Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has insisted that he is not interested in talking about the franchise creating a new dynasty until after the Super Bowl.

Carroll conceded that it was "really exciting" to be on the verge of back-to-back Super Bowl wins, but stressed that there is no place for talk of dethroning the New England Patriots' dynasty this week.

"It's just something that you look back at and you see after the fact," Carroll told reporters.

"A dynasty is what New England has done, to return as their division's champs for so many years. I mean, it's ridiculous the numbers that they've put up, and to be a first-round bye team for 10 times or something in the last 12 years or whatever the heck it is, those are ridiculous numbers."

The Patriots are preparing for their sixth Super Bowl appearance since coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady came together at the franchise.