‘Sunday Night Football’ 2016 live stream: How to watch Seahawks vs. Patriots online

After some early season struggles, Pete Carroll's Seattle Seahawks are looking a little better, though they aren't yet where they want to be. At 5-2-1, there is plenty of room for improvement, but they will face their absolute toughest opponent of the season on Sunday: the New England Patriots.

Tom Brady and the Patriots are probably the best team in the league. They went 3-1 to start the season when Brady was out due to a suspension, and with him they have been nearly unstoppable. Strictly speaking, they've been literally unstoppable, as they have not yet lost with Brady under center.

Of course, despite the fact that these two teams are very good, much of the narrative has focused on the end of the Super Bowl two seasons ago, when Carroll made the call to have Russell Wilson attempt a pass in a short-yardage situation rather than run the ball with Marshawn Lynch. This time around, Lynch won't be around as he has elected to retire.

Instead, the Seahawks will go with a team of C.J. Prosise and Christine Michael at the running back position. But all eyes will be on the quarterbacks, and Wilson tries to manuever his team into total control of the NFC West while Brady looks to remain unbeaten.