Seahawks Open As Favorites For Super Bowl LX Rematch And New England Is Absolutely NOT Ready!

Holy cow, 12s! Did you see this?! The NFL schedule just dropped, and our beloved Seahawks are kicking off the 2026 season as minor favorites for their opener! We're talking a Super Bowl LX rematch against the New England Patriots, right out of the gate! You know what that means for the Emerald City: pure, unadulterated ELECTRICITY. The hype around Lumen Field is already building, and we're still months away!

The Super Bowl LX Rematch You've Been Waiting For

Our Seahawks, the reigning Super Bowl LX CHAMPIONS, who absolutely demolished the Patriots 29-13 to hoist that Lombardi, are getting the respect they deserve from day one. Being pegged as favorites in a rematch against the team we just beat for the championship? That’s not just a statistic, folks, that’s a statement. It tells you everything you need to know about the confidence the league has in Coach Macdonald's squad and what Brian Fleury's offense, with guys like Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Rashid Shaheed, and Cooper Kupp, can do. This isn't just any regular season game. This is our chance to set the tone for the entire year, prove that Super Bowl LX wasn't a fluke, and show the rest of the NFL that the Road to the next Super Bowl still runs through Seattle. We own that win, and we're ready to remind New England all about it.

Around the Leagues: MLB and NHL Get Busy

Alright, while we’re all still buzzing about that massive NFL news, let’s quickly glance around the baseball and hockey world, too. There's been some action, even if it's not directly involving our Mariners or Kraken today. Over in MLB, the Chicago White Sox are actually feeling pretty good. They just swept the Kansas City Royals and, get this, climbed above .500 for the first time since their 2023 opener! Randal Grichuk was an absolute monster for them, driving in four runs, including a two-run homer that must have had their fans fired up. Good for them, I guess, but come on, where's that kind of consistent momentum for our boys down at T-Mobile Park?! We're waiting for those big early season runs!

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers managed to salvage a series split against the San Francisco Giants. Emmet Sheehan threw six strong innings, and Alex Call came through with a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth. Even Will Smith opened that game with a homer. And over on the ice, the Vegas Golden Knights just eliminated the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of their series. Mitch Marner and Shea Theodore both scored and added assists during a three-goal opening period, sparking Vegas to a convincing 5-1 victory. Pretty wild stuff happening elsewhere in sports, but honestly, my focus always circles back to what our Seattle teams are doing or are about to do. Oh, and for what it’s worth, the Milwaukee Brewers are a little unsure about Christian Yelich's back. He already missed 24 games due to a left groin strain earlier this season, so you hope he can stay healthy for them. Injuries are never fun to see in any sport, for any team.

So, with that insane NFL opener on the horizon and the entire football world watching, the rest of the league can do whatever it wants. We're here, we're ready, and our Seahawks are already getting that respect they absolutely earned in Super Bowl LX. We'll be watching every single snap, every single pitch from our Mariners, and every single puck drop from the Kraken as their seasons unfold. The hype for 2026 is officially real, 12s! Let’s go get it!

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