Our Seahawks secured a thrilling 13-10 victory over the New England Patriots at Lumen Field last night, igniting a comeback with 13 unanswered second-half points right after unfurling that Super Bowl LX banner. What a way to kick off the season at 1-0! It wasn’t always pretty, especially early on against Drake Maye, but our defense, engineered by head coach Mike Macdonald, absolutely came alive when it mattered most. The Patriots, led by Mike Vrabel, are now sitting at 0-1, and honestly, they might be seeing Josh Jobe in their nightmares for weeks.
What Even Happened, Drake Maye?
Things started out decent for Maye, gotta give credit where it’s due. Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels actually had some good answers for our defensive pressure, and left tackle Will Campbell was protecting his quarterback way better than he did in Super Bowl LX. For a bit, it looked like they had a real shot to win. But then, the fourth quarter hit, and Maye completely imploded, tossing interceptions on back-to-back drives that straight-up GIFTED our Hawks 10 crucial points. That was the game-changer, the pure momentum shift we needed for our comeback win.
And the picks didn’t stop there, folks! With under 30 seconds left, Maye somehow got the Patriots down to our 16-yard line. You’re thinking, “Oh no, here we go again.” But then he throws his THIRD interception of the game on an absolutely awful pass. He tried to force it to Mack Hollins in the end zone, but our guy, defensive back Josh Jobe, made a ridiculous toe-tapping pick to seal the victory. Can you believe it? That interception just stamped Maye’s night as a total disaster. This dude now has 11 interceptions in his last five games, which is the same amount he threw in the entire 17-game regular season back in 2025! Get this: his only multi-interception games since the start of last year? Against the Seahawks. Plus, he already has more interceptions on deep balls this season (two on 20-plus air yard passes) than he did all last season (just one). Our Darkside Defense finished the night with three sacks, nine tackles for loss, and six pass breakups, playing at that elite level we saw last season. Unstoppable!
Darnold’s Injury: A Gut Punch, But Lock Steps Up
Just when you’re riding high on that win, reality hits. Our push to repeat as Super Bowl champs took a gut punch when Sam Darnold suffered a hip injury on the second drive of the game and didn’t return. The USC product went down on a third-and-five scramble out of the pocket, getting sacked by Patriots linebacker Dre’Mont Jones for a 5-yard loss. Watching Darnold limp to the locker room for evaluation, man, that was tough. Our backup, Drew Lock, stepped in, and while he’s an experienced guy who knows our system, Darnold is our starter for a reason. If this injury keeps him out for a long stretch, it’s going to make that repeat run a whole lot harder.
What a start to the season, 1-0! We’re celebrating the win, but everyone in the Emerald City is holding their breath on Darnold’s hip. We need to stay locked in and see how Lock handles things moving forward, knowing our elite defense is ready to back him up every single snap.
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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