As if the Seahawks weren’t already expected to have a significant home field advantage, now it appears that the Packers’ prolific passing attack may be fighting through monsoon-like conditions at CenturyLink Field. The images from Seattle and around the stadium before the game are insane.
Seattle hammered by rain and wind ahead of NFC Championship game
The weather for Sunday’s NFC Championship could be insane.
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Beautiful Seattle weather right now- the rain is coming down straight. Well, maybe a little to the side like
— Danny Kelly (@FieldGulls) January 18, 2015 I don't think the heavy stuff will come down for a while. #caddyshack #packersvsseahawks pic.twitter.com/TpyzvRgr3t
— jim matthews (@jmatthe79) January 18, 2015 Megabucks about to flood! @starbucks @jseattle pic.twitter.com/RasHRa3mif
— Amy Kate Horn (@amykatehorn) January 18, 2015 It doesn’t appear that the bad weather will be letting up soon.
More heavy rain behind thus squall coming into Pierce and King county. pic.twitter.com/I9UAQc7uKM
— Scott Sistek (@ScottSKOMO) January 18, 2015 The Packers opted to move their warmups indoors.
Aaron Rodgers leaves for locker room in downpour pic.twitter.com/9I00GG6Ygb
— Ed Werder (@Edwerderespn) January 18, 2015 Given torrential downpour in Seattle, Jordy Nelson & Matt Flynn warming up in the tunnel #GBvsSEA @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/kQxfz5fTU8
— StaceyDales (@StaceyDales) January 18, 2015 Russell Wilson and the Seahawks, on the other hand, are toughing it out on the field in order to get acclimated to the game conditions.
Heavy rain still falling in Seattle. @Seahawks w/Russell Wilson warming up. @westwood1sports 3 eastern. NFC Champ pic.twitter.com/VsvZPSymM3
— Kevin harlan (@Kevinharlan) January 18, 2015 Oh boy, this should be fun!
it's actually kind of awesome how in nearly every bigtime game at the CLink, the weather gets all creepy and malevolent in SoDo
— Danny Kelly (@FieldGulls) January 18, 2015 The Saints Divisional Round game last year, the TNF game against the Niners when lightning stopped action
— Danny Kelly (@FieldGulls) January 18, 2015 the rain in Seattle is unfathomably worse right now than how it was depicted in The Killing
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