New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 09/09/2026

Game Time: 8:20 pm ET, Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Venue:  Lumen Field, Seattle, WA

Where to Watch:  NBC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Patriots +3.5, Seahawks -3.5; Over/Under:  44.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Patriots +3.5, Seahawks -3.5; Over/Under:  44.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Patriots +3.5, Seahawks -3.5; Over/Under:  44.5 points

New England Patriots:  0-0 (AFC East)

Seattle Seahawks:  0-0 (NFC West)

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New England Patriots:  N/A

Seattle Seahawks:  N/A

The Patriots finished last season with a 14-3 record overall and they were 5-1 in their division games too. They had a 6-3 record in their home games and had an 8-0 record in their road games where they will be in this game. Last season, their offense was averaging 28.8 points per game and their defense was allowing an average of 18.8 points per game. Their offense was also averaging 379.4 yards per game and their defense was allowing an average of 295.2 yards per game. Drake Maye led the team in passing yards with 4,394, TreVeyon Henderson led the team in rushing yards with 911, and Stefon Diggs led the team in receiving yards with 1,013.

The Seahawks finished last season with a 14-3 record overall and they were 4-2 in their division games too. They had a 6-2 record in their home games and had an 8-1 record in their road games where they will be in this game. Last season, their offense was averaging 28.4 points per game and their defense was allowing an average of 17.2 points per game. Their offense was also averaging 351.4 yards per game and their defense was allowing an average of 285.9 yards per game. Sam Darnold led the team in passing yards with 4,048, Kenneth Walker III led the team in rushing yards with 1,027, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the team in receiving yards with 1,793.

The current betting odds have the Seahawks listed as a 3.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Seahawks had a great season going 14-3 in the regular season and they are the defending Super Bowl champions. They beat up on the Patriots in the Super Bowl with a 29-13 win and the game wasn't really close. The Patriots had no offense for 3 quarters and couldn't do anything against that Seahawks defense that was one of the best in the league. The Seahawks did lose Kenneth Walker along with their offensive coordinator, but they still have a lot of the talent on offense that won them the Super Bowl last year. The defense is going to look really similar too, so the Patriots are going to have trouble moving the ball again with this being a road game this time. Meanwhile, the Patriots have done a lot to improve their offense this season with some new receivers. Drake Maye should also continue to improve now that he is in his 3rd season, but they weren't able to run the ball against this defense and the offensive line was also a big issue for them in that game. The Patriots also benefitted from having one of the worst schedules in the league and they caught a lot of breaks on their playoff run too. Now they are going to have a much tougher 1st place schedule this season and could be in line to take a step back, especially dealing with the hangover of the Super Bowl loss. The Patriots could be an improved team this season with a worse record due to a tougher schedule, but they weren't competitive at all in the Super Bowl and they haven't made enough changes to really change that in this rematch to open up the season. The best way to place a bet here is on the Seahawks to cover the spread in this game. 

Patriots Seahawks Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Wednesday, September 9, 2026 (8:20 pm ET start time) is Seahawks 23 Patriots 13.

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New England Patriots: 11-6 ATS in road games. 8-4 ATS as a road underdog. 6-3 ATS in a road game where the total is between 42.5 and 49 points. 23-15 OVER in all games. 8-3 OVER in non-conference games.

Seattle Seahawks: 4-8 ATS in a home game where the total is between 42.5 and 49 points. 3-7 ATS at home in the first half of the regular season. 9-1 OVER as a home favorite of 7 points or less. 17-10 OVER in games played on turf.

New England Patriots:  None.

Seattle Seahawks:  None.

“The teams will be a little bit different, but they’re good up front. We’ll have to block them better. We’ll have to be able to stand up at the line of scrimmage, be able to stop the run. We’re going to have to get some turnovers. We always say that, but that was really the thing – we did a decent job in the last time we played them.” - Mike Vrabel on his team’s defense coming into this season opener against the Seahawks. 

"It would have been great to close it out with a win, but as I just told our team, the body of work that they've been able to put together up to this point, I just tip my cap to our guys, our team, our coaches, our staff. If you trust the work that I've seen our team do and put in and the practice we've stacked together, and the offseason that we've had, and then you trust the people involved, which we do, I think we're in a great place going into the season." - Mike Macdonald on his team coming into this new NFL season.

WR Brown, A.J.

WR Doubs, Romeo

WR Douglas, DeMario

TE Henry, Hunter

QB Maye, Drake

RB Stevenson, Rhamondre

FB Gilliam, Reggie

WR Smith-Njigba, Jaxon

WR Shaheed, Rashid

WR Kupp, Cooper

TE Barner, AJ 

QB Darnold, Sam

RB Price, Jadarian

FB Russell, Brady

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Coaches:

New England Patriots: Mike Vrabel (2nd season)

Seattle Seahawks: Mike Macdonald (3rd season)