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Julian Edelman· Sep 9, 2026

Edelman picked the Patriots to win the season opener in Seattle, saying New England's offseason additions and the bad taste from the previous season would carry them, and gave a final score of 28-24.

“Twenty-eight. Seattle, twenty-four.”

said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →

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  • Score PredictionsNew England PatriotsSep 9, 2026

    New England Patriots 28 — Seattle 24

    “Twenty-eight. Seattle, twenty-four. ... Actually, twenty-eight, twenty-four. ... So, you know, I think the Patriots go in, and I think they put a little something in there.”

    Close · 48Scored 47.62a naive guess scored 100-104.76 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    10-13
    skill:
    -104.76
    they picked:
    NE
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    47.62
    baseline:
    100
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    3
    weeks left when called:
    18
    naive home margin:
    3
    predicted margin:
    4

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