Reigning Super Bowl champs Seahawks reveal schedule. See them in 2026

Nypost · May 15, 2026 · 780 words · By Matt Levy

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Sam Darnold’s Super Bowl-winning Seattle Seahawks just announced their official 2026 schedule, effectively mapping out a path for a second consecutive trip to the Big Game.

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What happened

Sam Darnold’s Super Bowl-winning Seattle Seahawks just announced their official 2026 schedule, effectively mapping out a path for a second consecutive trip to the Big Game.

Why it matters

This time around, they’ll go head-to-head with perennial contenders, divisional rivals and a few wild cards that could surprise the defending champions.

Common ground

Just a few of the most notable home game showdowns at Lumen Field include a Big Game rematch with the New England Patriots to open the season on Wednesday, Sept.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/ticket-sales/super-bowl-champion-seahawks-reveal-2…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 23 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the ‘Hawks also signed former Packers running back Emanuel Wilson”

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Three independent sources (The Seattle Times via web search, HBCU Gameday, and another web result) confirm the signing of Emanuel Wilson from the Packers.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Seattle Seahawks sign former HBCU standout Emanuel Wilson after in NFL free agency following three productive seasons with the Packers.
https://hbcugameday.com/2026/03/13/seattle-seahawks-sign-hbc…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Seahawks signed former Green Bay Packers running back Emanuel Wilson on Friday, adding a running back to the mix after Kenneth Walker III signed with the Kansas City Chiefs this week.
https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-rb-emanuel-wilso…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Seahawks added to their running back room Thursday by reaching an agreement to sign free agent Emanuel Wilson of the Green Bay Packers, a source confirmed to The Seattle Times.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/mar/12/seahawks-sign-…

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Claim 2: ““Sunday Night Football” can be found on NBC along with Peacock, “Monday Night Football” is reserved for ESPN/ABC and “Thursday Night Football” streams on Amazon Prime Video.”

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Claim 3: “This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter.”

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Claim 4: “Earth Wind and Fire with Lionel Richie (Aug. 3)”

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Claim 5: “an NFC Divisional-Round rematch opposite the San Francisco 49ers (Oct. 11)”

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CBS Sports mentions the 49ers and Seahawks in the context of a 2026 travel schedule, but the specific date of October 11 is not explicitly confirmed across multiple sources in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Titans Washington Commanders.Breaking Down 49ers' Unprecedented 2026 Travel Schedule. 1:58.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/SF/san-francisco-49ers/

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web search NEUTRAL — The San Francisco 49ers know that all too well: their 2025 season was plagued with injuries that very nearly derailed their campaign completely.The 49ers are signing an intriguing undrafted prospect f…
https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/49ers-news-san…

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web search NEUTRAL — San Francisco49ers.New EnglandPatriots. Final. 11 Jan 2026.
https://nflplayoffpass.com/tournament/nfl-2025-2026/

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Claim 6: “re-signing Rashid Shaheed and Josh Jobe”

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Yahoo Sports and other search results confirm the re-signing of both Rashid Shaheed and Josh Jobe.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Seattle Seahawks have spent the beginning of free agency focusing on retaining their key players. Wide receiver and return specialist Rashid Shaheed was given a massive extension.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/seahawks-rashid-shaheed-jo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Joshua Jobe is an American professional football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, winning a national champi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Jobe

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web search NEUTRAL — The Seahawks re-signed cornerback Josh Jobe on Thursday.Seahawks cornerback Josh Jobe (29) during the Week 7 win over the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes Benz Stadium. Rod mar/seattle seahawks.
https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-re-sign-cb-josh-jobe

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Claim 7: “a Big Game rematch with the New England Patriots to open the season on Wednesday, Sept. 9”

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Multiple independent sources (Nbcwashington and Nypost) confirm the game against the New England Patriots on Wednesday, Sept. 9.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The two will meet in a Super Bowl LX rematch on a special broadcast to kick off the season on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/nfl/sunday-night-f…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Kickoff: New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks -- Wednesday, Sept. 9
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/nfl/sunday-night-f…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — the defending champ Seahawks start the season on a Wednesday night (Sept. 9) in what is believed to be a rematch with the Patriots
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/sports/nfl-schedule-2026-live-…

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Claim 8: “Don Toliver (June 24)”

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Claim 9: “extending two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba through the 2031 season”

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Multiple web search results confirm the Seahawks extended Jaxon Smith-Njigba, specifically mentioning a 4-year, $168.6 million extension.

