The Seattle Seahawks, our reigning Super Bowl champions, are back at Lumen Field for an early start to the 2026 NFL season. Get ready, Emerald City, because we’re kicking off on Wednesday, September 9, with a Super Bowl LX rematch against the New England Patriots! This isn’t your usual Thursday night opener, and it’s going to be absolutely wild.
That Wild Wednesday Kickoff Is Turning Heads
Seriously, a Wednesday game? This is not just a little unusual, folks. Our Hawks revealed that there have only been four Wednesday games played in the NFL since 1950! The league’s reigning champ typically opens the season on Thursday, but this year it’s a day earlier to make room for an international game involving the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams later in the week. So clear your calendars! The kickoff is set for 5:20 p.m. PT at Lumen Field. You can catch all the action live on NBC, or stream it up on Peacock and NFL+. If you’re old school, tune into Seattle Sports 710AM or KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM. If you want to be there in person, tickets are still out there, starting around $275 for upper-level seats and soaring past $1,000 for those field-side spots. You can grab them on StubHub or the Seahawks website. This is the first step in our campaign to repeat as Super Bowl champions, and you know Lumen Field is gonna be rocking.
Preseason Record? Forget It. The League Knows Who The Champs Are.
Alright, let’s talk preseason. Yeah, the Seahawks went 0-2-1, and we all watched them on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” trying to figure out what was going on. It wasn’t exactly a perfect tune-up. But here’s the kicker: the rest of the NFL is still giving our champs serious respect. Ahead of Week 1, the Seahawks aren’t “overwhelming favorites” to repeat, but they’re still ranked incredibly high. Pro Football Talk and CBS Sports both have us at No. 1. And NFL.com, ESPN, USA Today, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, The Ringer, and Fox Sports all placed us solidly at No. 2. That’s a massive show of confidence despite the preseason record, and it tells you everything about the reputation this team has built. We’re talking about a team that’s widely considered one of the top two in the entire league before a single regular season snap!
This Wednesday opener is absolutely massive. It’s not just a game, it’s the start of our journey to defend that Super Bowl title. After the Patriots leave Lumen, the Seahawks head to Arizona for Week 2 on September 20 at 1:25 p.m. on FOX, then quickly follow that up with a trip to the Washington Commanders on September 27 at 10 a.m. on FOX. This season is going to be a grind, but it all starts with a bang this Wednesday. Let’s show the whole league what it means to play in the Emerald City, 12s! Bring the noise, let’s go Hawks!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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