The first game of the 2026 season might be a few months away, but that hasn't stopped fans from already hyping up the Super Bowl LX rematch between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.
It's a game that many New England fans are looking forward to, hoping to see the team seek redemption for a devastating loss earlier this year. Both teams are very different from when they last met, especially the Patriots after adding wide receiver AJ Brown.
His addition to the offense could make all the difference for Drake Maye, on top of the upgrades they made to the offensive line. Knowing that already has Seahawks fans concerned about what could happen in Week 1, since they were feeling confident about the rematch until the Brown trade.
Now that they feel a bit more threatened ahead of the season opener, some fans are already overlooking the impact that Brown will have on the Patriots and in the rematch. They are looking ahead to proving that they are still the superior team, even if a loss doesn't take away their Lombardi Trophy.
Seahawks fans are showing concern about their chances against the Patriots in 2026
Not long after the Patriots acquired Brown last week, Seattle fans began looking ahead to their Week 1 battle and are hoping the team will use the rematch to make a statement, especially now that Brown is on the roster.
That's exactly what Jaleel Grandberry of 12th Man Rising said upon reacting to the news, showing that Seahawks fans are already concerned about the game, even if they want to pretend they're feeling confident.
"If the Patriots start the season with an impressive win against Seattle, and A.J. Brown has a big game, the narratives will be that he was the missing piece, a player who would’ve helped them win the big game last season, and someone who will lead them to the promised land this year.
The Seahawks can prevent all of those narratives, though, and start one of their own. The narrative Seattle could start is that the addition of Brown doesn’t matter, at least in the matchup between the two teams. To do that, all the Seahawks have to do is put on another dominant performance."
He's not wrong with his take, because that would certainly be what was said about the game if the Patriots won. And although Grandberry wants to discredit the fact that Brown could have been the missing piece, it wouldn't exactly be a hot take if the offensive line were more up to par.
On the other hand, if the Seahawks are victorious, as most predictions suggest they will be, headlines will focus more on how the Patriots didn't make enough improvements to their roster to beat the reigning Champions, as Grandberry said, rather than praising the Seahawks for the win.
It would be a frustrating start to the season and likely painted as the end before the season even really kicks off, and that won't leave a good taste in the team's or the fans' mouths.
They would have 16 more games to prove that their fate against the Seahawks doesn't dictate what kind of team they are or what their future might look like, and, based on this team, there's no reason to believe they can't accomplish that.
No matter what, it's clear that the Seahawks, or at least their fans, are more worried about this rematch than they were prior to the trade for Brown, whether they want to admit it or not. That's a win for the Patriots already, and hopefully, they can get a win on the field come September, too.
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