Meet the Celebrity Fans Cheering for the Super BowlBound Patriots and Seahawks Alex ApatoffFebruary 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM 0 Brita Meng Outzen/Christopher's Haven When it comes to the Super Bowl, fandom runs the spectrum from those who are just there for the snacks to those who are invested in the outcome to those who have achieved something beyond superfandom. For these celebrity fans of the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, the two teams facing off in the Super Bowl on Feb. 8, they've achieved that final level.
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Alex ApatoffFebruary 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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When it comes to the Super Bowl, fandom runs the spectrum from those who are just there for the snacks to those who are invested in the outcome to those who have achieved something beyond superfandom. For these celebrity fans of the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, the two teams facing off in the Super Bowl on Feb. 8, they've achieved that final level.
We're talking high-stakes wagers between Chris Evans (Patriots) and Chris Pratt (Seahawks), who, during the last time the two teams went head-to-head, bet a visit to the winner's children's hospital of choice wearing the opposite team's gear. (That's Pratt in a Patriots jersey against his will, above — though don't worry, Evans still went to Seattle in Captain America gear like the winner he was that year.)
We're talking celebrities for whom their Patriots fandom is so intense it's been the subject of a Jimmy Kimmel Live! sketch around the time of "Deflategate." (Whether coincidentally or not, many of those stars were PEOPLE'S Sexiest Man Alive at one point.)
And we're talking celebrities for whom they've been asked to raise Seattle's famous 12th Man flag to show proof of their passion.
Which means we're also talking about celebrities whom at least half of will be very bummed out Monday morning. But in the meantime, read on to see who you can expect to spot in the stands Sunday night.
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Seahawks: Chris Pratt
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Chris Pratt smiled on the sidelines at the NFC Championship game — and will be cheering directly from the field Sunday night, as he was chosen to be the celebrity to introduce his hometown team.
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Patriots: Jon Bon Jovi
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Jon Bon Jovi will be doing the celebrity introduction of the New England Patriots this year, and his fandom goes way back to the late '80s — even earning him two championship rings of his own, thanks to his longtime friendship with the team's owner Robert Kraft and the coaching dynasty that includes Bill Belichick.
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Seahawks: Will Ferrell
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He may be known for comedy, but Will Ferrell's love for the Seahawks is no joke. Although sometimes he combines the two, as he did when he crashed the Seahawks' virtual team meeting during COVID (as "Greg Olsen") to announce that he would be joining the team.
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Patriots: Ben Affleck
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Ben Affleck, raised in Cambridge, praised Pats QB Drake Maye in a January podcast.
"I mean, it's like a miracle, how do you get another really good quarterback?" Affleck on Katie Nolan's Casuals podcast. "I thought I'd be dead before New England had another great football team."
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Seahawks: Dave Matthews
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Dave Matthews, who is local to the Seattle area, is such a big fan he's been tapped to raise the team's "12th Man" flag on the top of the Space Needle.
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Patriots: Mark Wahlberg
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Boston native Mark Wahlberg predicted good things this season: "We're going to the playoffs. I believe in Vrabel. They're starting to look good," Wahlberg told Stephen A. Smith in September. "We're going back. We're going back to the promised land, adding more championships, adding more trophies. The Krafts gotta build another trophy room. It's happening."
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Seahawks: Chrissy Teigen
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Model Chrissy Teigen (with husband John Legend) grew up outside of Seattle and is a devoted fan. "I am definitely the 12th Man," Teigen has said. "I even had my prom at CenturyLink Field!"
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Patriots: John Krasinski
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John Krasinski (one of four Sexiest Man Alive winners to hail from Boston, along with Affleck, Damon and Evans) is a die-hard Boston sports fan, Patriots included. "It's fun to be from a place that has so much tradition and legendary sort of sports stories to tell my daughter one day very soon," he has said.
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Seahawks: Joel McHale
How committed is Joel McHale to touting his Seahawks fandom? He's been wearing a jersey under his blazer on every talk show appearance he's made this week. In a recent interview with his hometown paper, McHale answered the question "How are you?" with "You know, other than my elevated heart rate at all times due to Seattle sports-related events, I'm pretty good."
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Patriots: Maria Menounos
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Maria Menounos often posts about her hometown team on Instagram, and can frequently be spotted at Gillette Stadium to cheer them on. When they lost to the New York Giants in 2012, though, she also lost a bet, and had to wear a Giants bikini in Times Square.
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Seahawks: Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Even the NFL declared actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan a "die-hard" fan online. Ahead of this season, he went on Good Morning Football to deliver a "state of the union," raving about the draft and predicting good things ahead.
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Patriots: Al Roker
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The Today anchor (with colleague Dylan Dreyer) once hosted a Pats rally in Boston.
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Seahawks; Rainn Wilson
Rainn Wilson is also a dedicated Seahawks fan, filming content with the team (including a fun TikTok in which he met an Office fan at Lumen Field).
"It kind of feels like a religious experience, this community of people bonding and connecting over the team," he has said.
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Patriots: Cardi B
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Okay, Cardi B came by her fandom by default: She's dating the Patriots' Stefon Diggs and they just welcomed a child together.
So how does it feel to be one of the most famous WAGs on earth? "I'm feeling very excited, very happy for him very proud of him," the musician has said. "Me seeing the progress and the process of him, from the first time he started running back, and now joining the Patriots and actually going to the Super Bowl, I'm very excited for him. Very excited for the whole team, they been working they butts out."
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Seahawks: Sir Mix a Lot
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The Seattle rapper performed at the team's 50th-anniversary party in October. In 2014, ahead of the last Seahawks Super Bowl appearance, he said he had to stop watching the games so he wouldn't jinx the team — but something tells us he'll make an exception for this one.
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Published: February 08, 2026 at 06:45PM on Source: MANUEL MAG
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