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Seattle opened the two thousand twenty six NFL season with a statement, and linebacker Ernest Jones made sure everyone heard it. The Seahawks held New England to just ten points, and Jones was direct afterward — when you think about this team, he wants defense to be the first thing that comes to mind. Message received.
That win came at a cost for New England, though, and it's a significant one. Wide receiver A.J. Brown left the game in the third quarter after taking a hit, and the Patriots are now monitoring his status closely. Losing Brown early in a season that already started on the wrong foot would be a serious blow to an offense that needed a strong debut and didn't get one.
On a lighter note, Drew Lock had one of those moments that'll live in highlight reels for a while. His touchdown connection with Jaxon Smith-Njigba was pure improvisation — Lock admitted afterward he and his receiver had definitely never run that play in practice. Sometimes the best plays are the ones nobody drew up, and Seattle's got another reason to feel good about week one.
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