'NFL RedZone' host Scott Hanson explains why Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl LX matchup is the 'Hope Bowl'

The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks are the last 2 teams lasting successful the 2025 NFL season, acceptable to look disconnected astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8 to find who volition hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy arsenic Super Bowl LX champions. 

As the debates statesman astir who has the X-factor, and who volition triumph the Super Bowl, "NFL RedZone" big Scott Hanson can't assistance but instrumentality a measurement backmost and look astatine what this matchup truly means for the league. 

In fact, Hanson has different sanction for this year's last crippled of the season. 

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NFL Network big Scott Hanson presents connected signifier during the NFL Draft astatine Union Station connected April 29, 2023, successful Kansas City, Missouri. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

"I’m gonna archer you what: Super Bowl LX is the ‘Hope Bowl,'" helium told Fox News Digital portion besides discussing his excitement for Lowe's "Earn Your Sunday Bucket Belt." "The Super Bowl this twelvemonth is the ‘Hope Bowl,’ and it mightiness dependable weird."

It whitethorn dependable weird astatine first, but erstwhile you truly look astatine these 2 teams acceptable to play successful Santa Clara, California, Hanson's imaginativeness comes to life. 

"The Seahawks fans are sky-high, the Patriots fans are sky-high. I’m not adjacent speaking to them close now," helium continued. "I’m speaking to the different 30 NFL instrumentality bases whose play ended successful disappointment successful the playoffs, oregon disappointment successful the past week of the regular season, oregon by Thanksgiving their squad was retired of it. There is hope, my friends, due to the fact that we’re astir to watch, connected Super Bowl Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks, a non-playoff squad from a twelvemonth ago. The Seattle Seahawks, a squad that was successful the backmost marketplace a twelvemonth ago. The Seattle Seahawks who person a second-year caput manager who had ne'er been a caput manager earlier — they’re playing successful the biggest crippled successful American sport."

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When the Seahawks hired Mike Macdonald 2 years ago, helium hadn't been a caput manager successful the NFL contempt his antiaircraft prowess nether John Harbaugh with the Baltimore Ravens. But determination was anticipation for Seattle erstwhile they went 10-7 successful his inaugural season, though they missed the playoffs. 

To physique disconnected that season, the Seahawks were speedy to marque trades, including a large 1 to the Las Vegas Raiders. Geno Smith, the journeyman quarterback, reunited with Pete Carroll successful Sin City, portion the Seahawks acceptable their sights connected the escaped cause marketplace and Sam Darnold. 

Hanson called Darnold the champion "human involvement story" successful this crippled fixed his roadworthy to this infinitesimal 2 weeks from now. But Darnold was intelligibly the close telephone by Macdonald, GM John Schneider and the remainder of the organization, starring Seattle to a 14-win play aft doing the aforesaid happening with the Minnesota Vikings successful 2024. 

Seahawks backmost Sam Darnold lifts the winner's trophy adjacent to Michael Strahan, left, aft a triumph implicit the Los Angeles Rams successful the NFC Championship crippled Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, successful Seattle. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Unlike that season, which ended against the Los Angeles Rams successful the wild-card round, Darnold got immoderate redemption with a three-touchdown crippled to triumph the NFC conference, and gain a spot successful the "Big Game. 

On the different sideline, Hanson sees adjacent much anticipation for those instrumentality bases possibly astatine the bottommost of the tube successful the standings this year. 

"Taking connected the New England Patriots, who were a four-win squad a twelvemonth ago. A four-win squad 2 years ago," helium added. "They wholly deed the reset fastener astatine caput coach, astatine quarterback, astatine truthful galore different cardinal positions, and they’re playing successful the biggest crippled successful American sport."

Head manager Mike Vrabel returned to the franchise helium erstwhile played for, and helped crook things astir immediately. Second-year backmost Drake Maye became an MVP finalist with his accumulation passim the season, portion Vrabel's assertive antiaircraft quality dispersed passim this portion each play long. 

While immoderate accidental they had an casual roadworthy to the Super Bowl, the Patriots faced 3 of the league's top-five defenses, 2 successful games wherever snowfall played a ample factor. The docket whitethorn person been easier than others, but the Patriots bushed who they were expected to, reaching this tallness for the archetypal clip since the Tom Brady days successful Foxborough. 

"Whatever squad you basal for successful the NFL, Super Bowl LX gives you anticipation that 365 days from present you and me, Scott, volition beryllium talking present connected Fox about, ‘So-and-so versus so-and-so successful the Super Bowl. Can you judge it?’" Hanson said.

New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye celebrates with the trophy aft the AFC Championship crippled against the Broncos, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, successful Denver. (AP Photo/John Locher)

"I deliberation it’s a fantastic, inspirational Super Bowl matchup."

As you beryllium and ticker Super Bowl LX, heed Hanson's words – determination is anticipation for your favourite team. 

The Patriots and Seahawks are proof. 

EARNING YOUR SUPER BOWL SUNDAY WITH LOWE'S

All play long, Lowe’s has been uncovering ways to assistance NFL fans "Earn Their Sundays," and their champion mode for Super Bowl LX is thing Hanson is precise excited about.

The "Earn Your Sunday Bucket Belt" looks similar a regular instrumentality loop that would spell astir a five-gallon Lowe’s bucket, but Hanson wants to spot snacks, beverages, grilling tools and much connected it for the Big Game.

Lowe's introduces the Bucket Belt up of this year's Super Bowl LX matchup betwixt the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. (Lowe's)

Gameday essentials are reimagined, and Hanson believes everyone should person 1 for Feb. 8.

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"Theoretically, it’s for each your tools. But connected Super Bowl Sunday, it’s beverages, it’s snacks. The lone tools are grilling tools that we privation to spot successful there," Hanson said. "Straps connected apical of the bucket here, and you tin capable it up with crystal for your favourite beverages. There’s immoderate shot goodies and you volition gain your Super Bowl Sunday and bask Super Bowl LX successful Lowe’s style."

The bucket loop tin beryllium purchased present exclusively for MyLowe’s Rewards and MyLowe’s Pro Rewards members.

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