The Seahawks are in for one hell of a road trip later on this year. This morning the NFL announced that Seattle will be traveling to Munich, Germany for a game against the Buccaneers on November 13.
Kickoff time will be 6:30 a.m. PT, which is difficult enough. The players will also have to contend with a very long flight time – over 12 hours according to Google. However, at least the Bucs won’t have much of an advantage in this department. According to beat writer Greg Auman, Seattle’s squad will only be in the air for about half an hour longer than Tampa due to being much further north.
Seattle and Tampa are in opposite corners of the United States, some 2,500 miles apart, and while it seems impossible, the flying distance to Munich is nearly comparable: 4,996 miles from Tampa and 5,283 from Seattle. Difference is about a half-hour in the air.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) May 4, 2022
So, that’s encouraging.
Then again, the Bucs have a much better team on paper than the Seahawks heading into this season. We probably won’t get odds for the game until the week of but we’d be surprised if Tampa isn’t favored by a touchdown.
