The Seattle Seahawks are undefeated (1-0) heading into the second week of the 2024 NFL regular season. yesterday's victory at home over the Denver Broncos set them up to get their campaign off to a really good start, assuming they can also take care of business Week 2.
Next up on the schedule are the New England Patriots, who will be hosting the Seahawks this coming Sunday afternoon. Good news: Seattle is also favored for this matchup. According to the latest odds available at Draft Kings Sportsbook, the Seahawks are 3.5 favorites over the Patriots for this week's game.
This New England team is a far cry from the Bill Belichick, Tom Brady dynasty teams that dominated the league for much of the last 25 years. Belichick is out and has been replaced by former Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo as head coach. Meanwhile, they will be starting veteran Jacoby Brissett at quarterback.
The Patriots are coming off a surprise win over the Cincinnati Bengals this week, 16-10. They got the job done with their defense, holding superstar quarterback Joe Burrow to just 164 total passing yards and no touchdowns.
Historically the Seahawks have a slight edge over the Patriots, having a 10-9 record against them all time. Their most-recent meeting came in the 2020 season, when Russell Wilson and Cam Newton had a thrilling shootout which Seattle won, 35-30 at home.
