Super Bowl 2026 as it happened: Seattle Seahawks defeat New England Patriots 29-13 in California

He fulfilled his dream by winning a Super Bowl ring. Now Michael Dickson is keen on celebrating with a chicken parmi and some hot chips with chicken salt.

The star Australian punter revealed his pub-dinner wishlist after becoming only the second Aussie to start and win a Super Bowl.

With an outstanding performance that had commentators labelling his kicking “absolute perfection”, Dickson played a crucial role in the Seattle Seahawks’ 29-13 win over the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.

Dickson, who grew up in Sydney and was a member of the Swans academy, joined Jordan Mailata as the only Australians to have played in and won a Super Bowl (others have won rings as wider squad members).

“It means everything. It’s what we do it for,” Dickson told ESPN post-game.

“It’s a crazy game. Our guys pulled out, and I am still soaking it in.

“I have big dreams. So I knew we were going to get here and I knew we were going to get it done. And we did. So I’m very, very lucky and very happy.”

Asked what message he had for people watching in Australia, Dickson said he was looking forward to getting home and celebrating with some Aussie staples.

“I love my family. I love my friends. I love Australia,” he said. “I can’t wait to get home and get some chips with some chicken salt. I am craving that. And a parmi, that’d be nice.”

Like Mailata with the Philadelphia Eagles last year, Dickson was a key contributor to the Seahawks’ victory, which came via intense, suffocating pressure applied by the Seattle defence. The Patriots’ rookie Drake Maye had a rough day, after being sacked five times and turning the ball over on three other occasions.

Dickson’s punting was a key tool for Seattle to keep New England pinned in their half. On three occasions, Dickson’s punts ended up within five yards of the Patriots’ line.

Former NFL punter Ben Graham, also an Australian, said on radio it was one of the best punting performances in Super Bowl history.

“It’s nice to know that I can play in these type of games,” Dickson told ESPN.

“If you ever feel any nerves, you just look at your guys next to you and everyone’s having fun and making plays. It’s the best feeling.”

Dickson is the highest-paid punter in NFL history after signing a four-year contract extension last year for $US16.2 million ($23.1 million).

That’s it from our coverage of Super Bowl LX. It’s been eventful! From ICE protests outside Levi’s Stadium, to Bad Bunny’s small acts of resistance, to Michael Dickson becoming just the second-ever Australian to start and win a Super Bowl.

We hope you’ve enjoyed the blog and for those of you who have been at the pub since 9am – go home.

Thanks, all!

If today’s performance by señor Bad Bunny has inspired you to pull up his Spotify profile wanting some more, then you’re in luck. Deputy Spectrum editor Robert Moran ranked his top 30 songs by Benito (justice for Un Coco), so you have a range to explore.

But if you want to explore Latin music more broadly, but you don’t know where to start, here is your guide.

Here are some old-school Salsa tunes if you liked Nueva Yol and Baile Inolvidable: Un Verano En Nueva York and Brujería by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Oh Que Sera by Willie Colon and La Vida Es Una Carnaval by Celia Cruz.

If Bad Bunny’s music has brought you flashbacks to when you used to grind to Gasolina by Daddy Yankee in the club, then here are some more ’90s and early 2000s reggaeton to hit up: Alocate and Amor de Pobre by Zion, Rakata by Wisin and Yandel and Ella Me Levanto by Daddy Yankee.

Maybe it’s the combination of Latin sounds with trap and techno that you love. If so, check out: Cosa Nuestra: Capítulo 0 album by Rauw Alejandro, Karol G’s Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido, and Wassup by Young Miko.

Before he won the Super Bowl, Michael Dickson was a student at Kirrawee High School.

Teacher Matt Scott remembers him as “a quiet, fluffy-haired kid who just wanted to do everything”.

