Kenneth Walker III becomes 1st running back to win Super Bowl MVP in 28 years
EXACTLY WHAT YOU WHAT YOU SAID. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU GUYS SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT WE SAW BAD BUNNY AND BAD FOOTBALL TONIGHT. OH, YEAH. NO, THAT WAS YOU. THAT WAS ALL YOU HAD. GOOD JOB PATRIOTS. THE PATRIOTS OFFENSE AND I YOU WANT TO GO A TO Z. THEY DID BUPKISS IN THIS GAME. NOW IS IT THE CREDIT TO SEATTLE’S DEFENSE. WHAT DO YOU THINK DUKE DUKE STANDING HERE WITH ME. WHAT DO YOU THINK I THINK IT’S A CREDIT TO SEATTLE’S DEFENSE. I THINK IT WAS EXPOSED. THE LEFT SIDE OF THAT ROOKIE LINE THE PATRIOTS HAVE. AND I THINK DRAKE MAY STILL COULD BE HURT. AND I THINK DRAKE MAY SHOWED HIS AGE IN THIS GAME. WELL AND THAT’S THAT’S A GOOD POINT BECAUSE I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT DRAKE MAY’S PERFORMANCE IN THE POSTSEASON DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, HE WAS COMPLETING 72% OF HIS PASSES. HE WAS THE MOST ACCURATE PASSER IN THE LEAGUE. HE WAS THE BEST DEEP BALL THROWER IN THE LEAGUE. AND ALL OF THAT HAS DISAPPEARED. AND IS IT BECAUSE HE’S PLAYING BETTER DEFENSES IS BECAUSE HE REACHED THE SUPER BOWL, AND YOU’RE GOING TO FACE NOTHING BUT THE BEST? ALL OF THAT IS QUITE POSSIBLE. BUT HE WAS UNDER THROWING BALLS. BALLS WERE IN THE DIRT. HE WAS DECISIVE. HE LOOKED INDECISIVE. HE HELD ONTO THE BALL TOO QUICKLY. AND HE AND HE GOT OUT OF THE POCKET TOO LATE. AND THAT DIDN’T ALLOW HIM TO ESCAPE. SO ON MANY FRONTS, I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE THE QUARTERBACK GETS TOO MUCH OF THE CREDIT WHEN THEY WIN, AND I’M GIVING THE QUARTERBACK TOO MUCH OF THE BLAME WHEN THEY LOSE. BUT I REALLY FELT THAT THERE WASN’T ANYBODY IN THE OFFENSE THAT PLAYED WELL TONIGHT. WELL, THE OTHER THING IS SEATTLE PUNTED SEVEN TIMES. THAT’S AMAZING. RIGHT. AND THE PATRIOTS, THEY ONLY PUT UP 13 POINTS. SO I MEAN THAT JUST TELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW. SEATTLE PUNTED SEVEN TIMES AND PATRIOTS ONLY PUT UP 13 POINTS. AND THAT PUNTER PUT THE BALL INSIDE THE FIVE. HOW MANY TIMES THREE TIMES HE PUNTED SEVEN TIMES. SO IT’S AMAZING. YOU KNOW MARIA AND BEN. YOU CAN YOU CAN HIT YOU CAN COME CLOSE TO 30 POINTS. YOU CAN PUNT IT THAT MANY TIMES. AND YOU CAN STILL KEEP THE OPPONENT AWAY. THEY, THEY, THEY WERE THE BETTER. THERE WAS NO QUESTION. THEY WERE THE BETTER TEAM TONIGHT. THEY WERE THE BETTER TEAM TONIGHT. AND CAN I ASK YOU, DESPITE THIS GAME BEING PLAYED MUCH CLOSER TO SEATTLE THAN BOSTON, I GOT A SENSE BASED ON THE CHEERS AND BOOS, THERE WERE MORE PATS FANS THERE. WHAT WAS THE SENSE THERE? YEAH, NO, NO, I, I AGREE WITH YOU. I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT THAT WAS I THOUGHT THAT WAS TRUE. I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY OBVIOUS AND I’M NOT SURE THAT I’M NOT GOING TO SAY THE PATRIOTS FANS WERE COCKY OR ANYTHING. OH, WE’RE WALKING TOWARD THE FIELD. I’LL KEEP TALKING AS WE WALK. I’M NOT SAYING THAT THE PATRIOTS FANS WERE WERE COCKY IN THIS, BUT IT SEEMED TO BE LIKE SEATTLE WAS GOING OKAY. WE GOT A GREAT TEAM, BUT JEEZ, THEY’RE THE PATRIOTS. OH MY GOD, WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? SO I, I THINK THAT WAS VERY TRUE. BEN I THINK THAT WE WE DID GET A TASTE OF A LOT OF PATRIOT NOISE AND A LOT OF PATRIOTS UNHAPPINESS, AS WE HAVE NOW REACHED THE FACT THAT THEY ARE THE LOSINGEST TEAM IN THE HISTORY OF THE SUPER BOWL. THEY’RE THE FIRST FRANCHISE TO LOSE SIX SUPER BOWLS, WHICH WHICH IS RATHER INGLORIOUS. BUT HEY, AT LEAST THEY DIDN’T GET SHUT OUT THERE, RIGHT? RIGHT, RIGHT. JOSH HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU. HEY GUYS. ED DUKE HOPE YOU’RE DOING OKAY. THIS IS JOSH. YEAH, YEAH, WE’RE HEADING TO THE FIELD RIGHT NOW. OKAY, GUYS, IF YOU HAVE A SECOND TO ANSWER THIS, WHAT WE’RE WONDERING HERE FROM OUR EYES. DID THE PATRIOTS DEFENSE DEFENSE DO ENOUGH TO WIN THIS GAME TONIGHT FOR THE TEAM? IN OTHER WORDS WE KNOW WHAT THE SEATTLE DEFENSE DO. BUT DID THE PATRIOTS DEFENSE DO ENOUGH. WHAT A WHAT A WHAT A GREAT QUESTION. AND THE FACT THAT THAT WHAT SEATTLE HAD A 12 NOTHING LEAD AT HALFTIME. AND THE FACT THAT SEATTLE SCORED NOTHING JUST JOSH YOU VERY GOOD WITH STATS. THEY ONLY SCORED ONE OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWN, RIGHT. THEY ENDED UP THEY HAD THE THEY THEY HAD THE DEFENSIVE. YEAH. WELL THE FIELD GOAL. SO I THOUGHT IT PLAYED DECENTLY ENOUGH. OBVIOUSLY THEY GOT TO NEARLY 30 POINTS AND THAT YOU CAN’T SAY YOU KNOW ALL IN ALL IT WAS. BUT I THOUGHT THEY PLAYED DECENTLY ENOUGH. BUT WHEN YOU’RE ON THE FIELD AND IT’S IN THE THIRD QUARTER AND IT’S A TOUGH PHYSICAL GAME AND YOU’RE GETTING PUSHED BACK AND YOU’RE NOW UNDER AND YOUR OFFENSE IS DOING NOTHING. THREE AND OUT, FOUR AND OUT, THREE AND OUT, FOUR AND OUT.
