On Monday, the NFL world saw a move that had been discussed for months finally happen: the Philadelphia Eagles traded A.J. Brown to the New England Patriots. As Brown’s relationship with the Eagles deteriorated, New England quickly emerged as the likely landing spot.
While Brown going to the Patriots made sense for many reasons, one of the biggest motivating factors for New England was how the Seattle Seahawks embarrassed the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Seattle won Super Bowl 60 29-13, and dominated the entire way.
While the Patriots had a ton of issues in the game and throughout the entire postseason, it was frequently pointed out that New England could use a true WR1. The Patriots now have that WR1 and feel better equipped to win a Super Bowl.
Seattle Seahawks could make huge statement against A.J. Brown and Patriots in Week 1
The Seahawks have the opportunity to make New England second guess that feeling. The two teams will kick off the 2026 season with a Super Bowl rematch in Week 1, and Seattle could send a message that adding A.J. Brown to the equation doesn’t change the outcome.
In reality, what happens in Week 1 has nothing to do with last season’s Super Bowl; the teams are different, and each season is its own entity. Additionally, there’s a big difference between the season opener and the Super Bowl. However, people often like to forget that reality for the sake of narratives.
If the Patriots start the season with an impressive win against Seattle, and A.J. Brown has a big game, the narratives will be that he was the missing piece, a player who would’ve helped them win the big game last season, and someone who will lead them to the promised land this year.
The Seahawks can prevent all of those narratives, though, and start one of their own. The narrative Seattle could start is that the addition of Brown doesn’t matter, at least in the matchup between the two teams. To do that, all the Seahawks have to do is put on another dominant performance.
That would immediately remind the NFL that Seattle is still king, and that the Patriots have more work to do, even after adding A.J. Brown.
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