Page 1 of 1

Football in the Snow... In Seattle!

PostPosted: Sat Dec 25, 2021 2:39 am
by jshawaii22
I wonder what the crowd will be like. It's supposed to snow heaviest overnight Saturday into Sunday and the high temp is 29degres. Burrrrrrr.....

I give you all the credit if you go. Looks like a few shots on Redzone will be the closest I'll get to it.

Re: Football in the Snow... In Seattle!

PostPosted: Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:21 am
by Hawktawk
Against Foles

Re: Football in the Snow... In Seattle!

PostPosted: Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:52 am
by RiverDog
jshawaii22 wrote:I wonder what the crowd will be like. It's supposed to snow heaviest overnight Saturday into Sunday and the high temp is 29degres. Burrrrrrr.....

I give you all the credit if you go. Looks like a few shots on Redzone will be the closest I'll get to it.


We're not forecasted to get any snow where I live, but the temps are supposed to drop as low as the single digits next week.

All things considered, including the pandemic, the weather, a poor opponent, and the all but mathematically finished Seahawks will keep the crowd low, 35-40K in house max.

Re: Football in the Snow... In Seattle!

PostPosted: Sat Dec 25, 2021 12:36 pm
by Hawktawk
I was given tickets to a Seahawks game, hawks nest in the dreadful Mora season of 2009. The weather was exactly what is forecast with high winds. Hass was the QB. I believe the opponent was the 9ers. Amazingly it was a last second win for Seattle, one of 5 but by the time my wife and I got to our truck we were blocks of Ice. I had to warm up for 20 minutes to be able to stop shaking enough to drive. Ill never go to a game like that again.

I dont think the forecast is going to help Russel's finger. I'm also not too happy Foles is starting. Hes a wily vet with a big arm that can throw it deep. I was drooling at facing Justin Fields. Something says it wont be easy.

Re: Football in the Snow... In Seattle!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 7:59 am
by NorthHawk
Nothing is coming easy this year, it seems.

Anyone know the weather forecast for today's game? What's the wind forcasted to be?
I would think if it's windy the run game will be most important with a frozen ball.

Re: Football in the Snow... In Seattle!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 8:51 am
by RiverDog
NorthHawk wrote:Nothing is coming easy this year, it seems.

Anyone know the weather forecast for today's game? What's the wind forcasted to be?
I would think if it's windy the run game will be most important with a frozen ball.


My weather app, of which I've found to be pretty accurate, has forecasted conditions in Seattle at kickoff as 28 degrees F, 32% chance of snow showers, with a wind speed of 12 mph.

There is a winter storm warning issued for the Seattle area from 6am to 3pm today with snow accumulations of 2-5", so it's going to be nasty.

Re: Football in the Snow... In Seattle!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 9:56 am
by NorthHawk
Thanks.
Heavy on the run game I suspect.

Re: Football in the Snow... In Seattle!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 11:11 am
by RiverDog
NorthHawk wrote:Thanks.
Heavy on the run game I suspect.


I doubt that it'll be as bad as the Pats-Bills a few weeks back, but the weather is likely to have an impact on how the game is played.

Re: Football in the Snow... In Seattle!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 11:40 am
by Hawktawk
I’m glad I’m not there . We had considered buying dirt cheap tickets for this or the next one . It’s just going to be awful . I bet the wind chill will be single digits . And despite the big hands Russ really doesn’t play very well in bad weather sometimes . I just want to see a good game .

Re: Football in the Snow... In Seattle!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 1:56 pm
by Old but Slow
What kind of preparations are made on the field to clear snow? Here in Bellingham it is 14 degrees at noon, and I have about 8 to 10 inches in my yard with winds at about 19 mph. Ouch.