PHOTOS: 5 Things To Know About The Seahawks' Week 2 Matchup Against The Patriots

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.