Wk 1 · 2026
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks — Wed, Sep 9
Wed, Sep 9 ·
Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
· NBC
AFC East · no games yet
at
8:20pET
SEA -3.5 · total 44.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential SEA by 2.8
NFC West · no games yet
What is at stake
An interconference game, AFC against NFC. It counts in both overall records — which is what seeding is settled on first — and in neither team’s division or conference record.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Patriots form
No completed games on record.
Seahawks form
No completed games on record.
Patriots this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Seahawks this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | Patriots | Seahawks |
|---|---|---|
| Raiders AFC | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Bears NFC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Chargers AFC | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Chiefs AFC | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Broncos AFC | vs Wk 17 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Seahawks leads 5–2 · Seahawks has won the last 4
7 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
3.6 points toward Seahawks
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026-02-08 | Seahawks 29 — 13 Patriots | neutral | Seahawks playoffs |
| 2024 | 2024-09-15 | Seahawks 23 — 20 Patriots | at NE | Seahawks |
| 2020 | 2020-09-20 | Patriots 30 — 35 Seahawks | at SEA | Seahawks |
| 2016 | 2016-11-13 | Seahawks 31 — 24 Patriots | at NE | Seahawks |
| 2014 | 2015-02-01 | Patriots 28 — 24 Seahawks | neutral | Patriots playoffs |
| 2012 | 2012-10-14 | Patriots 23 — 24 Seahawks | at SEA | Seahawks |
| 2008 | 2008-12-07 | Patriots 24 — 21 Seahawks | at SEA | Patriots |
Patriots leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Drake Maye QB #10 | 354/492, 4394 YDS, 31 TD, 8 INT |
| Joshua Dobbs QB #6 | 7/10, 65 YDS | |
| Rushing | TreVeyon Henderson RB #32 | 180 CAR, 911 YDS, 9 TD |
| Rhamondre Stevenson RB #38 | 130 CAR, 603 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Drake Maye QB #10 | 103 CAR, 450 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Stefon Diggs WR #18 | 85 REC, 1013 YDS, 4 TD |
| Hunter Henry TE #85 | 60 REC, 768 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Kayshon Boutte WR #88 | 33 REC, 551 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Mack Hollins WR #13 | 46 REC, 550 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Robert Spillane LB #14 | 97 |
| Christian Elliss LB #53 | 94 | |
| Jack Gibbens LB #50 | 81 | |
| Sacks | Harold Landry III LB #2 | 8.5 |
| K'Lavon Chaisson LB #45 | 7.5 | |
| Elijah Ponder LB #91 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Jaylinn Hawkins S #21 | 4 |
| Marcus Jones CB #25 | 3 | |
| Robert Spillane LB #14 | 2 |
Seahawks leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Sam Darnold QB #14 | 323/477, 4048 YDS, 25 TD, 14 INT |
| Drew Lock QB #2 | 2/3, 15 YDS | |
| Rushing | Kenneth Walker III RB #9 | 221 CAR, 1027 YDS, 5 TD |
| Zach Charbonnet RB #26 | 184 CAR, 730 YDS, 12 TD | |
| Sam Darnold QB #14 | 35 CAR, 95 YDS | |
| Receiving | Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR #11 | 119 REC, 1793 YDS, 10 TD |
| Cooper Kupp WR #10 | 47 REC, 593 YDS, 2 TD | |
| AJ Barner TE #88 | 52 REC, 519 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Kenneth Walker III RB #9 | 31 REC, 282 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Ernest Jones IV LB #13 | 126 |
| Drake Thomas LB #32 | 96 | |
| Nick Emmanwori S #3 | 81 | |
| Sacks | Leonard Williams DT #99 | 7 |
| Uchenna Nwosu LB #7 | 7 | |
| Byron Murphy II DT #91 | 7 | |
| Interceptions | Ernest Jones IV LB #13 | 5 |
| Coby Bryant S #2 | 4 | |
| Derion Kendrick CB #15 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.