Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET at Levi’s Stadium, with NBC and Peacock carrying the broadcast and Bad Bunny headlining the halftime show.
- Patriots QB Drake Maye practiced fully after a shoulder scare and is set to play, while Seahawks rookie safety Nick Emmanwori is expected to be available despite a midweek ankle injury.
- Seattle brings the NFL’s top scoring defense into a strength-on-strength test against a New England offense led by Maye, who was elite versus zone coverage during the regular season.
- Matchups to watch include Stefon Diggs against All-Pro corner Devon Witherspoon and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, the league’s receiving yards leader, against the Patriots secondary.
- Consensus betting lines have Seattle -4.5 with a 45.5 total, and projection models give the Seahawks roughly a 60% chance to win.