Live Coverage: Patriots Dre’Mont Jones’ sack lands Seahawks QB Sam Darnold on sideline

September 10, 2026 · Yahoo Sports

The 2026 New England Patriots’ season starts tonight in a Super Bowl LX rematch with the Seattle Seahawks.

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When: September 9 at 8:20 p.m. ET

Where: Lumen Field, Seattle

How to Watch: NBC

FIRST QUARTER UPDATES

INJURY UPDATE: Sam Darnold is questionable to return with a hip injury that happened on the fifth play of the game.

Drew Lock is in at quarterback for Seattle.

7:32 — The Patriots punt the ball, but Darnold is still limping on the sidelines.

INJURY UPDATE: Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold went into the medical tent. He limped off the field after Seattle’s first drive of the game.

9:07 — The Seahawks get flagged for unnecessary roughness after Derick Hall hit Drake Maye out of bounds.

Vibe check from Lumen Field:

11:00 — Drake Maye turns on the jets, finds an opening and slides for the first down.

Here’s a look at the Patriots’ offense:

The defense will need to make big plays throughout the game to contain a tough Seattle team.

12:19 — Dre’Mont Jones takes down Sam Darnold on third down and the Patriots will get the ball for the first time this season.

8:20 p.m. — Here. We. Go.

The Patriots won the coin flip and deferred. They will receive the ball to start the second half.

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PREGAME UPDATES

8:15 p.m. — Milton Williams will not only serve as the pregame hype man, he is Wednesday’s game day captain.

Ahead of their Week 1 game, the Patriots finally ended an offseason-long saga when Christian Gonzalez agreed to a massive extension with the team. The star cornerback comes into Wednesday’s game on a 4-year extension worth $135 million, $102 million of which is guaranteed.

Chris Mason delves into what will make the Patriots successful early in the season live ahead of Week 1

Mike Vrabel and his coaches will also spend Week 1 seeing how quarterback Drake Maye and new target A.J. Brown mesh now that training camp and joint practices are complete.

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Get a closer look at what you should watch for from MassLive’s Lauren Campbell and Patriots beat reporter Mark Daniels.

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How will the Patriots fare this year?

Of course, that’s the question on everyone’s mind when a new season starts. MassLive’s experts tackled that question and, surprisingly, there’s a pretty strong consensus — this is a better team, but don’t expect as good of a record as last year.