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A Texas-Sized Individual Matchup Could Decide Super Bowl LX

A pair of Texas natives could play the deciding matchup between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl.
A Texas-Sized Individual Matchup Could Decide Super Bowl LX
The Vince Lombardi Trophy is framed by the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots helmets during Super Bowl LX Opening Night at San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2026. Chris Graythen /Getty Images
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The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will feature numerous individual matchups when Super Bowl LX kicks off on Sunday.

None may impact the game more than two Texas natives in Seahawks superstar wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba going up against Patriots star cornerback Christian Gonzalez. Smith-Njigba, a Nacogdoches, Texas, native, won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award, and Gonzalez, a Carrollton, Texas, native, is a rising star among cornerbacks.

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