**PATRIOTS HELD SEATTLE SCORELESS IN THE FIRST HALF**
The Patriots held Seattle to zero points in the first half, the first time the team did not allow a point in a first half since the first game of the 2024 season when the Patriots turned a 10-0 halftime lead at Cincinnati (9/8) into a 16-10 victory.
**A.J. BROWN MAKES HIS DEBUT**
A.J. Brown made his debut for the Patriots and became just the second player to record 1,000 yards receiving and then join a team that went to the Super Bowl the year before. Brown registered 1,003 yards in 2025 with Philadelphia before being traded to the Patriots on June 1, 2026. The only other player to record 1,000 yards the year prior to joining a team coming off a Super Bowl was WR Brandin Cooks, when he had 1,173 receiving yards with New Orleans in 2016 before being traded to the Patriots on March 10, 2017.
**BROWN HAS FIRST RECEPTION WITH THE PATRIOTS**
Brown's first reception with the Patriots was a 7-yard reception from QB Drake Maye in the first quarter.
**RARIDON IS THE 13TH ROOKIE TO SCORE A TOUCHDOWN ON KICKOFF WEEKEND**
2026 third-round draft pick TE Eli Raridon's first career reception was a 2-yard touchdown pass from QB Drake Maye in the second quarter. He is the 13th Patriots rookie to catch a touchdown pass on kickoff weekend.