The Seattle Seahawks began their title defense against the team who they defeated in last year’s Big Game as the champs host the New England Patriots in the 2026 NFL Kickoff Game on Wednesday. Sep 9. This is the second kickoff game to take place on a Wednesday, instead of the usual Thursday, since this tradition first began in 2002. Seattle is coming off a 14-3 regular season, which culminated in a 29-13 victory over the Pats in the Super Bowl. New England also went 14-3 in the regular season in Mike Vrabel’s first year as head coach of the team.
Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. ET from Lumen Field in Seattle. The latest Seahawks vs. Patriots odds have Seattle as 3.5-point favorites, while the over/under for total points scored is 44.5.
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