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web search NEUTRAL — Late on Friday, the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks announced that they had exercised the fifth year options of both 2023 first round picks in cornerback Devon Witherspoon and wide receiver Jaxon…
https://www.fieldgulls.com/seattle-seahawks-news/165267/seat…

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web search NEUTRAL — Recommended Stories. Seahawks, WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba reportedly agree to 4-year, $168.6 million extension. Smith-Nijgba's new contract will make him the highest-paid wide receiver with an average sala…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/seahawks-incredibly-smart-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Seahawks and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who is the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year, have agreed to a four-year, $168.6 million contract extension. The average annual salary of $42…
https://theredzone.org/nfl/3-takeaways-from-seahawks-histori…

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Claim 10: “Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III, who bolted to the Chiefs”

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No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.

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Claim 11: “According to Yahoo! Sports, they have the 14th-toughest schedule out of all 32 NFL teams based on opponents’ 2025 winning percentage.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia and search results for YouTube, which are completely irrelevant to the NFL or Yahoo! Sports rankings.

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web search NEUTRAL — YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen. The three were early employees at PayPal and had become wealthy after eBay 's acquisition of the company. [15] Hurley had studied desig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube

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web search NEUTRAL — Explore and share videos, music, and more on YouTube, the leading platform for online video streaming and sharing.
https://www.youtube.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Enjoy your favorite videos and channels with the official YouTube app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and…

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Claim 12: “SeatGeek is a verified secondary market ticketing platform”

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Claim 13: “J. Cole (Aug. 25)”

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Claim 14: “They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.”

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Claim 15: “an NFC Championship game rematch against the Los Angeles Rams on Christmas”

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The NY Post reports the Rams travel to Seattle on Christmas Day, but no other independent sources in the provided evidence corroborate this specific date.

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web search NEUTRAL — Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about 100 miles (160 km) sout…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Welcome to the official source for information on visiting Seattle, Washington. Lodging, entertainment, food/drink, sports, attractions & more.
https://visitseattle.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — 23 hours ago · Seattle, chief city of the state of Washington, U.S., seat (1853) of King county, the largest metropolis of the Pacific Northwest, and one of the largest and most affluent urban centers…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Seattle-Washington

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Claim 16: “Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame”

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Claim 17: “You can find Mike MacDonald’s mighty club on ABC, CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC and the NFL Network on select dates.”

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Claim 18: “Tame Impala (Sept. 1-2)”

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Claim 19: “Sam Darnold’s Super Bowl-winning Seattle Seahawks just announced their official 2026 schedule”

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The provided web search results for claim 0 are generic descriptions of the city of Seattle and do not mention the NFL schedule or Sam Darnold.

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Claim 20: “Throughout the regular season, most NFC games are broadcast on FOX.”

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Claim 21: “meetings with Justin Herbert’s Los Angeles Chargers (Oct. 4), Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs (Oct. 25), Caleb Williams’ Chicago Bears (Nov. 2) and Dak Prescott’s Dallas Cowboys (Dec. 7)”

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The NFL on NBC schedule confirms the Kansas City Chiefs game on Oct 25, but the other specific dates (Oct 4, Nov 2, Dec 7) are not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Follow the 2025–26 NFL Tournament for live scores, results, standings, brackets and upcoming games with real-time updates all season long.
https://nflplayoffpass.com/tournament/nfl-2025-2026/

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web search NEUTRAL — Full Sunday Night Football 2026-2027 ScheduleWeek 7, Sun Oct. 25, Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle SeahawksWeek 12, Sun Nov. 29, New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers
https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/sunday-night-football-full-2…

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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Chargers.The current title holder is Seattle Seahawks. Sofascore NFL page offers information about the league, schedule, standings, player statistics and playoffs.
https://www.sofascore.com/american-football/tournament/usa/n…

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Claim 22: “A$AP Rocky (June 30)”

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Claim 23: “signed... safety Rodney Thomas II”

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