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    Seahawks fear Bruce Irvin tore his ACL

    Getty Images Linebacker Bruce Irvin‘s second stint with the Seahawks may be a brief one. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Seahawks fear Irvin tore his ACL during Sunday night’s victory over the Patriots. He’s having more tests done on Monday to confirm those fears. Irvin was injured in...
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    Quandre Diggs ejected for helmet-to-helmet hit

    Getty Images The Seahawks will be short in the secondary the rest of the night. Safety Quandre Diggs was just ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Patriots wideout N'Keal Harry. Diggs led with his head into a defenseless Harry, and after a number of flags and brief huddle, the ejection was...
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    Seahawks go up 21-17, on Russell Wilson deep ball

    USA TODAY Sports Russell Wilson‘s best receiving threat has been locked in an all-night fight with the reigning defensive player of the year. So he went the other way for a big play. Wilson just hit David Moore for a 38-yard touchdown pass to give the Seahawks a 21-17 lead on the Patriots in...
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    Seahawks hang on for 35-30 win over Patriots

    USA TODAY Sports Russell Wilson is certainly cooking. And no one from the Seahawks is going hungry. The Seahawks held on for a 35-30 win over the Patriots, thanks to their quarterback putting in a classic performance and a timely defensive stop. Wilson threw for 288 yards and five touchdowns...
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    Bill Belichick on final snap: Went with our best play, nothing else to think about

    Getty Images The most famous game between the Patriots and the Seahawks was decided by a play from the 1-yard-line as time expired and so was Sunday night’s game between the teams. After cutting the Seahawks lead to 35-30, the Patriots forced a punt and then drove the ball 80 yards to set up a...
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    Russell Wilson played with a heavy heart after learning of James White’s parents

    Getty Images Patriots running back James White didn’t play against the Seahawks on Sunday after learning that his father had died and his mother had been critically injured in a car accident. That affected Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. Wilson and White played together at Wisconsin, and...
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    James White inactive for Patriots, after loss of father

    Getty Images Running back James White, who plays a variety of roles in the Patriots Offense, won’t be available tonight. White was listed as inactive for the Patriots, heading into tonight’s game against the Seahawks. According to Miami radio host Andy Slater, White’s father was killed in a...
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    Patriots take early lead with pick-six

    USA TODAY Sports If Russell Wilson is going to cook, it might get sent back to the kitchen. The Patriots took a quick 7-0 lead on the Seahawks, with Devin McCourty taking a tipped pass back 43 yards for a touchdown. The pass was intended for tight end Greg Olsen, but he didn’t field it...
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    Patriots elevate Nick Thurman from practice squad

    Getty Images The Patriots announced they elevated defensive lineman Nick Thurman to the 53-player roster from the practice squad Saturday. Thurman, 25, originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Texans in 2018. Houston waived him before the start of the 2018 regular season...
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    Rashaad Penny “ahead of schedule” in his return from knee surgery

    Getty Images Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny is on the physically unable to perform list, so he will have to miss at least the first six weeks of the season. But Penny’s “ahead of schedule” in his rehab after reconstructive knee surgery to repair an anterior cruciate ligament tear...
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    Julian Edelman isn’t worried about Cam Newton taking too many hits

    Getty Images Patriots quarterback Cam Newton had 14 rushing attempts in his New England debut. (His 15th was a kneel down.) That has prompted some to worry that he’ll eventually suffer another injury. Patriots receiver Julian Edelman has no such concerns. “I think our coaching staff is going...
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    Pete Carroll vs. Bill Belichick is oldest coaching matchup in NFL history

    Getty Images The NFL just celebrated its 100th birthday, and two coaches who have been alive for more than two-thirds of the league’s history will square off on Sunday. Pete Carroll, the Seahawks’ 69-year-old head coach, will play host to Bill Belichick, the Patriots’ 68-year-old head coach...
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    Russell Wilson: I’m the best quarterback in the NFL “without a doubt”

    Getty Images Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is underrated by many. But not by Russell Wilson. Asked Friday by Dan Patrick whether he thinks he’s the best quarterback in the NFL, Wilson said, “Do I think I’m the best quarterback in the NFL? I believe so, without a doubt.” The reality is...
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    Week Two injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Two of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Browns and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...
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    Deshaun Watson proud to be part of historic group

    Getty Images Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson loves having company. Primarily, because he has more of it than ever before. Watson was one of 10 Black quarterbacks to start in Week One, the most in NFL history. “It’s something cool,” Watson said, via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle...
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    Cam Newton boosts up N’Keal Harry after lost fumble against Dolphins

    Getty Images New England Patriots wide receiver N'Keal Harry is trying to take a massive leap forward this year after a forgettable rookie season in 2019. However, a lost fumble that resulted in a touchback in the third quarter of Sunday’s win over the Miami Dolphins left a sour aftertaste...
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    Seahawks prepare for new challenge from familiar foe Cam Newton with Patriots

    USA TODAY Sports The Seattle Seahawks are as familiar with Cam Newton as any team in the NFL that wasn’t a member of the NFC South. With a pair of playoff meetings and a propensity to finish in the same spot in the division standings as each other, the Seahawks and Newton’s former team, the...
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    Pete Carroll expects air quality in Seattle to improve by Sunday

    Getty Images Wildfires around Washington state have made air quality in and around Seattle an issue the last couple of weeks and Wednesday was no exception. The air quality was deemed to be in an unhealthy range when the Seahawks were set to practice and that led the team to work in their...
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    Bill Belichick: I don’t really see anybody better than Russell Wilson

    Getty Images Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has only coached against Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson three times, but he’s spent plenty of time watching him as he prepares for a fourth meeting on Sunday night. During his Thursday press conference, Belichick made it clear that he likes...
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    Russell Wilson raves about Jamal Adams

    Getty Images Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is many great things, including a great teammate. He praises his fellow players even when praise may not entirely be justified, which is admirable. Sometimes though, it’s obvious that the praise is far from perfunctory. That’s the clear...
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