"Both of the Seahawks' next two home games -- next Oct. 5 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Monday night, Oct. 20 against the Houston Texans -- are on nights when the Mariners could be hosting playoff games. The infrastructure of the area surrounding the Mariners' T-Mobile Park and the Seahawks' Lumen Field -- which are practically next door to each other, a mere one-tenth of a mile apart -- is not designed to support two games played at the same time"
"MLB officials are not expected to decide until Friday when the Mariners will start their Sunday AL Division Series in Seattle. But on that same day, the Seahawks are scheduled to host the Buccaneers at 1:05 p.m. local time. If the Mariners also are scheduled to play at the same time, the Seahawks could push back their kickoff anywhere from 90 to 150 minutes, according to Seattle officials."
"There is a similar but less likely scenario that could play out for the Monday night game on Oct. 20, when Game 7 of the AL Championship Series is scheduled to be played. The Seahawks host the Texans at 7:00 p.m. local time in the second game of a Monday Night Football doubleheader on ESPN. A lot has to happen to even get to this point,"
Potential Mariners playoff home games in October could force the Seattle Seahawks to alter kickoff times for at least one, possibly two, home games due to stadium proximity. T-Mobile Park and Lumen Field sit about one-tenth of a mile apart, and the surrounding infrastructure cannot support two simultaneous events without chaotic traffic and overcrowding. MLB will decide postseason times; if a Mariners game overlaps the Seahawks’ Oct. 5 home game against Tampa Bay, kickoff could be delayed 90 to 150 minutes. A rarer Oct. 20 scenario involving a home Game 7 of the ALCS could also move the Seahawks’ Monday night kickoff.
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