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Broncos HC Sean Payton discusses QB Bo Nix and crowd noise at Lumen Field

Broncos HC Sean Payton discusses QB Bo Nix and crowd noise at Lumen Field

The Seattle Seahawks are hosting the Denver Broncos in Week 1 once again, and the 12th Man will surely be there to let the Broncos hear it. With a reputation as perhaps the loudest fanbase in all of sports, the 12th Man has a handy knack for making their presence felt just with their screams. It can be quite jarring for teams who have not played at Lumen before.

However, one person in the Broncos organization is acutely aware of the challenges the 12’s present: Denver head coach Sean Payton. For years before becoming the Broncos top man, Payton was of course the head coach of the New Orleans Saints. During his tenure in the Big Easy, Payton had plenty of run-ins with the Seahawks in Seattle. Although he won his last two showdowns, Seattle was a verifiable House of Horrors for Payton’s Saints.

Payton’s Saints have lost two playoff games at Lumen, including the iconic Beast Mode game where the 7-9 Seahawks upset the defending world champion Saints. Payton also was blown out of the water 37-7 on Monday Night Football in 2013 when New Orleans was 9-2. Needless to say, Payton is well aware of the challenges Lumen Field presents.

Speaking to the media, Payton made discussed the kind of environment his team – and specifically, his rookie quarterback – will face on Sunday:

“It’s going to be loud,” Payton said. “I would imagine there will be some similarities to when Oregon goes to Washington and they’re playing in front of however many thousand people. That’s another loud stadium an hour down the road. So we’ll deal with the crowd noise this week. This won’t be the first game we paly where it’s loud.” 

Bo Nix may be a rookie quarterback, but he at least has a great frame of reference for how rabid the Seattle faithful can be. Nix’ Ducks played the Huskies in Seattle this year, and while Oregon did lose, Nix threw for over 300 yards.

It’s going to take another incredible performance from the 12th Man to rattle this Broncos team. Fortunately, I have all the confidence in the world they are more than up to the task.

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The Seahawks remain a touchdown favorite over the Commanders for Week 10.

The Seattle Seahawks (5-3) have never beaten the Washington NFL franchise — currently known as the Commanders (4-5) — in a regular-season game at Lumen Field. Considering Seattle’s dominance on its home field over the years, that’s a stunning fact.

Washington is 4-0 at Lumen Field since it opened in 2002. However, the Seahawks did host the then-Redskins in two playoff games, winning both in 2005 and 2007, respectively.

The time is right for the Seahawks to end this streak in Week 10. Seattle is tied for first place in the NFC West, while the Commanders have yet to defeat a winning team in 2023.

The Seahawks opened as favorites over the Commanders and remain a six-point favorite as of Sunday morning, per BetMGM. Seattle initially opened as a 6.5-point favorite last week.

Here are the final betting lines for Washington’s Week 10 game at Seattle:

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Moneyline (ML)

  • Commanders +220
  • Seahawks -275

Against the spread (ATS)

  • Commanders +6.5 (-110)
  • Seahawks -6.5 (-110)

Over/Under (O/U)

  • 44.5 (O: -110 U: -110)

Sam Howell says Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium is the loudest place in which he has ever played

Sam Howell said Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium is the loudest place in which he’s ever played. This Sunday, Howell and the Commanders play at Lumen Field in Seattle.

Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell has started 10 NFL games. Before his time in the NFL, Howell was a three-year starter at North Carolina.

Howell is coming off consecutive 300-yard performances as he and the Commanders face a tough Seattle Seahawks team on the road in Week 10. Sunday’s game against the Seahawks will be a difficult one as Seattle is not only the co-leader in the NFC West but also has, arguably, the best home-field advantage in the NFL.

Lumen Field in Seattle is a difficult place to play. Howell was asked Wednesday about playing in Seattle.

“I mean, obviously, road games are different from home games, and especially when you go to Seattle, it’s going to be really loud, and it’s an exciting environment that we’re excited to play in,” Howell said.

“We’ll be in our silent cadences; you won’t be able to use the cadence. I truly don’t know how loud it’s going to be, so I really don’t know how to prepare for it. I try to prepare for it, kind of how I did the other road games, but most of the other road games it’s really only loud on third down. I don’t know if Seattle’s the same way or not.”

Howell said as far as NFL stadiums in which he has played, Denver’s Empower Field at Mile High has been the loudest.

“Probably Denver,” Howell said. “Denver was probably the loudest in the NFL, but I think some stadiums I played in in college were louder.”

Which college stadium?

That would be Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va., home of the Virginia Tech Hokies.

“Virginia Tech, for sure,” Howell said about the loudest stadium. 

Howell was 0-2 at Lane Stadium during his college career.

Three of Howell’s teammates (TE Logan Thomas, CB Kendall Fuller and K Joey Slye) should be happy to hear their quarterback praise the Hokies’ home field.

Look: Lumen Field will be in throwback mode this week too

Seattle’s stadium will also be getting a makeover for this week’s game.

The Seahawks will finally debut their throwback uniforms this week when they host the Browns at Lumen Field on Sunday afternoon. Speaking of their home field, Seattle’s stadium will also be getting a makeover for this week’s game.

Yesterday on Twitter the team shared a preview of what the field will look like this week, throwing back to an earlier era.

Beautiful stuff.

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TV broadcast map for Week 3 matchup between Seahawks, Panthers

The game will be broadcast on CBS in the blue areas on the map below.

