The Seattle Seahawks finally made the difficult announcement many had been expecting for a number of weeks now. The Seahawks will play at least their first three home games at CenturyLink Field without fans in attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Seattle is now set to host the Patriots Week 2, the Cowboys Week 3 and the Vikings in Week 5 – all without the 12s in the stands.
The Falcons have already announced no fans will be present Week 1 when the Seahawks square off in Atlanta for their season opener.
Seattle’s public relations department tweeted the following statement on Wednesday afternoon.
We have made the difficult decision to play at least our first three home games without fans in attendance.
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— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) August 19, 2020
“After careful consideration, we have made the difficult determination to play at least our first three home games (Sept. 20, Sept. 27 and Oct. 11) without fans in attendance,” the statement reads. “While CenturyLink Field has become the best home-field advantage in the league thanks to the energy and passion of the 12s, the health and safety of all of our fans, players and staff remains our top priority. While we are hopeful that conditions will improve as the season moves forward, we will continue to follow the lead of public health and government officials to make future decisions about having fans in attendance.”
The team will contact season ticket holders who have requested to continue receiving gameday details should circumstances change and conditions improve in the future.
