Super Bowl LX: Seahawks lead Patriots 9-0 at halftime as defenses dominate

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — With two of the NFL's best defenses squaring off in Super Bowl LX, it's been hard to either team to get going and the Seahawks lead the Patriots 9-0 at halftime. Seahawks kicker Jason Myers has made field goals from 33, 39 and 41 yards

Running back Kenneth Walker III has given the Seahawks somewhat of a spark with 14 carries for 94 yards, but no other offensive players on either side did much in the first half.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has completed 6 of 11 passes for 48 yards and a 65.7 passer rating, and Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is 9-for-22 passing for 88 yards and a 52.8 passer rating. Darnold took a shot deep to Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the first quarter and Maye threw long for Mack Hollins in the second, but neither connected.

Darnold began the game 6-for-17 passing before getting into somewhat of a groove late in the half.

Cooper Kupp leads the Seahawks with four catches for 44 yards, and Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte has 21 yards on one catch.

Seahawks defensive tackle Rylie Mills, a rookie who played at Lake Forest High School and Notre Dame, picked a tremendous time for his first NFL sack. He dropped Maye for a 10-yard loss early in the second quarter as part of a sequence the Seahawks forced a punt after taking a 6-0 lead.

The Patriots will get the ball to begin the second half.