Lumen Field | Referee: Adrian Hill
Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 PM ET
NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter)
Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warne
Regular Season: SEA leads series, 11-8 (SEA won past 4)
Last meeting: SB LX 2/8/26: SEA 29 vs. NE 13
Mike Vrabel (NE) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-2 Reg. Season: 68-48 (.586)
Mike Macdonald (SEA) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-0 Reg. Season: 24-10 (.706)
PATRIOTS NOTES
• PATRIOTS ranked 1st in AFC in total offense (379.4) last season. • QB DRAKE MAYE ranked 1st in NFL in comp. pct. (72.0), 1st in passer rating (113.5), 3rd in TD passes (31) & 4th in pass yards (4,394) in 2025. Had 220+ pass yards & pass TD in 7 of his 8 on road last season. Passed for 295 yards & 2 TDs in SB LX meeting. • RB TREVEYON HENDERSON led team in scrimmage yards (1,132) & scrimmage TDs (10) as rookie last season. Had 4 games with 2+ scrimmage TDs in 2025, most among rookies. • RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON totaled 948 scrimmage yards (603 rush, 345 rec.) & career-high 9 scrimmage TDs (7 rush, 2 rec.) in 2025. Had 81 rush yards & rush TD in last reg. season meeting. • WR A.J. BROWN can make NE debut after totaling 78 receptions for 1,003 yards & 7 TDs with Phi. last season, becoming 5th player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards & 7+ TD catches in 6 of his 1st 7 seasons. Has 95+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had 5 catches for 56 yards in his last game vs. Sea. (12/18/23 w/ Phi.). • WR ROMEO DOUBS can make NE debut after totaling 55 receptions for 724 yards & 6 TDs with GB last season. Had 2 rec. TDs in his only career game vs. Sea. (12/15/24 w/ GB). • TE HUNTER HENRY set career-high with 768 rec. yards in 2025. Had 8 catches for 109 yards in last reg. season meeting. • LB ROBERT SPILLANE led team with 97 tackles last season. • LB CHRISTIAN ELLIS set career-high with 76 tackles in 2025. • DT MILTON WILLIAMS had 3.5 sacks, 8 TFL & PD in 2025. • S KEVIN BYARD led NFL with 7 INTs in 2025 & had 93 tackles, 4 TFL & 8 PD. • CB CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ set career-high with 69 tackles & had 10 PD last season. Had 4 tackles & 3 PD in SB LX meeting.
SEAHAWKS NOTES
• SEAHAWKS won Super Bowl LX in 2025 with 29-13 victory over NE. • HC MIKE MACDONALD became 3rd-youngest head coach (38 years, 227 days) to win Super Bowl & 1st head coach under age of 40 to win 17 games in season, including playoffs, in NFL history. • QB SAM DARNOLD became 4th QB ever to win Super Bowl in his 1st season with team, joining Tom Brady, Trent Dilfer & Matthew Stafford. Became 5th QB all-time to record 13+ wins in consecutive seasons & 1st to do so with different teams (Min. in 2024). Ranked 5th with 4,048 pass yards in 2025. Has TD pass in 4 of his last 5 in primetime. • RB JADARIAN PRICE can make NFL debut after being selected No. 32 overall in 2026 NFL Draft. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA led NFL with career-high & franchise-record 1,793 rec. yards, ranked 4th with 119 receptions & tied-6th with 10 TD catches in 2025. Can become 4th player all-time with 100+ receptions in 3 of his 1st 4 career seasons, joining Brandon Marshall, Amon-Ra St. Brown & Michael Thomas. Aims for 6th in row on primetime with 75+ rec. yards. • TE AJ BARNER had career-high 52 receptions for 519 yards & 6 TDs in 2025. Recorded 4 catches for 54 yards & TD in Super Bowl LX. • DT LEONARD WILLIAMS recorded 7 sacks, 9 TFL & PD in 2025. • DT BYRON MURPHY II had career-high 7 sacks last season & recorded 2 sacks & FR in Super Bowl LX. • LB DEMARCUS LAWRENCE ranked tied-1st with 3 FRs & tied-7th with 3 FFs in 2025. Ranks tied-5th with 24 FF since 2014. • LB ERNEST JONES IV ranked tied-2nd with career-high 5 INTs in 2025. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had 72 tackles, 7 PD & INT in 2025. • S JULIAN LOVE had 6 PD & INT in 2025. Recorded INT in Super Bowl LX. • S NICK EMMANWORI co-led all rookies last season with 11 PD & had INT.
Game Odds
New England Patriots 44.5
Seattle Seahawks – 3.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Tuesday, September 08, 2026
