The Seahawks have Seattle in their name, but their turf stretches north to Alaska, south to Oregon and east to Montana — with a few pockets of fans even beyond that.
If the name “Seattle” in “Seattle Seahawks” were strictly interpreted, the team that starts its NFL playoff run against the New Orleans Saints Saturday would represent just a small hourglass-shaped piece of land, 17 miles long and 8 miles wide.
There would be no need for fans to travel crowded highways, icy mountain passes or floating bridges from Kirkland, Bellevue, Olympia, Tacoma, the Tri-Cities and Spokane.
Vern and Debi Hall wouldn’t need to fly down from Kodiak, Alaska, for the games. Amber and Brandon Ferguson wouldn’t need to drive up from Albany, Ore.
And Andy Lindenaar certainly wouldn’t need to drive 15 to 18 hours — sometimes through blizzards — to CenturyLink Field from his home in Edmonton, Alberta, 300 miles north of the Montana border.
“The Seahawks have been my team since I was a young boy,” said Lindenaar. “This is like my second family down here.”
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If the name “Seattle” in “Seattle Seahawks” were strictly interpreted, the team that starts its NFL playoff run against the New Orleans Saints Saturday would represent just a small hourglass-shaped piece of land, 17 miles long and 8 miles wide.
There would be no need for fans to travel crowded highways, icy mountain passes or floating bridges from Kirkland, Bellevue, Olympia, Tacoma, the Tri-Cities and Spokane.
Vern and Debi Hall wouldn’t need to fly down from Kodiak, Alaska, for the games. Amber and Brandon Ferguson wouldn’t need to drive up from Albany, Ore.
And Andy Lindenaar certainly wouldn’t need to drive 15 to 18 hours — sometimes through blizzards — to CenturyLink Field from his home in Edmonton, Alberta, 300 miles north of the Montana border.
“The Seahawks have been my team since I was a young boy,” said Lindenaar. “This is like my second family down here.”
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