One game into the season and we already have an ugly fan incident.
In new footage from the bleachers at Lumen Field in Seattle — where the reigning champion Seahawks came away with a 13-10 victory — a massive brawl broke out between a Patriots fan and about a dozen Seattle fans and security.
It all started with a Patriots fan, who appeared to be in an argument with a Seahawks fan wearing a No. 11 Jaxon Smith-Njigba jersey before all hell broke loose.
New footage shows the entire altercation that lead to a New England Patriots fan being escorted from Lumen Field in handcuffs during the Seahawks Week 1 Matchup yesterday… what are your thoughts on this⁉️🤔 #DUBSEA pic.twitter.com/ikVnYkAV6J
— dubseasports (@dubseasports) September 10, 2026
According to a Reddit post, the Patriots fan was sitting in empty seats that weren’t his and refused to get up despite stadium ushers trying to settle the matter.
Home-team fans then heckled the Pats fan as what appeared to be the Patriots fan’s female companion tried to intervene and escort him out of the seating area before security arrived.
Once security arrived, the Patriots fan seemingly fell into a stadium staffer. One Seahawks fan attempted to bum rush him out of the section, igniting what became an ugly brawl.
The pushing and shoving turned into fists flying, with multiple fans getting in on the action.
The Patriots fan threw punches in all directions as his companion, shoes in hand, screamed at others to “get away from him” and to “stop ganging up” on him.
Just one of a dozen reasons why I no longer go to professional sporting events. The NFL season just started yesterday, and this is the result. pic.twitter.com/EJZILofNin
— Kim “Katie” USA (@KimKatieUSA) September 10, 2026
It too multiple people to wrestle him to the ground, even as he continued throwing hands until things finally calmed down.
He was reportedly taken out of Lumen Field in handcuffs.
The Patriots didn’t fare much better, blowing a 10-point halftime lead en route to a come-from-behind Seahawks win that ended with New England QB Drake Maye throwing an interception on the game’s final play.
