Seahawks 2026 schedule release: Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs won’t be coming to Seattle for Week 1
The Chiefs will play the Seahawks in Seattle, just not on opening night.
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 23: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs in action against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on December 23, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) | Getty Images The wait continues to find out the first opponent the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks will play this September. Thanks to the NFL’s marketing genius of slow-releasing the full schedule, we’re able to do process of elimination as far as what’s in store for the Seahawks in Week 1.
Patrick Mahomes might be recovering from an ACL tear suffered last December, but that isn’t stopping the league from chancing it that he’ll be all systems go come early September. ESPN’s first Monday Night Football game of the year will be the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos. Chiefs and Broncos capping off Week 1 🍿 Monday Night Football is BACK 🤩 pic.
twitter. com/mIHVwKEBO7 — ESPN (@espn) May 12, 2026 Curiously enough, they haven’t yet announced whether the Chiefs or Broncos will be the home team for this AFC West rivalry. Denver, of course, is dealing with its own QB injury recovery after Bo Nix broke his ankle in the AFC Divisional Round.
Let’s hope there isn’t a setback for both Nix and Mahomes, or else it’s Jarrett Stidham and Justin Fields to wrap up Week 1. In the meantime, Kenneth Walker’s return to Seattle as an opponent will be a little while longer. We know that the Seahawks won’t face any of the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants , or Kansas City Chiefs come September 9.