Devon Witherspoon makes big claim about why Seahawks' defense dominated Patriots in Super Bowl win

The defense of the Seattle Seahawks dominated the New England Patriots' offense en route to pitching a shutout over the first three quarters of what became Seattle's 29-13 win in Super Bowl LX. 

During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon revealed why he and his teammates had so much success against what seemed to be an overwhelmed opponent at Levi's Stadium.

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"I knew what was going on," Witherspoon explained, per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. "We had a good tell on what they like to do and how they like to play, and how they were going to attack us. [Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald] put us in the best position to win. That’s our coach right there, that’s why we always stand beside him and always have his back." 

As Mark Daniels of MassLive noted, Patriots right guard Michael Onwenu acknowledged after the defeat that the Seahawks targeted rookie left tackle Will Campbell and rookie left guard Jared Wilson throughout the Super Bowl. According to Daniels, the 14 pressures surrendered by Campbell on Sunday night were the most allowed by any offensive lineman in a playoff game since 2018.

In total, the Seahawks sacked Patriots quarterback Drake Maye six times and caused him to commit three turnovers (one fumble, two interceptions). Seattle ultimately put the game to bed by scoring a defensive touchdown with under 4:30 to play in the fourth quarter. 

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"We had a tell on their guards and their tackles, how they like to set," Witherspoon added. "They’re going to overset on certain rushes. They’re going to fall for certain moves any time a group of guys get after them." 

Maye, first-year Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels deserve plenty of credit for guiding New England to a 14-3 regular-season record and to a Super Bowl appearance. That said, it appears McDaniels and Vrabel may need to change aspects of the team's offense after what Witherspoon and Co. discovered while preparing for Super Bowl LX.