Stefon Diggs Faces Super Bowl Setback as Cardi B’s Partner’s Defense Steals the Show

Before Super Bowl LX, Stefon Diggs was his usual lively self.

As a favorite target for Josh Allen in Buffalo and recognized by rap enthusiasts as the father of Cardi B’s youngest son, Diggs has managed to win over fans in New England quite unexpectedly.

Despite recently facing an assault charge and a fresh lawsuit, it wasn’t shocking to see him energizing teammates on the sidelines or embracing team owner Robert Kraft.

Once the game began, however, Diggs was unusually quiet, securing only three receptions from three targets as the Patriots succumbed to a 29-13 loss against the reigning champions, the Seahawks.

The most memorable incident? A heated exchange with Seattle’s defensive back, Josh Jobe, which escalated to a punch to Diggs’ face after both players tangled and pulled at each other’s facemasks.

In the first half, Diggs had been more or less ignored until early in the second quarter when Drake Maye hit him with a screen pass for a five-yard gain on a failed third-down conversion.

By the next possession, Maye was looking elsewhere again. Most notably, the second-year passer failed to spot the open Diggs cutting across the center of the field on another crucial third down. Maye instead overthrew Mack Hollins downfield, killing the drive.

Stefon Diggs reacts during his three-catch performance in his Super Bowl debut 

Diggs was his vibrant self before the game, pumping up teammates at Levi’s Stadium 

Diggs shares a hug with Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who has stuck with the receiver 

The Seahawks had their hand in this, of course. Cornerback Devon Witherspoon was his usual All-Pro self, and there is likely more credit to go around. But not even Seattle’s performance can excuse Diggs’ utter disappearance in his Super Bowl debut. 

In the end, he would finish with three catches on three targets after a particularly turbulent few weeks. 

Cardi B made her own headlines in the days before the Super Bowl, first making a drunken appearance at the league’s flag football game.

‘I just came from a party I took like seven shots I’m lit ya’ll,’ she told the YouTube audience.

Then there was her sexy striptease for a wobbly humanoid. The robot ultimately toppled under the weight of her lap dance, leading an embarrassed Cardi B to apologize to surrounding staff.

She even made a cameo during the halftime show, where she was seen on stage cheering on Bad Bunny, but much like Diggs, she was really more of an afterthought on Sunday.

Young Miko, Karol G, Cardi B, Jessica Alba, Alix Earle and Stephani Sosa at Super Bowl LX. Cardi B is the mother of Stefon Diggs’ third child. The two have been dating since 2025

Diggs is pictured with girlfriend Cardi B in courtside seats at Madison Square Garden in May 

The off-field stuff wasn’t all bad, but Diggs certainly made a bad first impression after signing a three-year, $63.5 million deal with the Patriots in late March.

A little over a month later, he was seen partying aboard a boat in a viral clip that showed him handling a pink substance believed to be drugs. He later discussed the incident with Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, who agreed to keep the conversation private. 

Diggs was never punished by the team or league.

The incident led to friction with local media, but Diggs cleared the air in September by apologizing and insisting he’s not ‘here to ego trip.’

He went on to be productive as a player and emotional leader, not to mention a resource for local reporters, who seemed to enjoy his candid answers. 

In his first season since tearing his ACL with the Houston Texans, he looked like his former self, playing all 17 games, recording 85 receptions on 102 targets and scoring four touchdowns on the season.

The NFL star was seen surrounded by women clad in bikinis over Memorial Day weekend. He was also seen handling a strange substance, although he did not ingest the powder in the clip

The rapper posted a photo of her and Diggs on a boat in the wake of the viral video

And things got even better for Diggs in November when Cardi B gave birth to their baby son — her fourth child and his third, but their first as a couple.

But all of the good will Diggs built over the course of the regular season nearly came undone in late December, when he was charged assault and battery for an alleged physical altercation with his personal chef. The woman has claimed Diggs put her in a headlock with the ‘crook of his elbow around her neck.’

Diggs, through his attorney, denied the allegations.

He caught a break when his arraignment, originally scheduled for January 23, was pushed back until after the AFC championship and Super Bowl. But Diggs found himself in more trouble just days before Sunday’s game, when he was sued by a former employee over allegations of defamation and engaging in a civil conspiracy.

Diggs has yet to address that lawsuit, but he has remained talkative with reporters throughout Super Bowl week.

It was on Sunday, though, when he finally went quiet.