The 2026 NFL season opened with a Super Bowl rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots on NBC Wednesday night. The broadcast also marked former Pittsburgh Steelers’ coach Mike Tomlin’s regular season broadcast debut.

Maria Taylor had to correct Mike Tomlin live on NBC after he repeatedly called Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba by the wrong initials.

NFL fans called for Mike Tomlin's job after he kept calling Seattle Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba 'JNS' during his analyst debut for NBC in a Week 1 Super Bowl rematch against New England

Lumen Field is hosting one of the most anticipated season openers in recent memory this Wednesday night. The Seahawks raised their Super Bowl LX championship banner before hosting the Patriots in a rematch of February’s title game.

Hunger can be satisfied, but (being) driven is like a tapeworm. And you want to do business with driven people.” – Mike Tomlin

The 2026 NFL season has a unique Wednesday Night start with a Super Bowl rematch as the New England Patriots try to get some measure of revenge on the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. The special broadcast on NBC has fans excited about the start of a new NFL season.

Buffalo Bills' star Josh Allen has a lot of fans out there. And one of them happens to be a former head coach who has a Super Bowl win on his resume.