Seahawks Patriots Week 1: Super Bowl LX Rematch Opens 2026
The Seahawks host the Patriots in Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season, a Super Bowl LX rematch, as both teams open training camp. Odds, win totals and what to watch.
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The first game of the 2026 NFL season is a Super Bowl rematch, and the team that lost it has to fly across the country to start over. Seattle hosts New England on Wednesday, September 9 at Lumen Field, five months after the Seahawks throttled the Patriots 29-13 to win Super Bowl LX. Veterans for both clubs report to training camp on July 24, which turns the countdown to that opener into the storyline of the week.
This is only the third time a Super Bowl rematch has opened the following season, and the first since 2016. For a Patriots roster that spent February getting shut out into the fourth quarter, the schedule could not have drawn up a harder reset.
The Super Bowl LX Result That Set This Up
Seattle did not win a shootout in February. It won with defense, piling up six sacks and three takeaways, one of them returned for a touchdown, and carrying a shutout into the fourth quarter before New England reached the board. Running back Kenneth Walker was named Super Bowl MVP after a 135-yard night on 27 carries, the kind of ground game that let the Seahawks control the clock and keep the Patriots offense on the sideline.
That 29-13 final is the backdrop for everything about Week 1. Seattle is the defending champion opening at home with the roster that dominated the biggest game of the year. New England is the team that has spent an offseason answering for how one-sided it got.
Why Week 1 Carries Extra Weight
The opener lands on a Wednesday, a first in Patriots history, as part of the league's expanded kickoff window on NBC and Peacock. Prime time, a banner raising in Seattle, and a beaten finalist staring at the team that beat it. There is no easing into this season for either side.
The training camp timing sharpens it. With veterans reporting July 24 and every team in the league on the practice field by July 28, the six weeks between now and kickoff are about whether New England can close the gap that Super Bowl LX exposed, and whether Seattle can avoid the championship hangover that has tripped up so many recent title teams.
Betting and Futures Impact
Sportsbooks are treating this as a close game with a familiar hierarchy. Seattle opened as a 3.5-point home favorite for the opener, a modest number for a defending champion hosting the team it just beat by 16, which tells you the market respects New England as a live roster rather than a punching bag. On season win totals, the ESPN and DraftKings offseason board has Seattle at 10.5 and the Patriots at 9.5, with the Patriots over priced at -140 and the under at +115.
The championship futures line up the same way. Seattle sits near the top of the Super Bowl LXI board at +950, tied with the Rams, ahead of Buffalo at +1100, with New England a tier back around +1300. These are offseason numbers that will move on camp news and injuries, so the read for now is directional: the market sees a rematch, not a mismatch, and a Patriots roster still inside the contender tier. Treat every price as a snapshot that shifts once pads come on.
What to Watch Next
The next month is about health and depth as camps ramp toward the September 9 opener. Watch how both teams manage veteran workloads, whether any starters carry injuries out of camp, and how the opener's spread moves once preseason reps and depth charts firm up. The rematch framing guarantees this game will be one of the most bet openers on the board.
Chad AI tracks every NFL line, team total and player prop inside the StatSniper app, feeding the NFL daily picks, the AI sports picks hub and the Chad picks hub. For more on the camps opening around the league, read our NFL training camp breakdown. The full 2026 schedule is posted at ESPN.
FAQ
When do the Seahawks and Patriots play in Week 1 of 2026? Seattle hosts New England on Wednesday, September 9 at 8:20 p.m. ET at Lumen Field, on NBC and Peacock. It is the Patriots' first game ever played on a Wednesday.
Who won Super Bowl LX? The Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on February 8, 2026. Kenneth Walker was named Super Bowl MVP after rushing for 135 yards on 27 carries.
What are the Seahawks and Patriots win totals for 2026? The offseason board lists Seattle at 10.5 wins and New England at 9.5, with the Patriots over at -140 and the under at +115. Numbers move through training camp.
Who is favored in the 2026 season opener? Seattle opened as a 3.5-point home favorite over New England for the Week 1 rematch.
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