Who will win the Super Bowl rematch to kick off the season?
After the Super Bowl is before the Super Bowl—or rather: before the start of the NFL season. However, the matchup for the season opener in our Seahawks vs. Patriots pick is exactly the same. Will these two teams once again be in the running for the 2027 Super Bowl title in the 2026–27 season? Probably not, if we’re to believe the bookmakers.
That’s because they have three other top favorites on their lists (Rams, Bills, Ravens). What’s likely to remain similar, though: Both teams have strong defenses and will decide one or two games in the new season based on that. Which could also influence the outcome of the opening game.
While the Seahawks suffered a slightly bigger exodus on defense following their Super Bowl victory (Mafe, Bryant, Woolen), they also had a significantly more stable overall structure, so we expect Seattle to once again field a top-10 defense. The Pats, on the other hand, might see a slight dip in performance, as they outperformed expectations in nearly every statistical category last season.
For this reason, we don’t expect a high-scoring game in our Seahawks vs. Patriots prediction to kick off the season, which makes the under odds for Seahawks vs. Patriots an interesting bet. The 50-point mark has been surpassed in only two of the last twelve season openers—and the 45-point mark in just five.
The NFL Kickoff Game kicks off at 2:20 a.m. on Thursday morning at Lumen Field in Seattle. The game will be broadcast live on RTL and Sky, which have secured the rights for the coming years.
Handicap picks are always difficult to make at the start of the season, as it’s not yet clear how the teams’ tactics have adapted to their new rosters. However, we don’t expect a blowout victory like in Super Bowl 2026. Nevertheless, all betting options centered around under totals for Seahawks vs. Pats are worth considering.
Seattle Seahawks – New England Patriots Head-to-Head Record
As has been mentioned many times, their last matchup was the Super Bowl in February, which Seattle won 29–13. That totaled 42 points, with most of them coming in the fourth quarter during garbage time. For a long time, the game looked like it was heading toward an absolute low-scoring affair.
The penultimate matchup also saw only 43 total points, which further suggests an under in this game. Thus, for Seahawks vs. Patriots, the odds on under 44.0 total points are still very good value. The last four matchups also went to Seattle. If we were to pick a winner, the Seahawks would once again be our choice here.
Seattle Seahawks – New England Patriots Pick
Season openers often have their own unique dynamics. Clear-cut blowout victories are rare in these games. In the last eleven season openers, the winning margin exceeded one score only three times. Therefore, high-point spread bets on Seattle aren’t recommended, despite their favorite status.
Instead, for the Seahawks vs. Rams game, a bet on Under 44.0 points is our preferred betting option. Under 20.5 points for the Pats is also an option here, since they failed to reach that total in their last game against Seattle, and the game is now taking place at Lumen Field.
Let’s move on to a player bet, where we’re going with New England instead of Seattle. More specifically, we recommend a touchdown bet on AJ Brown, the Patriots’ new undisputed top receiver, who is likely to get the majority of the targets—and thus the best chances at a touchdown.
