SANTA CLARA, California — Ten years after he raised the Lombardi Trophy to the heavens at Levi’s Stadium, Gary Kubiak stood in the same spot Sunday but in a much different role. In 2016, Gary Kubiak hired his 28-year-old son, Klint, onto his staff in Denver, a little over a week after coaching t he Broncos to a Super Bowl 50 win in the Bay. Still, as Klint ascended to the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator and now the Raiders’ next head coach, he talks with his father every day. And before Seattle left for Santa Clara last weekend, Gary gave a key piece of Super Bowl advice to Klint. “He said, ‘Put the game plan in a week early — don’t wait until you get there,'” Klint Kubiak told The Denver Post, standing in the locker room Sunday night. “So we took his advice.” “Because when you get to the Super Bowl — there’s just so much stuff going on that it’s hard to, like, gameplan,” the younger Kubiak continued. “You still keep game-planning, but there’s so many distractions. So we took his advice, and we dialed in the next week. And then we just kinda refined it when we got here.” Indeed, the Seahawks installed their offensive plan for the Patriots on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the pre-Super Bowl bye week, Klint Kubiak told The Post. It was the same approach the San Francisco 49ers took in heading to the Super Bowl in 2023 under head coach Kyle Shanahan, when Klint Kubiak was then San Francisco’s passing-game coordinator and current Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold was the backup. “Super Bowl throughout the week, like — the week leading up to the Super Bowl can be pretty hectic with media,” Darnold told The Post. “So you want to get as much of the game plan in the week before, so you can really focus on it and dive deep on it.” It worked, as the Seahawks ran over the Patriots 29-13 on Sunday night. Seattle finished just 4 of 16 on third downs offensively, and Darnold wasn’t particularly sharp: 19-of-38 for 202 yards and a touchdown. But the Seahawks controlled time of possession and pace behind running back Kenneth Walker III, named the Super Bowl MVP after running for 135 yards on 27 carries. “I would do it 30 times over,” Klint Kubiak said, on his father’s advice. “We didn’t have a great night on offense — our defense did great. But I think it was helpful for our players to kinda know what to expect going in.” In the locker room Sunday night, Klint Kubiak exchanged one final set of moments with Darnold and backup quarterback Drew Lock, a packed satchel slung over his shoulder. After two separate stints in Denver — hired again in 2022 under head coach Nathaniel Hackett and taking over play-calling duties midseason — he will now see the Broncos twice a year, tasked to lead an AFC West rebuild in Las Vegas that’ll likely start with projected No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza. He’s ascended rapidly as an offensive mind since first calling plays in 2021 for an 8-9 Vikings team, a season in which Klint Kubiak readily admits: “I was not good at my job.” The Broncos didn’t exactly light the world on fire in 2022 with Klint Kubiak holding a play-sheet, either, in the first year of the Russell Wilson tenure. Related Articles How Broncos’ trade for Russell Wilson helped turn Seahawks into Super Bowl champs Is former Broncos assistant Klint Kubiak making a mistake coaching Raiders? Broncos 2025 in review: Sean Payton opts for change on offense after up-and-down campaign Grading The Week: Broncos should let QB Bo Nix decide who calls his plays Would Broncos’ Sean Payton give up play-calling? Former NFL players say ‘that’s not happening.’ Such is life, much in any job, Klint Kubiak told The Post ahead of the Super Bowl. Fail. Learn. Grow. He called the shots again in New Orleans in 2024, and authored the third-leading offense in the NFL in 2025 with Darnold and the Super Bowl-winning Seahawks. “Klint’s been in his bag all year,” receiver Jaxon-Smith Njigba told The Post Sunday. “And he put a lot on our plate this week to get it done.” Gary was on hand Sunday, watching his son win a Super Bowl from the sideline in Santa Clara. Kubiak gave his father a “big hug” after the game, he said. And the son smiled postgame, a decade-long loop completed. “I never could’ve dreamed that 10 years later I’d get to win a Super Bowl here,” Klint Kubiak said. “So, very special.” Want more Broncos news? Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis. ...read more read less