Seahawks schedule -Seattle Seahawks game suspended by lightning strike

Seattle’s pre-season opening game, Seahawksschedule at Denver was suspended with 1:30 remaining in the first quarter Thursday night due to a lightning strike that fell within an eight-mile radius of Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium.

The game was suspended at 6:42 Seattle time (7:42 Denver time) as the Seahawks readied for their second offensive series following a Denver touchdown that put the Broncos ahead 7-0.

It was the second time in less than a calendar year that the Seahawks had a game suspended by lightning.

A home game against the 49ers last Sept. 15 was suspended for roughly an hour.

It was expected that the game would resume at 8:15 Denver time (7:15 in Seattle).

UPDATE — At 8:13 Denver time (7:13 Seattle time) it was announced that there were still lightning strikes in the area and the game was being delayed indefinitely.

UPDATE — At 8:16 Denver time (7:16 Seattle time) it was announced the game would resume at 8:30 p.m.

UPDATE — The game resumed at 8:27 Denver time, a delay of 45 minutes.

There’s no question the Seahawks’ roster is good enough to repeat. They were the best team in the NFL over the course of last season. Though, there are some minor concerns. A few injuries have hit early in camp, which is a reason key players like linebacker Bobby Wagner, Bruce Irvin and Malcolm Smith, safety Kam Chancellor, offensive tackle Russell Okung and center Max Unger didn’t play. Running back Marshawn Lynch was also out, but he reported to camp late after a short holdout and the Seahawks didn't want to risk him playing. The shorthanded offensive line gave up too much pressure when Wilson was in the game. The defensive line has taken some depth hits this offseason. Losing receiver Golden Tate as a free agent to Detroit isn’t a positive for an offense that doesn’t have a ton of proven playmakers in the passing game.

·         Still, everyone believes the Seahawks are at least one of the top few teams in the NFL. To repeat they’ll need to avoid the other roadblocks that trip up many champions, but the players pointed to the veterans in the locker room and the coaching staff preventing anyone from getting comfortable.

·         “It’s about the leadership,” Bennett said. “We’ve got a lot of older guys who have played a lot of games. I don’t worry about it. What we’ve done, the coaching staff, Pete Carroll and the rest, is talk about the next game. They haven’t talked about last year.”

Carroll has a philosophy built around competing every day, which he thinks will help. His “Always Compete” philosophy might sound corny at times but it definitely has worked. And he thinks the constant focus on winning each particular day will keep the team and Seahawks schedule from thinking too much about the rest of the noise that surrounds defending a Super Bowl title.