Useless factoid

[Aristotle22]

I think this will be the eighth year in a row seattle finishes their preseason against the raiders

 

[sc85sis]

It is. I just checked on NFL.com. How odd.

 

[Shadowhawk]

Makes sense. We've usually had two or three preseason games against the AFC West since they realigned us. Plus, a team isn't going to want to travel far for their final preseason game, and Oakland and San Francisco are the teams closest to us.

 

[Blitzfan]

Don't the teams set up their own pre-season schedules rather than the league? Might be a good reason why, if true.

 

[Kixkahn]

I think it is due to the heated rivalry when we were in the AFC. Those games were like the 49ers games now.

 

[tom95]

When the Seahawks left the AFC the league set it up that they would play their old rivals in the preseason. GO HAWKS!

 

[Seahawk Sailor]

Easy wins going into the regular season.

 

[HawkFan72]

I think it is due to the heated rivalry when we were in the AFC. Those games were like the 49ers games now.

I think it is due to location. It's either the 49ers or Raiders who are closest. And we're not playing the 49ers in preseason.

 

[drdiags]

Used to close with the 9ers a few time back in the early 90's.

 

[HawkFan72]

Used to close with the 9ers a few time back in the early 90's.

Yup, which made sense when we were in the AFC and the Raiders were in our division. When we switched Conferences, we switched closest non-conference opponents as well.