Most NFL fans didn’t anticipate a Super Bowl LX matchup between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks before the 2025 season began. Micah Parsons certainly wasn’t counting on those two teams competing for the Lombardi Trophy.
Parsons hosted a live episode of his “The Edge” podcast in San Francisco on Saturday. The audience and his guests, Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young and Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown, tried to guess the results of a fan poll picking the five teams most likely to win next year’s Super Bowl.
Young started by saying this year’s participants deserved a spot at the table, but neither the Patriots nor the Seahawks made the cut. That led Parsons to take an apparent dig at both teams.
“Y’all can say I’m a hater,” Parsons said. “This ain’t what the Super Bowl is supposed to look like.”
Brown, who won a Super Bowl last year, tried to explain how difficult it is to make it this far.
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“It’s so hard to win in this league,” Brown said. “So the two teams that are there, they deserve to be there, guys. Trust me. Like, it’s really hard. I’m not just saying that. It is so hard to win.”
Parsons stopped short when it seemed like he would clarify his stance.
“I just feel like this year, specifically,” Parsons said to laughter before trailing off.
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When Young asked who was “supposed” to make this Super Bowl, Parsons answered, “the (expletive) Green Bay Packers.” The All-Pro suffered a season-ending ACL tear before watching the Packers blow a 21-3 lead in a first-round loss to the Chicago Bears.
Las Vegas would agree with Parsons, as the Patriots and Seahawks is the unlikeliest Super Bowl matchup ever based on preseason odds. Yet each team went 14-3 before winning its respective conference after missing the playoffs in 2024.
It may not be the matchup Parsons and some fans wanted or expected, but Super Bowl LX starts Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
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