The Patriots began preparations for the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday as the team looks to build off a gratifying opening victory that started the season off on the right foot.

If Sunday's win over the Bengals established a baseline it's now time to start making corrections and building off of it.

"That's what this business is, it's getting better each and every day," said Jacoby Brissett. "Obviously, getting a chance to go back, watch the film and seeing a lot of things that as a team, as an offense, and obviously, personally, that has room for improvement. We were joking about it Monday, it's always better to learn from a win than a loss. So, we're excited to get back on the practice field, correct those things and get moving forward."

Now with a full game's worth of film under their belt, the Patriots can turn the spotlight on themselves, self scouting and looking for the places Seattle might try to attack them. No matter how clean or solid last week's play was, it's just the start.

"The play from last week isn't going to carry you to win the next week, right?" said David Andrews. "None of that stuff necessarily carries over. You've got to be ready to go each week. But you know, I think it's very good for guys to see what they did good in the game and see what they did bad, and other teams are looking at that too, right? So, that's a big thing as a younger player, like, alright, what was something maybe I struggled with, because they're gonna see that too, you know? And that's a huge thing trying to correct those things and move forward."

The good news from the practice fields was that only guard Sidy Sow was missing from the fully padded session. After a grueling training camp, three preseason games and one regular season game, the Patriots are in excellent health. It's a positive sign as the team's many new pieces can string together some experience without forcing more roster juggling.

"It's a race every week to see who can get better, that's what you try to do throughout the year," said Andrews. "I've been on teams that have done that and teams that have kind of struggled doing that, so that's a big thing about the year."

Scouting the Seahawks

Seattle enters Week 2 coming off a 26-20 win at home over the Denver Broncos. They had a similar statline to the Patriots, throwing for just 171 yards while watching running back Kenneth Walker do the heavy lifting with 103 rushing yards and a touchdown.

"I think Kenneth [Walker III] doesn't get a lot of hype. I don't know what his Madden rating is or anything like that, but when you turn on the film, this guy pops off the film, said head coach Jerod Mayo. "He's a very aggressive runner. He can do it all. Then you look at the receivers. They have different skill sets. There's a huge contrast between [Tyler] Lockett and [DK] Metcalf, but they have a good team. They have a good offense."

The defensive side of the ball is where things get even more interesting, as new head coach Mike Macdonald has brought his aggressive defense to the Pacific Northwest. Macdonald's gameplans slowed down some of the best offenses in the league last season and his early days with the Seahawks have been marked with similar defensive creativity, where blitzers can come from anywhere at any time.

"Everyone is a threat," said Mayo. "When we talk about known rushers, it's really the unknown rushers that make that Baltimore defense special. You don't know who's coming. They drop out defensive ends. They do things that are very similar to some of the things that we do as well, the zone blitzing and protecting the deep part of the field. Historically they've always had a good defense, and they have a bunch of good players."

Quarterback Jacoby Brissett is sure to have a busy week in practice as he prepares to deal with Macdonald's plan of attack.

"Obviously Mike's done a good job dating back to his Raven days," said Brissett. "The way he calls the games, dating back to the Ravens and even this year with those guys, they keep you on your toes. They've got a lot of really good players on defense, guys that have made the Pro Bowl and some of the better players in this league. So, he uses those guys very well within his scheme. We've got to be on our P's and Q's; it's going to be a big one for us.

"Obviously, it starts today with first and second down, trying to master that plan right now, and then moving forward throughout the week because the more third downs and red zones that the situation gets, that's when they get better."

Quotes of Note

Jerod Mayo names the practice players of the week from Week 1:

"I do think it's important to recognize some of the players that may not get all the stories written about them. We have practice players of the week. I tell the guys every week that the process is important. The practice players make sure they do a good job going out there, giving us a good look and preparing us for the game. Going forward, only after wins, we'll have a list of practice players. So for this week, it was Eric Johnson, Ochaun Mathis, Joe Giles-Harris, A.J. Thomas, Joe Milton, Kayshon Boutte, [Mitch] Wilcox and Curtis Jacobs. I thought those guys went out there and gave us a good look and gave us a chance to win the football game."

David Andrews on Rhamondre Stevenson closing out the Bengals with his rushing:

"In a moment like that, you know you want a guy to be selfish. I don't know if that's the right word, like, 'give me the ball, let me finish this game.' He's not a selfish guy. but you know what I mean? You want that confidence, he knew he could put the game on ice, and he did."

Davon Godchaux on "The Hill":

"The hill is where we go conditioning after the practice. Guys don't feel like doing it, but you know, it prepares us for times like, you know, Cincinnati was making a late push to try to take over the lead. A couple guys in the locker room were saying, 'Take them to the hill.' And we already knew what time it was, time to finish the game. So, that's kind of like the motto going forward, that'll be the same in the fourth quarter, especially when it's tight ball games."

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