the coaches that put in so much effort throughout the season."

On how he got to this point: "I think that's it. All my team-mates, all the coaches I have ever had, always believed in me. I have always believed in myself because of my family and friends. It's as simple as that, as long as you believe in yourself, anything is possible. "

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Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker speaking to NBC: "It is just a dream come true. A lot of people play their whole career and never make it this far. It's a blessing. I thank coach Macdonald and the team for sticking together.

"It is great. We went through adversity throughout the season but we stayed together. That adversity showed who we are as a team. We got a brotherhood going on right now and it's special."

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The classic Gatorade dunk for Seattle's head coach Mike Macdonald.

The fourth quarter exploded into life, didn't it.

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An absolute masterclass from defensive mastermind and head coach Mike Macdonald who becomes the third youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl - and he called the defensive plays himself as well.

The Seahawks get revenge for losing the Super Bowl to the Patriots back in 2015 as Seattle win the Lombardi Trophy for a second time.

And talk about a redemption story for Sam Darnold (and we will...).