This week the Seahawks will be hosting the Panthers on Sunday at Lumen Field. If you’re unable to make it to beautiful south Seattle for the game, it will be on TV.

This week’s game will be broadcast on CBS in the blue areas on the map below.

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Ian Eagle and Charles Davis are on the call. As of right now, the Seahawks are 4.5 point home favorites.

Seattle leads the all-time series, 10-5. However, the Panthers managed to upset the Seahawks at home last December, 30-24.

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Lumen Field voted as the No. 1 stadium in the NFL

According to USA TODAY’s @10Best readers choice, the home of the Seahawks is the best in the league!

Now there’s a headline! Lumen Field, the home of the Seattle Seahawks, has been voted as the best stadium in the NFL. According to USA TODAY’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards, fans across the country have granted top honors to one of the most iconic venues in all of sports.

The full list can be read in the link, but Lumen beat out Arrowhead, Lambeau Field, and the space age SoFi Stadium.

Of course, the 12th Man has known for years Lumen Field is the best. Lumen has been the site of some of the league’s most iconic moments, such as the Beast Quake, Richard Sherman’s tip against Michael Crabtree, and the epic comeback against the Packers in the NFC Championship.

Lumen first opened its doors in 2002, and God willing, it’ll be around for a lot longer. Fans will walk through the gates this season proudly knowing they have the best stadium in the entire league.

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Lumen Field ranked among top five stadiums in the NFL by the Athletic

You don’t have to be a diehard Seahawks homer in order to appreciate them having one of the best stadiums in sports.

You don’t have to be a diehard Seahawks homer in order to appreciate them having one of the best stadiums in sports.

According to a new ranking by the Athletic of all 30 stadiums around the NFL, Seattle’s home is in the top five. Lumen Field came in at No. 5 on their list. Here’s what they had to say about it.

“One of the top attractions is that it’s one of the loudest stadiums in sports. The outdoor venue has been home to the Seahawks since it opened in 2002. It was second on our previous list. This time around, it was in the top five on 18 ballots.”

The rest of the top five were 1. U.S. Bank Stadium (Vikings), 2. SoFi Stadium (Rams, Chargers), 3. Lambeau Field (Packers) and 4. AT&T Stadium (Cowboys).

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Watch: Brandin Cooks flies Cowboys stars over Seattle, Lumen Field

In addition to being the second most underrated wide receiver of this era, Cooks is also apparently a licensed pilot.

Brandin Cooks has been balling out but flying under the radar since 1954. No need to look it up. Somehow he’s never made a Pro Bowl team, though. This year he’s playing for the Cowboys, who visited the Seahawks Saturday night in the second preseason game of the year. In addition to being the second-most underrated wide receiver of this era, Cooks is also apparently a licensed pilot.

Watch Cooks flying Micah Parsons and Stephon Gilmore over downtown Seattle and Lumen FIeld.

It feels like Cooks is destined to play for Seattle at some point before his career is over. He has Pete Carroll’s ideal receiver frame at 5-foot-10, 183 pounds and would make the most-awesome WR4 there’s ever been in the league. However, Cooks will not be an unrestricted free agent again until 2025.

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Taylor Swift’s Seattle show generated more seismic activity than Marshawn Lynch’s Beast Quake

Taylor Swift’s Seattle shows have officially topped the Beast Quake for seismic activity at Lumen Field.

Taylor Swift has overtaken a Seattle record at Lumen Field from Seahawks great Marshawn Lynch.

Indeed, CNN reported on Friday that Swift’s two shows in Seattle broke the seismic activity record originally set by Lynch’s famous “Beast Quake” run in the 2011 NFL playoffs against the New Orleans Saints.

After two nights of earth-shaking dancing at Swift’s Seattle “Eras” tour concert at Lumen Field, enthusiastic Swifties caused seismic activity equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, according to seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach.

The “Swift Quake” has been compared to the 2011 “Beast Quake,” when Seattle Seahawks fans erupted after an impressive touchdown by running back Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch. The ensuing celebration was detected on the same local seismometer as the Swift concert, Caplan-Auerbach told CNN.

Caplan-Auerbach explained the mathematical difference that gave Swift’s shows the edge over the historic Seahawks moment.

While the magnitude difference between “Beast Quake”
and “Swift Quake” is only 0.3, Caplan-Auerbach said the Swifties have the Seahawks fans beat. “The shaking was twice as strong as ‘Beast Quake.’ It absolutely doubled it.”

While Seahawks fans might be a bit bummed that Lynch’s run for the ages is now topped in seismic activity, they can rest assured that calling their fantasy football teams “Swift Quake” will be a very fair consolation prize.

Seahawks announce dates, details for 2023 training camp practices

Fans who are interested in attending one of the open practices must register by 1:00 p.m. PT today.

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The Seahawks released the dates for their 2023 training camp yesterday. There will be a total of nine open practices at the VMAC in Renton, which will run from July 26 through August 16.

Fans who are interested in attending one of the open practices must register at this link: Seahawks.com/AttendTrainingCamp by 1:00 p.m. Pacific time today. Registration is first-come, first-serve. The team says a $15 transportation fee will be charged for each person, as parking is off-site.

The most-notable event on the schedule is the Football Fest practice at Lumen Field, which will take place on Friday August 4 at 5:20 p.m. That’s when the team will scrimmage. Afterwards there will be a player-autograph session at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person and are on sale now.

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