Home field advantage CenturyLink Field

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the 12th man flag , portion of roof s support truss


when tod leiweke hired seahawks new ceo in 2003, had large flagpole installed in south end fly 12th man flag tribute team s 12th man. organization had retired number in 1984 honor 12th man. local celebrity, former seahawk, raises flag during network television pre-game events. seahawks refer fans 12s.


in 2005, stadium gained national attention when visiting new york giants committed 11 false start penalties. seahawks head coach mike holmgren attributed penalties enthusiasm , noise crowd. dedicated ball used make game-winning field goal fans, , displayed @ stadium. giants general manager, ernie accorsi, asked nfl senior vice president whether seahawks had broadcast artificial crowd noise on public address system during game. nfl sent memorandum in 2006 season such complaints , sent officials monitor 2 games. holmgren denied allegations, , crowd responded being louder usual when giants returned centurylink field. since 2005 seahawks have tracked number of false starts committed visiting teams , display statistic on scoreboard motivate crowd. of 2013, stadium has had league-high number of false starts since. in preparation 2005–06 nfc championship game @ centurylink field, carolina panthers practiced recorded sounds of jet engines in background prepare volume of crowd.


kickers experience further disadvantages when attempting field goals @ centurylink field. both stadium s proximity puget sound , open north end create winds challenging gauge. former seahawks kicker josh brown adjusted winds, , believed moisture in air caused trouble others.


on september 15, 2013, seattle seahawks fans broke guinness world records loudest stadium in world. 131.9-decibel record occurred during sack of san francisco 49er quarterback colin kaepernick in first quarter. fans broke new record during third quarter of same game when level of 136.6 decibels achieved during goal line stand seahawks defense. record broken crowd @ arrowhead stadium on october 13, 2013, sound pressure level of 137.57 decibels. record later regained seahawks fans on december 2, 2013 137.6 decibels against new orleans saints, lost once again arrowhead stadium in monday night football game between kansas city chiefs , new england patriots on september 29, 2014, setting record @ 142.2 decibels.








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