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After going 13-3 and winning the NFC West this season, next season the Seattle Seahawks face a difficult first-place schedule featuring five division champions.
The Patriots’ 2026 regular-season opponents are set. Next season, the Pats will play the Bills, Dolphins, Jets, Broncos, Raiders, Packers, Vikings and the winner of Sunday night’s Steelers-Ravens game at home. They will travel to play the Bills, Dolphins, Jets, Jaguars, Chargers, Chiefs, Bears, Lions and Seahawks.
Most of the 2026 opponents were already determined by the league's schedule rotation, which next season will have the Seahawks facing, in addition to their usual games against NFC West foes, all four teams from the NFC East and the AFC West.
The New England Patriots made a couple of moves on their practice squad on Tuesday, and one of them was re-signing Marshall Lang. Lang was originally an undrafted free agent out of Northwestern and signed with the Seattle Seahawks in May.
Quarterback Caleb Williams will face three quarterbacks from his draft class: Drake Maye, Michael Penix and J.J. McCarthy.
Updated 2025 NFL win totals and odds for every team to make the playoffs, win their division, conference and Super Bowl LX.
It’s that time again! The NFL playoffs will begin shortly following the conclusion of the 2025-26 NFL season, and it’s certainly had its ups and downs, but it feels good to know that the Patriots are back in after a four-year drought.