
Defending champions Seattle overcome Sam Darnold's injury to beat New England
Defending champions Seattle Seahawks overcame an early injury to quarterback Sam Darnold to defeat the New England Patriots 13-10 in the opening game of the NFL season, sealing the win with late defensive interceptions.
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The season began with a rematch of the Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots for the first time in 10 years.
Defending champions the Seattle Seahawks came from behind to beat the New England Patriots 13-10 in the opening game of the NFL season.
For the first time in 10 years the season began with a rematch of the Super Bowl, in which the Patriots were dominated by a Seahawks defence known as 'the Dark Side'.
Again they stepped up after Seattle lost quarterback Sam Darnold to a hip injury in the game's opening drive, claiming three interceptions in the final quarter at Lumen Field.
The Patriots went into a 10-0 lead, with rookie tight end Eli Raridon scoring the first touchdown of the season in the second quarter.
Back-up quarterback Drew Lock got the Seattle offence going late in the third quarter, with Jason Myers cutting the gap with a field goal.
Seahawks cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett claimed his first career interception at the start of the fourth quarter, after a Drake Maye pass was deflected by rookie Rodney Thomas.
On the next possession Lock found wide reciever Jaxon Smith-Njigba in space and last season's offensive player of the year charged through the Patriots defence for a 45-yard touchdown.
Julian Love then picked off Patriots quarterback Maye, giving Myers the chance to edge the Seahawks in front with a 26-yard field goal.
New England were well within field-goal range with 21 seconds remaining, but chose to go for the win rather than settle for overtime, and the move backfired as Maye's hopeful pass towards Mack Hollins was intercepted by Josh Jobe in the end zone.
The only game in which Maye threw multiple interceptions last season was the Super Bowl, and he was picked off on the Patriots' final three possessions in the season opener.
Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald said initial tests showed Darnold had not fractured a hip.
Week one continues with the NFL's first regular-season game in Australia. The Los Angeles Rams meet the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne on Thursday (01:35 BST, Friday).
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