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Four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski and FOX Sports and Prime Video anchor Charissa Thompson revealed their predictions for the Super Bowl LX matchup between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks while speaking exclusively to iHeartMedia on behalf of Bounty Paper Towels' Wingman campaign.
Gronkowski, who won three Super Bowls with the Patriots and holds every tight end record in franchise history, predicted a win for his former team, stating the outcome would be similar to Super Bowl XLIX, when New England defeated Seattle, 28-24, in his first Super Bowl victory 11 years ago.
"It's going to be very similar to Super Bowl XLIX," Gronkowski said. "The game's going to be played out a little bit different but the Patriots are going to score 28 points and Seattle's only going to score 24 points. MVP's either going to be [cornerback] Marcus Jones or [quarterback] Drake Maye because Marcus Jones is going to have a kick return for a touchdown or a punt return and a defensive touchdown. He has to have both in order to take over MVP from a quarterback and if he doesn't do that I think Drake Maye's going to be the MVP."
Thompson, a Seattle native and lifelong Seahawks fan, said her hometown team faced a "huge" opportunity to avenge their Super Bowl XLIX loss before predicting a victory.
"Obviously, I'm going to say the Seahawks and I think my Super Bowl MVP is [wide receiver] Jaxon Smith-Njigba," Thompson said. "Obviously, another one of Gronk's wingmen was Julian Edelman, who I work with on Sundays, another wide receiver that was Super Bowl MVP. So, I think that Jaxon Smith-Njigba joins that illustrious group."
Gronkowski and Thompson spoke to iHeartMedia on behalf of the Bounty Paper Towels' Wingman campaign promoting their paper towels as the essential 'wingman' for football fans, anticipating record-breaking chicken wing consumption during Super Bowl XLIX.