The reigning Tremendous Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks have their first opponent of the 2026 NFL season.
Sport 1 of 17 for the Seahawks and the primary of 272 NFL common season tilts will probably be on Wednesday, September 9 at Lumen Discipline in Seattle. The opponent? Effectively, I feel this must be a well-recognized foe given what simply occurred three months in the past in Santa Clara.
Who will the Seattle Seahawks play to open the 2026 season?
As was revealed by NFL insider Jordan Schultz, the Seahawks will rematch the reigning AFC champion New England Patriots at 5:20 pm PT on NBC (additionally streaming on Peacock). After all, earlier than a ball is kicked, Seahawks followers will get to witness the franchise’s second Tremendous Bowl banner unveiled.
The Patriots went from worst to first within the AFC East final season below head coach Mike Vrabel and second-year quarterback Drake Maye. They took benefit of a gentle schedule and bested the competitors within the AFC, albeit with the large asterisk of Bo Nix not being accessible for the Denver Broncos within the AFC Championship Sport. Smooth schedule or not, New England is trying to construct off of final 12 months’s successes and never have that dreaded regression that hits so many Tremendous Bowl losers.
New England’s greatest offseason addition (up so far) is former Inexperienced Bay Packers receiver Romeo Doubs. In addition they acquired some offensive line assist by signing former New York Jets guard Alijah Vera-Tucker. Former Seahawks defensive finish Dre’Mont Jones inked a three-year contract in free company.
Anyway, can anybody fill us in on what the primary story has been concerning the Patriots offseason?
When is the final time an instantaneous Tremendous Bowl rematch occurred in Week 1?
The 2016 season started with the Denver Broncos taking up the Carolina Panthers, coincidentally additionally after the Broncos gained the Tremendous Bowl over the Panthers in Santa Clara. Denver gained the rematch 21-20, albeit with Trevor Siemian at quarterback after Peyton Manning retired.
When will the remainder of the Seahawks’ 2026 common season schedule be revealed?
All will probably be recognized on Thursday, Might 14 at 4:30 pm PT. Don’t be shocked if a number of video games are leaked beforehand.
Ballot: How will the Seahawks-Patriots Tremendous Bowl rematch go?
It seems like that’ll be the Week 1 sport for Seattle. Opening night time banner elevate in opposition to the crew they defeated three months in the past. Name your shot in Might to see if Seattle beats Maye once more!
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