NFL News: Matt Hasselbeck reveals his regret over Seahawks’ loss in Super Bowl XL
The franchise’s first appearance came in 2006 in Super Bowl XL, where quarterback Matt Hasselbeck led them to a 13-3 record in the regular season. However, the Seahawks’ first trip to the big game did not go as they had hoped, as they lost 21-10 to the Seahawks. Pittsburgh Steelers.
In that game, Hasselbeck completed 26 of 49 passes for 273 yards with one touchdown and one interception. In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, the 50-year-old said there was only one thing he would have done differently.
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback (8) Matt Hasselbeck warms up before Super Bowl XL against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, on February 5, 2006. (Matthew Emmons / USA TODAY Sports Copyright © 2006)
“I don’t think there’s anything I would have done differently other than maybe not losing my balance. There were a couple of calls in the game that didn’t go our way, and I lost my temper with the referee and didn’t get my balance back by the time the 40-second clock was, you know, time to take the next play,” Hasselbeck told Fox News Digital in a recent interview with the Family Heart Foundation.
“So, I intercepted that play I’m talking about, and then I made a tackle on that interception and then I got flagged again for a tackle, which, you know, (something else) made me more upset.”
Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (8) of the Seattle Seahawks throws a pass in the second quarter against the Chicago Bears in a 2011 NFC Division I playoff game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, on January 16, 2011. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
The three-time Pro Bowler said he learned the lesson of taking things one day at a time. This lesson learned from the Seahawks’ Super Bowl loss has not only helped him as an athlete, but as a father as well.
“If something silly happens in your mind, move on. And so I think that’s something that has definitely helped me as an athlete, and helped me as a father. You know, you get in the car, as my kids will tell you, you get in the car after a sporting event with me, and you’re not allowed to talk about the refs. You can talk about anything you want to talk about, but you don’t talk about the officials. You don’t do that. And that’s a lesson I had to learn. Learn the hard way,” Hasselbeck said.
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Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck greets fans before the NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, on January 25, 2026. (Jane Gershovich/Getty Images)
While the Seahawks did not win Super Bowl XL, they did return to the Super Bowl in the 2013 season, beating Denver Broncos 43-8 for the franchise’s first ever title. They made the Super Bowl the following season, against the Patriots, but lost 28-24 Russell Wilson It was intercepted at the goal line by Malcolm Butler to seal the loss.
Now, the latest version of the Seahawks is hoping to take the franchise’s record for most Super Bowls to .500 and get revenge. Patriots A heartbreaking defeat more than 11 years ago.
The Seahawks play the Patriots at 6:30 PM ET on Sunday.
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