Ranking the five most valuable players from Super Bowl LX

The recipient of the Pete Rozelle Super Bowl Most Valuable Player trophy doesn't tell the whole story of the game. After all, football is the ultimate team sport, and no matter how good a quarterback is, they still need a line to protect them and someone to catch the ball. 

In Super Bowl LX, the game was defined by the Seattle Seahawks excelling in all three phases of the game. Here are the five most valuable players who tell the story of the Seahawks dominating 29-13 Super Bowl LX win over the New England Patriots. 

5. Linebacker Derick Hall

If an entire unit could earn an MVP award, it would be Seattle's defense. But a key reason the defense played so well was that homegrown players like Hall came up big when their number was called. 

Hall forced a key fumble on a strip sack of Patriots quarterback Drake Maye in the second half, coming up with two of the six sacks Seattle's defense had on the night. Drafted by the Seahawks in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, Hall represents the team's successful, defensive-oriented rebuild and the unit's aggressive play all season. 

4. Safety Julian Love

Love has quietly been a fantastic addition to Seattle's defense after languishing for four years with the New York Giants. Through the regular season, Love earned an 82.2 Pro Football Focus grade, the sixth-best score among safeties, but had just one interception. 

On Sunday, he came up with the biggest takeaway of his career, a back-breaking interception after Maye finally connected with receiver Mack Hollins for a 35-yard touchdown. The 35-yard interception killed nearly all the last-gasp momentum New England had. 

3. Kicker Jason Myers

Before Super Bowl LX, the record for the most field goals in a Super Bowl was four. Myers broke that record by making five field goals, with his longest kick at 41 yards. Now, it's probably a record most fans will forget, but Seahawks fans will likely never forget the player who scored just over half of the team's points on a night when the offense had just one touchdown. 

2. Cornerback Devon Witherspoon

Another product of Seattle's excellent 2023 draft, the 25-year-old came up with the biggest play of the game after terrorizing Maye with five corner blitzes. In the fourth quarter, Witherspoon pressured Maye, nearly sacking him, which led to an errant throw that linebacker Uchenna Nwosu took back for a 45-yard pick-six.