Episode 369 - Seahawks Too Good for Pats: Realistic or Overconfident?

Mitch Unfiltered

Mitch Levy

Sports, Football

5.0 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

RUNDOWN

Mitch and Hotshot Scott open Super Bowl week pleading for the rarest gift in sports: a wire-to-wire Seahawks blowout with zero anxiety attached. Instead, they confront history, betting lines, and the uncomfortable reality that Seahawks–Patriots games almost never come easy, dissecting spreads, totals, MVP odds, and prop bets surrounding Sam Darnold, Kenneth Walker, and the Seattle defense.

ESPN insiders Mike Reiss and Brady Henderson join Mitch to trace the improbable parallel journeys of the Patriots and Seahawks from offseason uncertainty to Super Bowl 60. Reiss details how Mike Vrabel reshaped New England's culture around connection and accountability, while Henderson explains why Mike Macdonald's Seahawks are thriving on trust, depth, and collective buy-in rather than star power. The discussion zeroes in on Drake May's health, New England's offensive line vulnerabilities, Seattle's defensive front, and why the Seahawks are favored — while acknowledging that Patriots fans view this matchup as dangerous, not nostalgic.

Mitch and Jason Puckett wrestle with the strangest part of Super Bowl 60 week: the complete absence of a believable reason the Seahawks should lose. They debate conspiracy theories, historical heartbreak, and why this matchup feels more like a gift than a grind, with comparisons to past Seattle sports collapses adding a layer of unease.

Mitch reconnects with Dave Grosby to reflect on a defining week in Seattle sports history, Grosby's decades-long presence behind the microphone, and his upcoming honor from the American Parkinson Disease Association at the March 14 Magic of Hope Gala. Grosby shares a candid, deeply personal look at living with Parkinson's, the lack of a cure despite years of advocacy and fundraising led by figures like Michael J. Fox, and why continued research is critical.

Peter King joins Mitch to unpack the shock of Bill Belichick not being a first-ballot Hall of Famer, offering rare insight into how Hall of Fame voting dynamics, strategic ballots, and a flawed system can produce surprising outcomes. The conversation shifts to Super Bowl 49 memories, lingering fallout inside the Seahawks locker room, and why the Seahawks–Patriots rematch echoes past championship blind spots where favorites felt inevitable — until they weren't.

GUESTS

Brady Henderson | Seahawks Insider, ESPN
Mike Reiss | Patriots Insider, ESPN
Jason Puckett | Seattle sports radio host and founder of The Daily Puck Drop
Dave Grosby | Seattle sports broadcasting fixture and longtime radio voice, Groz with Gas "Take 5"
Peter King | Hall of Fame voter, longtime NFL writer, Football Morning in America founder

TABLE OF CONTENTS

0:00 | No Stress, No Drama? Seahawks Fans Beg for a Blowout as Super Bowl 60 Arrives

16:15 | GUEST: Seahawks v Patriots; Two Paths, Same Destination — How Seattle and New England Landed in Super Bowl 60

40:00 | GUEST: Jason Puckett; Nothing Makes Sense — And That's Why This Super Bowl Feels Inevitable

59:10 | GUEST: Dave Grosby; A Voice That's Always Been There — Dave Grosby, Parkinson's Advocacy, and a Super Bowl Run That Feels Unreal

1:17:49 | GUEST: Peter King; Peter King on Belichick, the Hall of Fame Mess, and Why This Super Bowl Feels Familiar

1:36:53 | Other Stuff Segment: Epstein file reactions and viral AI prank video, Seahawks offensive coordinator vacancy and Clint Kubiak leaving for the Raiders, skepticism about Raiders coaching stability, Pepsi Super Bowl ad parodying Coldplay concert affair, Diet Coke vs Diet Pepsi rant, NFL fine issued to Riq Woolen for NFC Championship taunting penalty, Puka Nacua publicly flirting with Sydney Sweeney on social media, athlete celebrity dating culture, Rick Rizzs announcing retirement after 2026 Mariners season, Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller's toupee flying off during boxing match, NBA suspending Paul George for violating drug policy tied to mental health medication, Lou Holtz reportedly entering hospice care, Sha'Carri Richardson arrested for excessive speeding RIPs: Demond Wilson (Sanford and Son actor), Catherine O'Hara (actress, Schitt's Creek and Home Alone) HEADLINES: Malaysian minister claims work stress can make people gay, man arrested for exposing himself and having sex with a vacuum, mother slaps daughter and is attacked back with a pork chop, woman gives birth and develops a third breast

Transcript

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0:00.0	Episode 369, Hot Shot, can we just order up a blowout?
0:05.7	Like, no stress, no worry.
0:09.1	They have it in the bag from beginning to end.
0:11.7	Everybody's watching at home.
0:13.6	Can have their feet up, have a beer, have a chicken wing, have a nacho.
0:18.7	Can we get one of those?
0:20.1	I would love, like, the whole Denver, Seattle, the Super Bowl.
0:25.0	Wouldn't that be great?
0:25.8	Meanwhile, I'm seeing video montages of like the last 10 times these teams have played.
0:30.9	They've all ended in dramatic fashion.
0:33.1	Back to like, you know, the 80s or 90s.
0:35.9	Like every time these two teams play, it's never a blowout either way. It's funny that you mentioned that because I was thinking about this the other day. I can't even tell you what year it was. But Russell Wilson and the Seahawks face Tom Brady and the Patriots at Lumen Field. It went right down to the wire. I think it was a late touchdown. In fact, I think the Seahawks might have come back in that game that they were way behind in a regular season game against the pitch. I have to look that up, but that's probably one of the ones you're talking about. Is that the you mad bro game, the first time Richard Sherman kind of popped off and he said, you mad, bro to Tom Brady at the end?
1:12.2	It could be.
1:12.4	Yeah.
1:12.9	It could be.
1:13.4	It's just every game. No, we don't need that. This will be no different. I promise you. What are you talking about? It's going to be an absolute route. It's going to be a killer. We're not going to have to sweat this thing at all. I don't know why the spread hasn't moved.
1:27.9	It just feels low to me.
1:29.8	I don't know if it spread hasn't moved. It just feels low to me.
1:29.8	I don't know if it feels low to you, but C-Hawks minus four and a half, over under 45 and a half.
1:36.7	I'm sure that's going to move as we get closer to kick off because you know all these big time
1:41.9	betters, whatever they call them sharks or the whales.
1:45.4	Yeah, the whales.
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