The New England Patriots opened the 2026 NFL season against the Seattle Seahawks in a Super Bowl LX rematch. They hoped to get some revenge, and the arrival of A.

New England Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins had a blunt reaction to A.J. Brown going on injured reserve following Week 1.

ESPN raised Shaq Thompson as a Patriots player to watch after New England signed DaQuan Jones, who visited alongside Thompson in August.

The NFL season hits its first Sunday schedule of games. See the start times and TV channels for today and Monday night.

Tom Brady opened his third season as Fox’s lead NFL analyst with a show-and-tell moment. Calling Sunday’s Commanders-Eagles game at Lincoln Financial Field alongside Kevin Burkhardt, the seven-time Super Bowl champion pulled out the actual play-call sheet the Patriots used during their Super Bowl LI comeback win over the Falcons .

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Former Patriots draft pick Javon Baker, who is currently a free agent, misses playing football

The wait is over, with Sunday kicking off the main slate of Week 1 action to really begin the start […]