After beating the Cincinnati Bengals 16-10 in Week 1 and starting the season 1-0, the New England Patriots will host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.
New England showed a lot of grit in its opening win, committing to the ground game and playing physical defense that resulted in multiple takedowns.
The Patriots aren’t expected to be one of the best teams in the NFL this year, but neither are the Seahawks, who also won their first game of the year.
Before these two teams kick off on Sunday, let’s take a moment to learn a few things about these teams.
Rankings
Points scored per game (2024)
- New England: 16 (27th)
- Seattle: 26 (tied for 13th)
Points Allowed Per Game (2024)
- New England: 10 (tied for 2nd)
- Seattle: 20 (tied 12th)
Yards gained per game (2024)
- New England: 290 (19th)
- Seattle: 304 (15th)
Yards Allowed Per Game (2024)
- New England: 224 (3rd)
- Seattle: 231 (6th)
History
New England and Seattle have met 19 times, with the Patriots winning nine of those meetings. The series at Gillette Stadium is currently split at one game each.
The biggest battle between these two franchises came in Super Bowl 49, when New England won 28-24 after Malcolm Butler sealed the game with a game-saving interception.
Injury Concerns
New England practiced without guard Sidy Sow and had safety Kyle Dugger, guard Layden Robinson, running back JaMycal Hasty, linebacker Anfernee Jennings, offensive tackle Vederian Lowe, running back Antonio Gibson, safety Jabrill Peppers, linebacker Joshua Uche and defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr. starting Thursday.
Seattle practiced without running back Kenneth Walker III, defensive tackle George Fant, right end Pharaoh Brown and Uchenna Nwosu. They also had linebacker Tyrel Dodson, wide receiver Tyler Lockett, linebacker Jerome Baker, Dre’Mont Jones and cornerback Riq Woolen as limited players.
Relationships
- Pete Carroll, the Seahawks’ executive vice president of football operations, was the Patriots’ head coach from 1997 to 1999.
- Seahawks tight end Pharaoh Brown played for Patriots in 2023
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