Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2026 · Week 1

Final

Patriots

New England

QB Drake Maye

10·13

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Sam Darnold

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Closing spread

SEA -3

Total

44.5

Model margin

+7.2est.

SEA perspective

Push chance

7.2%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Seahawks
  • Patriots

How each play moved the game.

Seahawks winsPatriots wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Patriotsedge mapSeahawks
  • -0.092EPA / play+0.029
  • 40.8%Success rate38.8%
  • +0.127EPA / dropback+0.196
  • -0.451EPA / rush-0.195
  • 1.4%Explosive rate10.2%
  • +5.97CPOE+2.36
  • 31.3%Third-down rate18.2%
  • 50.0%Red-zone TD rate33.3%
  • 1.11Points / drive1.29
  • 4.2%Turnover rate0.0%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

SEA lead 6–3 since 1999

SEA have won 5 straight. Meetings average 46.9 points. SEA are 5-3-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · playoffsSEA @ NE2913SEA
2024 · W2SEA @ NE2320SEA
2020 · W2NE @ SEA3035SEA
2016 · W10SEA @ NE3124SEA
2014 · playoffsNE @ SEA2824NE
2012 · W6NE @ SEA2324SEA
2008 · W14NE @ SEA2421NE
2004 · W6SEA @ NE2030NE

Box score

Individual performances

Patriots

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Drake Maye23/3317813

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Rhamondre Stevenson18512.80
Drake Maye7476.70
Corey Kiner6111.80

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Drew Lock16/2218710
Sam Darnold1/21300

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jadarian Price10525.20
George Holani8293.60
Drew Lock2136.50
Emanuel Wilson231.50

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +33.0%5.8%7.2%3.2%5.0%3.4%3.3%2.6%

Positive margins favour Seahawks; negative favour Patriots.

Half-point at risk

7.22%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

67.9%

Expected total

42.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+5.00
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+7.21