NFL 2026

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The players have arrived!  The Patriots and Seahawks are coming in their best threads as a Super Bowl rematch opens the season.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  This is not how you want to open a title defense.  The Seahawks’ Sam Darnold is questionable after limping off following a sack on the opening drive.  He was replaced by Drew Lock.

UPDATE 2:  Can you imagine a worse way to start the season?  Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said Darnold is out for the game with a hip injury.

UPDATE 3:  Now the star players are dropping like flies.  The Patriots’ A. J. Brown is questionable after limping off following an ankle injury during the first drive of the third quarter.

UPDATE 4:  What is going on with this game.  Patriots star Brown is out with an ankle injury as injuries overshadow the season opener against the Seahawks.

UPDATE 5:  What a game!  The Seahawks’ Jaxon Smith-Njigba exploded for a 45-yard touchdown to draw even with the Patriots.

UPDATE 6:  This season started with the same result as last season’s finale.  The Patriots’ Drake Maye threw a devastating interception in the final seconds as the Seahawks began their title defense with a 13-10 win in the season opener.

UPDATE 7:  Football fans of Seattle, breathe easy.  Macdonald said the Seahawks got “great news back” on Darnold’s injury and do not believe the quarterback’s hip is fractured.

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Bill Barnwell put out his picks for who will make the postseason.

Division winners:  Buccaneers, Chiefs, Eagles, Lions, Patriots, Ravens, Seahawks, Texans
Wild cards:  Bills, Broncos, Cowboys, Giants, Rams, Steelers
Super Bowl pick:  Chiefs over Eagles, 27-24