Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots closed the 2025 season and now open the 2026 campaign when the two teams meet at Lumen Field in the early hours of Thursday.
Seattle outclassed Mike Vrabel's team 29-13 in last year's showpiece and they are the favourites to win the opening game of the 2026 season.
As per usual in the NFL, there have been plenty of changes to both rosters and it promises to be a fascinating matchup.
Seattle Seahawks v New England Patriots Betting Tips
Best Bet - Under 44.5 points @ 10/11
Alternative Bet - Seattle Seahawks -3.5 @ 1/1
Bet Builder - Jadarian Price over 52.5 rushing yards, Jadarian Price over 13.5 rushing attempts & AJ Barner over 2.5 receptions @ 17/5
Seattle Seahawks v New England Patriots Prediction
Best Bet: Under 44.5 points @ 10/11
Defences dominated the last matchup between the pair, and while nerves played their part that day, it is still likely that we will witness a low-scoring game in Week 1.
Players often struggle to get into their rhythm and with both teams making big changes on offence, it would be a surprise to see everything click straight away.
After three quarters in the NFL Championship, the score was 12-0, and with rustiness set to play a part in this game, it makes sense to favour the unders.
The Seahawks have a new offensive coordinator in Brian Fleury, while the Patriots have added two new offensive linemen and wide receiver A.J. Brown.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye had a tough time of things in his last clash against the Seahawks, so we anticipate a low-scoring affair.
Alternative Bet: Seattle Seahawks -3.5 @ 1/1
The Seahawks won comfortably in the NFL Championship, but this game promises to be closer.
Seattle will be tested, with the Patriots working hard in the off-season to iron out their issues, but their fans will play a part in what promises to be a passionate affair at Lumen Field.
New England will need to break the hangover from last year's showpiece too. Since 2000, the loser is just 7-19 against the spread in Week 1.
Both teams have plenty of questions to answer in the first few weeks, but in a straight shootout in Seattle, the Seahawks have to be favoured after their dominance in the last meeting.
Seattle Seahawks v New England Patriots Bet Builder Tip
Jadarian Price over 52.5 rushing yards
Jadarian Price over 13.5 rushing attempts
AJ Barner over 2.5 receptions
Pays @ 17/5
First-round pick Jadarian Price will get the chance to shine in Week 1 and he should see plenty of the ball.
Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet is still recovering from injury, meaning Price will see more of the ball than he normally would.
While fellow backs George Holani and Emanuel Wilson are fit and available, they do not possess the same quality as Price.
Seattle have managed his workload all summer to get him ready for Week 1 and he should see so much of the ball that he racks up some impressive numbers.
Team-mate AJ Barner has recovered from an oblique injury to feature and he could be in for a big role in this offence.
Barner finished last season with two receptions or more in eight consecutive games and new coordinator Fleury is a former TE coach, so the expectation is that he will adapt Seattle's offence accordingly to give quarterback Sam Darnold more options.
Leaning on his tight ends will take the pressure off Fleury in the first few weeks, so expect Barner to get his hands on the ball on a regular basis.
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Key Match Stats
Seattle Seahawks failed to win any of their three pre-season games
Seattle have won their last 10 competitive matches
The Seahawks conceded only 17.2 points per game last season, the best return in the NFL in 2025
New England Patriots wide receiver Romeo Doubs finished 2025 with 724 yards and six touchdowns
Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold finished last season with 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions
Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the NFL in receiving yards in 2025 with 1,793
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