Founded -
New England Patriots: 1960
Seattle Seahawks: 1976
Comment of Misfortune: New England is older by 16 years and was part of the original American Football League before it joined with the NFL.
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New England, 1-0
Stadium Capacity -
New England Patriots: 68,756
Seattle Seahawks: 67,000
Comment of Misfortune: Since 68,756 is a few more drunken fans than 67,000, I gotta rule in favor of New England.
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New England, 2-0
Uniform Colors -
New England Patriots: Dark Blue, Red, White, and Silver
Seattle Seahawks: College Navy and Action Green with Wolf Gray accents
Comment of Misfortune: Both teams have a variation of Navy Blue in their colors, so that's a draw. The Red, White and Silver and Action Green accents kind of offset each other. Wolf Gray, however, is a very cool color and tips this category in favor of the Seahawks.
Team Advantage: Seattle
Score: New England, 2-1
Nickname -
New England Patriots: Evil Empire, Homeland Defense, Patsies
Seattle Seahawks: Seahawks, Legion of Boom, Seagulls, Seachickens
Comment of Misfortune: I know what Patriots are and I have a pretty good idea what a mythical Seahawk may look like. When I hear Evil Empire I am immediately reminded of Star Wars, the menace of the Emperor. Legion of Boom, however, sounds like some cool threat that Spider Man or Superman would have to fight. Gotta give the nod to Seattle.
Team Advantage: Seattle
Score: Tied, 2-2
2014 Record -
New England Patriots: 12-4 (2-0)
Seattle Seahawks: 12-4 (2-0)
Comment of Misfortune: Both teams finished the season with 12 wins and neither have lost in the playoffs yet, so I have to call this category a draw.
Team Advantage: Draw
Score: Tied, 2-2-1
All-Time Regular Season Record -
New England Patriots: 450-377-9 (.538 win % since 1960)
Seattle Seahawks: 306-307 (.499 win % since 1976)
Comment of Misfortune: Not only has New England played more games than Seattle, they've won a higher percentage of them, too.
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New England, 3-2-1
All-Time Playoff Record -
New England Patriots: 27-18 (.600 win %)
Seattle Seahawks: 14-12 (.538 win %)
Comment of Misfortune: That's holds true for the playoffs as well… New England has more games and more victories.
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New England, 4-2-1
2014 Touchdowns Scored -
New England Patriots: 63 (regular season, 52; playoffs, 11)
Seattle Seahawks: 51 (regular season, 43; playoffs, 8)
Comment of Misfortune: The Patriots have scored more touchdowns, both in the regular season and the playoffs, than the Seahawks.
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New England, 5-2-1
2014 Field Goals Scored -
New England Patriots: 35 (regular season, 34; playoffs, 1)
Seattle Seahawks: 32 (regular season, 31; playoffs, 1)
Comment of Misfortune: In close, defensive battles, field goals can be of utmost importance. The Patriots have the edge here.
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New England, 6-2-1
Super Bowl Titles -
New England Patriots: 3 ~ Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX
Seattle Seahawks: 1 ~ Super Bowl XLVIII
Comment of Misfortune: My grade-school math tells me 3 is a lot more than 1, so this category definitely falls New England's way.
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New England, 7-2-1
Other Championships -
New England Patriots: None
Seattle Seahawks: None
Comment of Misfortune: Since neither of these teams existed before 1960, there wasn't much chance for them to win any other league championships.
Team Advantage: Draw
Score: New England, 7-2-2
All-Time Record vs Each Other -
New England Patriots: 8-8
Seattle Seahawks: 8-8
Comment of Misfortune: The teams are a perfect .500 against each other. Super Bowl XLIX will tilt the head-to-head records significantly in favor of one or the other
Team Advantage: Draw
Score: New England, 7-2-3
Record in Last 10 Games vs Each Other (since December 1986) -
New England Patriots: 3-7
Seattle Seahawks: 7-3
Comment of Misfortune: Seattle has dominated the head-to-head matchups since 1986, winning 7 out of their last 10 matchups.
Team Advantage: Seattle
Score: New England, 7-3-3
Biggest All-Time Victory vs Each Other -
New England Patriots: 31 points (New England 31, Seattle 0; October 9, 1977)
Seattle Seahawks: 21 points (Seattle 24, New England 3; September 24, 1989)
Comment of Misfortune: Both blowouts took place over 25 years ago, so neither is relevant to today, but New England's 31 point victory in 1977 is far more impressive than the mere 21 points Seattle managed to win by in their 1989 victory.
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New England, 8-3-3
Total Franchise All-Pro Players -
New England Patriots: 32 Players (named a total of 53 times)
Seattle Seahawks: 19 Players (named a total of 31 times)
Comment of Misfortune: When it comes to Pro's Pros, New England has had almost twice as many All-Pro players on their rosters than the Seahawks, despite only being in the league 16 years longer.
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New England, 9-3-3
Total Franchise Pro Bowl Players -
New England Patriots: 87 Players (named a total of 211 times)
Seattle Seahawks: 44 Players (named a total of 103 times)
Comment of Misfortune: When it comes to fan balloting, New England once again has double the number of players voted to the Pro Bowl and the Patriots have sent their players twice as many times to the glorified flag-football game than Seattle.
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New England, 10-3-3
PAC-12 Players on Roster -
New England Patriots: 11 - Akeem Ayers (UCLA), LeGarrette Blount (Oregon), Brandon Browner (Oregon State), Patrick Chung (Oregon), Cameron Fleming (Stanford), Tyler Gaffner (Stanford), Rob Gronkowski (Arizona), Sealver Siliga (Utah), Matthew Slater (UCLA), Nate Solder (Colorado), Shane Vereen (California)
Seattle Seahawks: 14 - Doug Baldwin (Stanford), Derrick Coleman (UCLA), Jermaine Kearse (Washington), Marshawn Lynch (California), Cassius Marsh (UCLA), Anthony McCoy (USC), Brandon Mebane (California), Zach Miller (Arizona State), Mike Morgan (USC), Paul Richardson (Colorado), Richard Sherman (Stanford), Malcolm Smith (USC), Will Tukuafu (Oregon), Max Unger (Oregon)
Comment of Misfortune: Nice to see a West Coast team filled with a large number of West Coast players! Left Coast Advantage - Seattle.
Team Advantage: Seattle
Score: New England, 10-4-3
Team Fans -
New England Patriots: New Englanders
Seattle Seahawks: The 12th Man
Comment of Misfortune: Since the 12th Man can generate recordable earthquakes, I have to give them the nod in this category. Not that it will do them any good at the Super Bowl, though, since the game will be played in Arizona and not the Pacific Northwest.
Team Advantage: Seattle
Score: New England, 10-5-3
Final Judgment:
New England clearly has the historical advantage over Seattle, despite only being in existence 16 years longer than the Seahawks, although Seattle has had far fewer scandals tied to its name than the Patriots have in recent years.
If history holds true, the Patriots will raise the championship trophy this weekend.
If we are truly witnessing the end of one dynasty and the beginning of the next, the Seahawks will reign supreme in Arizona.
Check back tomorrow for the predictions of Creative Misfortune for Super Bowl XLIX…Will either team be a unanimous pick by all prediction systems?
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