{"id":47265,"date":"2026-05-12T23:49:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T23:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47265"},"modified":"2026-05-12T23:49:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T23:49:36","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-the-new-england-patriots-are-reportedly-set-to-open-the-2026-nfl-season-with-a-high-stakes-super-bowl-lx-rematch-against-the-seattle-seahawks-on-wednesday-sept-9-this-rare-wed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47265","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: The New England Patriots are reportedly set to open the 2026 NFL season with a high-stakes Super Bowl LX rematch against the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday, Sept. 9. 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Per Minihane, the game will take place at Lumen Field in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 NFL schedule won&#8217;t be released until Thursday, so the matchup\u00a0isn&#8217;t official yet. However, it makes total sense that the league would start the season with a clash between the reigning AFC and NFC champions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lozad\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kirkmin\/status\/2053978943661748290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-order=\"0\" data-loaded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2053978943661748290&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnesn.com%2Fnew-england-patriots%2Fnews%2Fpatriots-reportedly-get-mouth-watering-matchup-2026-nfl-season-opener%2Fadaa5e4f6a8862458b9df069&amp;sessionId=e69b30ead9223a81b1c5d630dbaceba4c744ee4f&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2053978943661748290\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New England will try to bounce back from its humiliating 29-13 loss to the Seahawks in Super Bowl LX. 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