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What Time Does Super Bowl 60 Start?

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The countdown to Super Bowl 60 between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks is officially on.

After the NFL brought the Big Game back to New Orleans for a record 11th time in 2025, it will return to one of its newer venues in 2026: Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Super Bowl 60 will be played on Sunday, Feb. 8, with kickoff scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET. NBC has the broadcast rights for this year’s game, so Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and Cris Collinsworth (color) will bring the action into our living rooms.

As we get set for another fabulous Super Bowl Sunday, here’s a more thorough glimpse at all the details and information for Super Bowl 60.

What Time Does The Super Bowl Start?

The official Super Bowl website always lists the start time at 6:30 p.m. ET, but those who have previously watched one or two know the game won’t actually kick off until closer to 6:45.

NBC, which most recently aired Super Bowl 56 between the Bengals and Rams, holds the rights to Super Bowl 60. This showcase will be held during a busy period for NBC, which is also the official U.S. broadcast partner for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which run from Feb. 6-22 in Milan-Cortina, Italy.

Veteran play-by-play broadcaster Mike Tirico, who succeeded Al Michaels following Super Bowl 56, will make his Big Game debut alongside color commentator Cris Collinsworth. Interestingly, this will be Collinsworth’s sixth Super Bowl as a broadcaster and his fifth time calling one involving the Patriots.

Melissa Stark and Kaylee Hartung will be the sideline reporters, and the pregame show will likely start around noon ET.

Who Is Playing in Super Bowl 60?

Super Bowl 60 will see the AFC champion New England Patriots take on the NFC champion Seattle Seahawks in a rematch of Super Bowl 49, a game the Patriots won 28-24 thanks to Malcolm Butler’s dramatic goal-line interception of Russell Wilson in the final seconds of regulation.

  • Check out the latest Super Bowl odds to see how sportsbooks are pricing this year’s game.

New England is making its first Super Bowl appearance since 2019, when the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 to claim their sixth Lombardi Trophy under the reign of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. This contest will mark the new regime’s first Super Bowl appearance under coach Mike Vrabel and second-year quarterback Drake Maye.

Seattle is making its first Super Bowl appearance since that devastating defeat to New England in 2015, which robbed Wilson and the legendary “Legion of Boom" of a second straight title. Second-year head coach Mike Macdonald and quarterback Sam Darnold will make their first career Super Bowl appearances against New England.

Where Is the Super Bowl 60 Location?

Levi’s Stadium will get another chance to host the Big Game in 2026.

The Santa Clara-based home of the San Francisco 49ers since 2014 will host the Super Bowl for the second time. It previously hosted Super Bowl 50, which saw the Denver Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers 24-10.

Super Bowl 60 will be the 14th Super Bowl to take place in California, and it begins a run of consecutive Big Games in The Golden State. Super Bowl 61 will take place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Neither the Patriots nor the Seahawks has previously contested a Super Bowl in California. However, Seattle may be more familiar with Levi’s Stadium, as it visits San Francisco every year as part of its NFC West schedule. New England’s most recent trip to Santa Clara came in Sept. 2024.

Who Is Playing the Super Bowl 60 Halftime Show?

After Kendrick Lamar wowed the crowd in New Orleans with a star-studded halftime performance, the NFL will turn to Bad Bunny in Santa Clara.

The Puerto Rican star, who previously was a special guest alongside headliners Jennifer Lopez and Shakira at Super Bowl 54, will be the first Latino and Spanish-speaking artist to perform the Super Bowl Halftime Show as a solo act.

The concert will commence at the end of the second quarter, which means Bad Bunny will likely take the stage between 8 and 8:30 p.m. ET. For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl halftime show is sponsored by Apple Music.

What Are Super Bowl Squares?

Super Bowl squares are a fun, office-pool-style game where whoever ends up with the correct last digit for each team’s score wins a certain amount of prize money.

If this interests you and you are working remotely or not in an office-style setting, download our free printable Super Bowl squares template to play with friends and family.

How Can I Bet on Super Bowl 60?

You can wager on Super Bowl 60 at legal online sportsbooks like DraftKings, Bet365, Fanatics, Caesars, and FanDuel.

Each site will offer the traditional game odds and a multitude of Super Bowl prop bets, so you can wager on your favorite team, player, or any game-related outcome.

Depending on which state you live in, you can also wager on a selection of novelty props, like the Super Bowl Gatorade Color or National Anthem prop bets.

If you’re a new or novice gambler, there are several stellar new-signup and welcome bonuses to take advantage of for the Super Bowl, as many sites generate specific offers for the Big Game.

Be sure to consult the best sportsbook promos below before signing up today.

Author

John Arlia

Before joining The Game Day, John served as the National Writer for the United Soccer League, where he primarily covered the USL Championship out of the league’s headquarters in Tampa, FL. A devout soccer fan, John attended the men’s World Cups in Brazil and Russia and can’t wait for the 2026 edition to come to North America. Having also written for Sporting News Canada since getting his master’s from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at ASU, John has acquired a diverse sporting background, but considers football, golf, and soccer his three strong suits.

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