Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is expected to miss next week’s game at Arizona and is actually dealing with a muscle injury in his glute, reports said Sunday.

The Seahawks are consensus 3.5-point favorites in tonight's game, which is slightly more than the typical spread given to home teams, all else being equal. Seattle is -175 on the moneyline, while the Patriots are +145. The over/under is set at 44.5.

Sam Darnold entered his first NFL season as a defending Super Bowl champion. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback faced the very team he helped beat, the New England Patriots, to kick off the 2026 campaign .

Sam Darnold's injury in the season opener might have been jarring for the Seahawks, but Seattle knows it has a backup it can count on in Drew Lock.