Seahawks are down to 4 possible opponents for Week 1 opener
The Seattle Seahawks are down to four possible opponents for the Week 1 regular season 2026 opener.
The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks will open the 2026 regular season on Wednesday, September 9 at Lumen Stadium. The NFL will be releasing the 2026 schedule for every team on Thursday at 5 p. m.
PST. Official team accounts and broadcast partners have been slowly releasing certain games before the reveal of the entire schedule. Unfortunately, that doesn't include the Seahawks ' Week 1 opponent.
The process of elimination has the Seahawks down to four Week 1 possibilities, however. For example, the Kansas City Chiefs will face the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football in Week 1. That eliminates the Chiefs as a possible opponent for Seattle in Week 1.
Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News Tribune has narrowed down the Seahawks' potential opening opponent to the Chicago Bears , Arizona Cardinals , New England Patriots, and Los Angeles Chargers. The league and ESPN/ABC announce the first Monday night game of the 2026 NFL season will be Chiefs vs Broncos. So the #Seahawks won’t be opening the league’s season vs Kansas City.