Drake Maye's turnovers doom Patriots in Week 1 loss to Seahawks

In the opening week of the 2026 NFL season, the Seattle Seahawks handed the New England Patriots a 13-10 defeat that felt heavier than the margin suggests — a game in which youth met pressure and faltered, and in which a defense proved that discipline and opportunism can outweigh offensive ambition. For the Patriots, beginning anew under Mike Vrabel, the loss raised the oldest of football questions: whether caution in the face of uncertainty is wisdom or its own kind of failure. Both franchises now carry the weight of a single game into a long season, reminded that first impressions, however f