SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Patriots veteran right tackle Morgan Moses didn’t want to talk to reporters immediately after losing Super Bowl LX to the Seahawks.

He sat at his locker surrounded by teammates, left to shower, returned and still wasn’t ready to speak. Eventually, he relented and relayed what he was thinking after the 29-13 loss.

“I want to go see my kids and love up on them and let them love up on me and start planning for what’s next,” Moses said.

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The Patriots overachieved this season. It was bold enough to predict they would have a winning season this year, let alone making the playoffs and advancing all the way to the Super Bowl.

But that’s hardly any consolation for players who stepped out on the field and competed for nearly four hours.

“Sick. I feel numb. It sucks,” safety Jaylinn Hawkins said. “We worked hard. You do everything it takes to get to this moment, and just the outcome was what it was. … Makes me want to get back to work.”

Rookie Craig Woodson had similar thoughts after the game.

“I’m sick, man,” Woodson said. “This is something that you work so hard for, something that you have in the grasp of your hands, and they got it. They won today and kudos to them. They made more plays than us. I feel sick, bro.”

Wide receiver Stefon Diggs spoke immediately after the locker room opened, so his feelings were a little bit more raw than Moses, Hawkins and Woodson, who had more time to reflect.

Diggs, like Moses, is a long-time veteran player who just competed in his first Super Bowl.

“(Expletive). We lost. Can’t really say nothing about it,” Diggs said. “They played a better game. That was a good-(expletive) team we played.”

Center Garrett Bradbury, who allowed a sack, per PFF’s in-game charting, also spoke almost immediately after the game and showed emotion as he answered questions.

“It hurts. So try to learn from it and move on,” Bradbury said before departing the locker room.

Right guard Mike Onwenu was more measured, but that’s also his personality. The big offensive lineman is typically more laid back than most of his teammates.

The Patriots’ offensive line allowed six sacks in Sunday’s game, but Onwenu had a clean sheet, per PFF’s in-game charting.

“It’s tough. At the biggest stage. The year is the year,” Onwenu said. “Obviously, every objective is to win every game or win the next game. It hurts, but can’t really hang your head on the season. It’s always about the next one. I’m looking forward to getting back out here and playing ball again.”

The Patriots bring most of their roster back next season and have high hopes for a return to the Super Bowl next season.

But it’s typically tough for losing Super Bowl teams to return to championship-level play. AP NFL Coach of the Year Mike Vrabel will need to have a similarly successful season leading his squad.