Seahawks make Sunday kickoff time decision in conjunction with Mariners' playoff game

With the Mariners given a later start by Major League Baseball, the Seahawks are keeping their 1:05 kickoff Sunday afternoon against the Buccaneers at Lumen Field.

Seahawks receiver Marquise Goodwin (11) celebrates a TD against the Buccaneers in Germany in 2022. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Sunday will still be a sports frenzy in Seattle, but after the Major League Baseball playoff schedules were announced the Seahawks won't have to change the time of their kickoff after all.

With baseball's Mariners set to host Game 2 of the American League Division Series Sunday afternoon at T-Mobile Park and the Seahawks also playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lumen Field, there was a contingency plan for the football game to perhaps move to accommodate the baseball crowd.

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But MLB announced Wednesday that the AL West champion Mariners will play the second game of their series at 5:03 p.m., well after the Seahawks-Bucs game ends. That kickoff remains set for 1:05 p.m.

The Mariners will face either the Detroit Tigers or Cleveland Guardians. The Seahawks will look for their fourth consecutive victory against Baker Mayfield and the Bucs in a game most NFL experts predict will be decided by a field goal.

With the two stadiums about a Cal Raleigh homer or Sam Darnold Hail Mary away from each other, there were concerns about the infrastructure being able to handle approximately 120,000 frenzied fans at the same time as far as traffic and parking, etc.

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The teams and city could face the same dilemma on Oct.. 20, with the Mariners possibly hosting Game 7 of the ALDS around the same time the Seahawks play a marquee game on Monday Night Football against the Houston Texans.

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Seahawks Devon Witherspoon throws the ceremonial first pitch before a Mariners game in 2024. | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

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