The No. 5 seed Seattle Seahawks hit the road to square off against the NFC’s second-seeded Green Bay Packers this weekend in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Coach Pete Carroll knows just how daunting Lambeau Field can be.
“I don’t think you can connect a fan base with your team any tighter than you can do it there,” Carroll said Monday. “They do a great job of knowing how to be a factor. Then there’s conditions too that go along with it. Early in the year it’s not a big deal, but late in the year the conditions can be a factor that you can’t copy. You just have to adjust when you’re there.”
The weather prediction for Green Bay is actually quite similar to Seattle’s forecast for Sunday – cold with a slight chance of snow. Regardless, the Packers’ faithful will be there in droves.
“Any of those things can become distractions if you let them,” Carroll continued. “The fans can do it, whether it’s snowing or whatever it feels like. All of those things are issues that you’ve got to deal with. I think any issues make it easier for the home team. It’s like playing here. We have our problems that we present them with here. I think it’s a classic place.”
Headed to Green Bay 🔜#GoHawks x #SEAvsGB pic.twitter.com/2AJDClk58R
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) January 8, 2020
Here’s everything you need to know to catch the divisional-round action this weekend.
WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 12 at 3:40 p.m. PT
WHERE: Lambeau Field
TV: FOX – channel 13 in the Seattle area
RADIO: 710 ESPN Seattle and 97.3 KIRO FM locally, Westwood One has the national broadcast
STREAM: fuboTV (try it now for free)
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