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Will the Seahawks Be Forced to Reschedule Home Games? How Does the Mariners’ Title Game Affect NFL Fixtures?
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The Seattle Seahawks’ upcoming home game might have to be rescheduled due to the Mariners’ American League West title game. The two teams’ stadiums, T-Mobile Park and Lumen Field, are located just a short walk apart in the SoDo neighborhood. If the Mariners host playoff games at the same time as the Seahawks’ games on October 5 and October 20, it could create major traffic and crowd issues. To prevent this, city officials and team management are planning for potential schedule adjustments as per Adam Schefter’s report.

The Seahawks will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 5, while they meet the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football. While such schedule overlaps are uncommon, both teams and city officials are taking necessary precautions to make sure that safety isn’t compromised.

This is a developing story…

This article first appeared on EssentiallySports and was syndicated with permission.

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