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Week 1, 2026

NE New England Patriots 0-1 10
Final
SEA Seattle Seahawks 1-0 13

Seahawks storm back to beat Patriots 13-10 as Jaxon Smith-Njigba piles up 122 receiving yards and 1 TD

Automated recap from game data · · Lumen Field

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Lumen Field. Photo: SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Seattle Seahawks stormed back to beat the New England Patriots 13-10 on Wednesday at Lumen Field in Seattle before a crowd of 68,744. The Seahawks moved to 1-0, while the Patriots fell to 0-1.

The Seahawks trailed 7-0 at halftime but outscored the Patriots 13-3 the rest of the way. The Seahawks erased a 10-point deficit along the way.

The Seahawks out-gained the Patriots 285-277 and won the turnover battle 3-0. The Seahawks converted 2 of 11 third downs and held the ball for 25:43.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba of the Seahawks earned Game MVP. Smith-Njigba caught 8 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown.

For the Patriots, Rhamondre Stevenson caught 5 passes for 44 yards.

Line score

Team1234T
NE073010
SEA0031013

How the game turned

Seahawks win probability
0%50%100% Kickoff Final

Biggest swing: Seahawks went from 21% to 52% on one play in the fourth quarter.

Q4 11:28D.Lock pass short left to J.Smith-Njigba for 45 yards, TOUCHDOWN. J.Myers extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Stoll, Holder-M.Dickson.

Scoring plays

TimeTeamPlayNE-SEA
Q2 9:11NEEli Raridon 2 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales Kick)7-0
Q3 11:49NEAndy Borregales 50 Yd Field Goal10-0
Q3 3:13SEAJason Myers 30 Yd Field Goal10-3
Q4 11:28SEAJaxon Smith-Njigba 45 Yd pass from Drew Lock (Jason Myers Kick)10-10
Q4 5:50SEAJason Myers 26 Yd Field Goal10-13

Team stats

NESEA
277Total yards285
168Passing yards188
109Rushing yards97
19First downs13
5-16Third down2-11
2-2Fourth down1-1
1-2Red zone0-2
3Turnovers0
3-10Sacks allowed2-12
7-50Penalties10-98
34:17Time of possession25:43

Top performers

Patriots

  • PassingDrake Maye23/33, 178 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
  • RushingRhamondre Stevenson18 car, 51 yds, 0 TD
  • ReceivingMack Hollins4 rec, 51 yds, 0 TD
  • TacklesRobert Spillane8 tkl, 0 sack

Seahawks

  • PassingDrew Lock16/22, 187 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
  • RushingJadarian Price10 car, 52 yds, 0 TD
  • ReceivingJaxon Smith-Njigba8 rec, 122 yds, 1 TD
  • TacklesErnest Jones IV13 tkl, 0 sack

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