Seahawks' Kenneth Walker III earns Super Bowl MVP honors after dominant rushing performance

Seattle Seahawks moving backmost Kenneth Walker III was named the MVP of Super Bowl LX.

The fourth-year moving backmost had 27 carries for 135 yards, making himself by acold the champion violative subordinate connected the field.

Walker had nary prime but to beryllium the doorbell cattle for the Seahawks aft Zach Charbonnet tore his ACL successful the NFC Championship crippled 2 weeks ago.

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Seattle Seahawks backmost Sam Darnold (14), left, and teammate moving backmost Kenneth Walker III (9) observe aft defeating the New England Patriots during the NFL Super Bowl 60 shot crippled astatine Levi’s Stadium successful Santa Clara, California, connected Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

By the 2nd quarter, Walker had already joined Timmy Smith and Marcus Allen with aggregate 25-yard runs successful a Super Bowl.

Walker was incapable to find the extremity portion — successful fact, Seattle’s lone violative touchdown came from A.J. Barner. However, Walker’s dominance connected the crushed helped get Seattle into scoring position. Jason Myers went 5-for-5 connected his field-goal attempts aft Walker’s ground-and-pound effort.

Seattle Seahawks moving backmost Kenneth Walker III (9) leaps for yardage during the 2nd fractional of the NFL Super Bowl 60 shot crippled against the New England Patriots astatine Levi’s Stadium successful Santa Clara, California, connected Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Walker’s 135 yards connected the crushed are tied for the eighth astir successful Super Bowl past and the 2nd astir helium has ever had successful a game, including playoffs.

Walker’s rushing prop had been hovering astir 70 yards, which helium surpassed successful the archetypal half.

The moving backmost is besides slated to beryllium a escaped cause erstwhile the caller NFL play begins adjacent month, truthful it’s surely not a atrocious mode to spell into the offseason.

Seattle Seahawks moving backmost Kenneth Walker III (9) runs against New England Patriots linebacker Anfernee Jennings (33) during the 4th fourth successful Super Bowl LX astatine Levi's Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

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The Seahawks won the game, 29-13, implicit the New England Patriots for their 2nd Lombardi Trophy.

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