The Seattle Seahawks (1-0) take on the New England Patriots (1-0) for Week 2 at Gillette Stadium. Take a look at what local and national media are predicting for Sunday's game. Click here to learn how to watch, listen, and stream the action.
Lorenzo Reyes, USA Today: Seahawks 19, Patriots 17
"I still want to see a bit more from both these squads before feeling confident about either, but I did come away impressed with New England and its defensive domination of Cincinnati. Still, I recognize that the Pats on the moneyline is a bit of a risk, so I'll ride with Seattle straight up. The key will be if Kenneth Walker and the Seahawk running game can produce against a tough New England defense."
Tyler Dragon, USA Today: Seahawks 21, Patriots 17
"Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo deserves a lot of credit for how New England performed in the biggest upset of Week 1. The Patriots are going to try to play physically and run downhill with RB Rhamondre Stevenson. But Seattle has the personnel to limit Stevenson's production, and enough firepower on offense."
Richard Morin, USA Today: Patriots 20, Seahawks 14
"Can the Patriots do it again? Seattle making the cross-country trip and playing in the early window against a team that seems to have some early belief? Give me New England at +3."
Jordan Mendoza, USA Today: Seahawks 16, Patriots 13
"The upset win over Cincinnati proved New England will go as far as its defense goes. Seattle recovered from a slow start against Denver, and it'll be in a slugfest on the cross-country road trip. Still, the Seahawks do just enough for a close win."
Bill Bender, Sporting News: Seahawks 19, Patriots 16
"The Patriots pulled off an upset in Week 1 on the road. Can they improve to 2-0 under new coach Jerod Mayo in his home debut? Seattle coach Mike Macdonald also won his debut. Geno Smith passed for 171 yards and a TD, and Kenneth Walker III rushed for 103 yards. New England won with a defense that limited Cincinnati to 224 yards. Jacoby Brissett didn't throw an interception and took just one sack, and Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 120 yards and a TD. The Patriots have a real shot at 2-0 here in a defensive struggle."
Pete Prisco, CBS Sports: Patriots 20, Seahawks 16
"This is a long first road trip for the Seahawks, facing a team that upset the Bengals last week. The Patriots defense was good in that game and Seattle has offensive line problems. I think that shows up as the Pats win a low-scoring game behind their defense."
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Seth Walder, ESPN: Seahawks 26, Patriots 17
Eric Moody, ESPN: Seahawks 21, Patriots 10
Kalyn Kahler ESPN: Patriots 21, Seahawks 17
Mike Florio, NBC Sports: Patriots 16, Seahawks 13
Chris Simms, NBC Sports: Seahawks 19, Patriots 17
Ali Bhanpuri, NFL.com: Seahawks 22, Patriots 18
Brooke Cersosimo NFL.com: Seahawks 22, Patriots 19
Dan Parr, NFL.com: Seahawks 20, Patriots 16
Gennaro Filice, NFL.com: Seahawks 19, Patriots 13
Tom Blair, NFL.com: Seahawks 20, Patriots 16
Five things to know about the Seahawks at Patriots matchup on Sunday, September 15 at Gillette Stadium.
Geno Smith needs six completions to pass Rick Mirer for fifth place on Seattle's all-time passing completions list with 815.
Before moving to Georgia, head coach Mike Macdonald was actually born in Boston. "My first kind of football memory is really my dad took me to the old Foxboro," Macdonald said. "When Drew (Bledsoe) got drafted, and we got a tour of the stadium. That was pretty cool."
College reunions are always interesting, and this week, college teammates from Lenoir-Rhyne University, where only 10 players in the school's history have been drafted to the NFL, will meetup in Foxborough. Seahawks receiver Dareke Young and Patriots safety Kyle Dugger played together at Lenoir-Rhyne from 2017-2019.
The Seahawks will make their longest road trip of this season when they face the Patriots at Gillette Stadium.
The Seahawks have won 16 of their last 21 10 a.m. kickoff games and are 16-6, including playoffs, in the eastern time zone since 2018. Their 52 road wins since 2013 rank third in the NFL.
