New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks: Experts release early Week 1 preview [2026]

The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will meet in Week 1 of the NFL season at Lumen Field on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, starting at 8:20 PM ET.

Initial simulations from Dimers' trusted NFL model favor the Seahawks as the most likely winner of this cross-conference battle.

For updates all week long, including best bets, player prop projections and touchdown probabilities, check out our interactive Patriots vs. Seahawks predictions page.

New England vs. Seattle early predictions

Leveraging trusted machine learning and analysis, we have simulated the Patriots vs. Seahawks game 10,000 times as part of our NFL predictions coverage. Here are the latest insights:

• Straight up win probabilities: Patriots 38.1%, Seahawks 61.9%
• Predicted final score: Patriots 20-24 Seahawks
• Spread: Patriots (+3.5) 50.0%, Seahawks (-3.5) 50.0%
• Total points (44.5): Over 51.1%, Under 48.9%

As of September 7, 2026, these Patriots-Seahawks figures and predictions reflect the latest data and insights available.

Patriots vs. Seahawks Week 1 details

Wednesday's game between the Seahawks and Patriots at Lumen Field is scheduled for September 9, 2026.

• Who: New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks
• Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
• Time: 8:20 PM ET/5:20PM PT
• Venue: Lumen Field

Patriots vs. Seahawks opening odds

We've researched the best betting odds across America for this Week 1 game, which are listed here:

• Spread: Patriots +3.5 (-108), Seahawks -3.5 (+108)
• Moneyline: Patriots +167, Seahawks -174
• Total: Over/Under 44.5 (+104/-108)

Odds may continue to move—track live changes via our NFL odds page.

Anytime touchdown scorer predictions

Early NFL player projections for Week 1 highlight the top candidates to score a TD in Patriots-Seahawks in Week 1:

New England Patriots

• Rhamondre Stevenson: 41.1% probability
• A.J. Brown: 37.2% probability
• TreVeyon Henderson: 28.3% probability

Seattle Seahawks

• Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 40.0% probability
• Jadarian Price: 36.8% probability
• George Holani: 28.0% probability

Patriots vs Seahawks player props

Rhamondre Stevenson is projected to lead rushing for the Patriots, while Jadarian Price is expected to pace the Seahawks on the ground.

In the receiving game, our projections favor New England's A.J. Brown and Seattle's Jaxon Smith-Njigba as the likely leaders for each team.

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Conclusion

We predict the Seahawks, with a 61.9% win probability, will likely beat the Patriots in Week 1 of the NFL season. Dimers.com will provide full game coverage closer to kickoff, so stay tuned for updates.

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