Kenneth Walker III becomes 1st running back to win Super Bowl MVP in 28 years
Kenneth Walker III is running into free agency with a Super Bowl MVP.Walker capped a prolific postseason with another big performance on the ground to help the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 Sunday night for a championship.Video above: Ed Harding breaks down Super BowlWhile the defense carried Seattle for much of the postseason, Walker was once again the engine of the offense by rushing for 135 yards and adding 26 receiving for his third straight 100-yard game from scrimmage in the postseason. He became the first running back since Terrell Davis 28 years ago to win Super Bowl MVP.Walker stepped up his game after backfield mate Zach Charbonnet went down with a season-ending knee injury and it couldn’t have come at a more important time for the Seahawks or a more opportune time for Walker.The 25-year-old running back is in the final year of his rookie contract and is slated to become a free agent in 2026. Thanks to his playoff run, Walker figures to be in line for a significant pay bump.Walker gained 413 yards from scrimmage in the three wins for Seattle this postseason. He became the first player to top 100 yards from scrimmage in every playoff game for a Super Bowl champion since Terrell Davis did it in back-to-back seasons in 1997-98 for the Broncos.While fantasy football owners and Walker were sometimes frustrated that he didn’t carry a bigger load of the offense, especially in the red zone, in the regular season, the job share with Charbonnet did mean Walker was fresh for the playoffs when he was at his best.Walker averaged less than 15 touches from scrimmage per game in the regular season when he delivered his first 1,000-yard rushing season since his rookie year. But he averaged nearly 25 touches per game in the playoffs when he showed he’s capable of being a bell-cow back.Walker started fast with a 10-yard run on the opening snap and had 55 yards in the ground on a field-goal drive later in the first half for the most by any player on one drive in the Super Bowl in 20 years.
Kenneth Walker III is running into free agency with a Super Bowl MVP.
Walker capped a prolific postseason with another big performance on the ground to help the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 Sunday night for a championship.
Video above: Ed Harding breaks down Super Bowl
While the defense carried Seattle for much of the postseason, Walker was once again the engine of the offense by rushing for 135 yards and adding 26 receiving for his third straight 100-yard game from scrimmage in the postseason. He became the first running back since Terrell Davis 28 years ago to win Super Bowl MVP.
Walker stepped up his game after backfield mate Zach Charbonnet went down with a season-ending knee injury and it couldn’t have come at a more important time for the Seahawks or a more opportune time for Walker.
The 25-year-old running back is in the final year of his rookie contract and is slated to become a free agent in 2026. Thanks to his playoff run, Walker figures to be in line for a significant pay bump.
Walker gained 413 yards from scrimmage in the three wins for Seattle this postseason. He became the first player to top 100 yards from scrimmage in every playoff game for a Super Bowl champion since Terrell Davis did it in back-to-back seasons in 1997-98 for the Broncos.
While fantasy football owners and Walker were sometimes frustrated that he didn’t carry a bigger load of the offense, especially in the red zone, in the regular season, the job share with Charbonnet did mean Walker was fresh for the playoffs when he was at his best.
Walker averaged less than 15 touches from scrimmage per game in the regular season when he delivered his first 1,000-yard rushing season since his rookie year.
But he averaged nearly 25 touches per game in the playoffs when he showed he’s capable of being a bell-cow back.
Walker started fast with a 10-yard run on the opening snap and had 55 yards in the ground on a field-goal drive later in the first half for the most by any player on one drive in the Super Bowl in 20 years.
