New video shows what led up to Patriots fan fighting multiple Seahawks fans at NFL opener

Fists were flying Wednesday night at Lumen Field in Seattle when a massive fight broke out between one Patriots fan and multiple Seahawks fans who threw punches at the outnumbered visitor. After the dust cleared, the Patriots fan was in handcuffs and eyewitnesses were alleging that this was all over the Pats fan trying to sit in the wrong seat.

"I was right there, it wasnt a race thing. The Pats fan and his nasty ass girl were in someone else's seats," a Seattle fan, who goes by Hawkaholic12, wrote on X. "When the rightful owner of those seats asked him to get out of THEIR seats the Pats fan kept talking crap and touching the guys chin. The Pats fan also SHOVED a Sr citizen."

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Another fan on X, JoeGurt, seemed to paint the same scenario that led to the fight. "It started over seats. A Patriots fan sat in empty ones that weren’t his in section 314," Gurt wrote. "Stadium ushers told him to move and he refused. When security arrived, he collided with (or knocked over) a stadium staffer. One Seahawks fan then tried to shove him out of the section, and the whole thing exploded into a multi-person brawl. Police ended up walking him out in cuffs."

Fans look on during the third quarter of the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash., on Sept. 9, 2026. (Getty Images)

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Now, in typical sporting event fight fashion, there's always a loud girlfriend or wife in the middle of the action claiming that her man was never in the wrong. In this case, the wife or girlfriend seems to claim that a Seahawks fan used the "N" word. She's then seen right in the middle of the action as her man attempts to fight an entire section of Seattle fans.

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What's also clear is that Seahawks fans don't throw punches very often. Just watch for yourself. Some of these guys have never thrown a punch in their lives.