The school put out a statement on Instagram ahead of the Super Bowl writing, “Kirrawee High School is incredibly proud to celebrate the success of former student Michael Dickson, who will take the field this Monday competing in the Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks. Michael’s achievement is a powerful reminder of what hard work, resilience and belief can lead us to achieve — from the classrooms of KHS to the biggest stage in world sport.“

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He fulfilled his dream by winning a Super Bowl ring. Now Michael Dickson is keen on celebrating with a chicken parmi and some hot chips with chicken salt.

The star Australian punter revealed his pub-dinner wishlist after becoming only the second Aussie to start and win a Super Bowl.

With an outstanding performance that had commentators labelling his kicking “absolute perfection”, Dickson played a crucial role in the Seattle Seahawks’ 29-13 win over the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.

Dickson, who grew up in Sydney and was a member of the Swans academy, joined Jordan Mailata as the only Australians to have played in and won a Super Bowl (others have won rings as wider squad members).

“It means everything. It’s what we do it for,” Dickson told ESPN post-game.

“It’s a crazy game. Our guys pulled out, and I am still soaking it in.

“I have big dreams. So I knew we were going to get here and I knew we were going to get it done. And we did. So I’m very, very lucky and very happy.”

Asked what message he had for people watching in Australia, Dickson said he was looking forward to getting home and celebrating with some Aussie staples.

“I love my family. I love my friends. I love Australia,” he said. “I can’t wait to get home and get some chips with some chicken salt. I am craving that. And a parmi, that’d be nice.”

Like Mailata with the Philadelphia Eagles last year, Dickson was a key contributor to the Seahawks’ victory, which came via intense, suffocating pressure applied by the Seattle defence. The Patriots’ rookie Drake Maye had a rough day, after being sacked five times and turning the ball over on three other occasions.

Dickson’s punting was a key tool for Seattle to keep New England pinned in their half. On three occasions, Dickson’s punts ended up within five yards of the Patriots’ line.

Former NFL punter Ben Graham, also an Australian, said on radio it was one of the best punting performances in Super Bowl history.

“It’s nice to know that I can play in these type of games,” Dickson told ESPN.

“If you ever feel any nerves, you just look at your guys next to you and everyone’s having fun and making plays. It’s the best feeling.”

Dickson is the highest-paid punter in NFL history after signing a four-year contract extension last year for $US16.2 million ($23.1 million).

In case you missed it, Bad Bunny’s tour is heading Down Under.

While many Australians may not have heard of him or his music before, Bad Bunny is one of the biggest artists in the world, particularly in the Americas.

Since he has skipped touring the US – due to fears ICE will target his fans – Bad Bunny has the time to visit Australian fans.

Tickets to Bad Bunny’s concerts are still available for March 1, with low availability for February 28, in Sydney.

Drake Maye was primed to be the difference for the New England Patriots. If they’d won, he would have been one of the youngest quarterbacks to do it. But alas, he couldn’t. Instead, his night was littered with mistakes and the loss was largely attributable to his inability to break through Seattle’s notorious defence.

Maybe this will be his villain origin story? The impetus for a career greater than the man whose shadow he plays under, Tom Brady.

This tweet says it best:

The Super Bowl may be the key date in the annual American football calendar, but the American NFL most assuredly has its sights on Australia. So much so that, in September this year, the league is staging the code’s first regular-season game scheduled to be played in Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

The Los Angeles Rams – designated as the “home” team – will clash with the San Francisco 49ers, who were revealed last week as the opposing team.

So, what exactly is going on here? The NFL operates a “global markets program” within the code, in which various of the 32 competing clubs are given “licences” for specific countries, with the intention of building brand awareness and building fan bases in those countries.

There are, in fact, four clubs licensed to “market” themselves in Australia: the Los Angeles Rams, Las Vegas Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks.

And the NFL’s plans are not confined to Australia. They have confirmed matches will be also be held in Madrid, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Munich and three matches are planned for London. You can read all about it here.

Where the Melbourne game will air remains to be seen. ESPN has established itself as the streaming home of NFL in Australia, and the Seven Network is the free-to-air broadcaster that holds the rights to the Super Bowl. But word on the street is that everyone is keen for a slice of the pie, with a number of networks expected to bid for the rights to the clash.