The Seattle Seahawks will practice Wednesday before boarding the plane to London for the Week 6 matchup against the Oakland Raiders. Sunday marks the first of three games slated for the UK International series. The Seahawks updated their Twitter profile picture Wednesday to celebrate the team’s first trip across the pond. The Seahawks have planned a number of free activities for fans traveling to catch the big game and have named the Barrow Boy & Banker Pub as the team’s official home bar. There, 12s can grab a free rally towel, attend trivia night and experience a special Blue Friday event. Check out the guide on the Seahawks’ website for the latest scheduling information. If you plan on attending the Week 6 contest in person, please note the NFL’s clear bag policy will be in effect. Examples of prohibited items can be seen below. Making your way to London for #SEAvsOAK? Reminder, the @NFL will operate the Clear Bag Policy at @wembleystadium. 🏟 pic.twitter.com/OLNtCK3IKa — Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) October 10, 2018 For those looking to experience London from a local’s perspective, the UK Seahawkers — the London chapter of the official booster club — have provided Seattle fans with some solid recommendations for the weekend. For 12s travelling to London, every minute will be jam-packed with activities. @SeahawkersUK shared how to spend the weekend like a local. 🇬🇧 | https://t.co/yoMTFVNb0G pic.twitter.com/YNNsK7ovuh — Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) October 10, 2018 If you are planning to watch the game from home, we have you covered. Be sure and check out our Facebook and Twitter pages for the latest updates. Kickoff is slated for 10 a.m. PDT.<doc-sep>SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 03: Defensive end Frank Clark #55 of the Seattle Seahawks in action against Matt McCants #73 of the Oakland Raiders at CenturyLink Field on September 3, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) Seahawks Rashaad Penny is ready, but could it be too late? by Todd Vandenberg The Seahawks opened as a 3 point favorite over the Raiders in Sunday’s game in London. Here is why Seattle should win. The Seahawks play the Raiders in London on Sunday. This is one of three NFL games to take place in England this season. Seattle has never played in London previously. And the Seahawks are favored to win. According to Odds Shark, 2-3 Seattle is favored by 3 points over 1-4 Oakland. Of course, one of the main stories of this game is that Seattle will play former Seahawk Marshawn Lynch for the first time. Lynch was the leading rusher with the Seahawks for several seasons and it’s lead rusher when Seattle went to back-to-back Super Bowls. But Lynch was much more than just the team’s leading rusher. He was also known for Skittles eating and diving into end zones and for two BeastQuake runs. He wasn’t great in his last year in Seattle but he will always be a little missed. But why will the Seahawks win on Sunday? Because they have found an identity running the ball. Chris Carson has Pro Bowl talent. Mike Davis has been excellent in more limited snaps as well. And Oakland is 28th in the league at defending the run. While the Raiders are sixth in the NFL in passing yards per game, Derek Carr is 22nd in quarterback rating. (Russell Wilson is ninth in QBR in comparison.) Seattle is fifth in QBR-against. So basically it appears Seattle’s strengths go against Oakland’s weaknesses. If everything stays true to form, the Seahawks should leave London at 3-3 before their bye week. At least, Las Vegas oddsmakers think that is what will happen.<doc-sep>
Seahawks fans are known to travel well — even to jolly old London. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara traveled to London this summer to promote the UK’s International series ahead of the team’s Week 6 matchup against the Raiders. And he discovered something interesting during his trip... the 12s were everywhere. “That’s one thing I noticed in a big, big way last time I came in the summer was just how many Seahawks fans were here and how much energy was around us coming here and everything else,” Wilson said during his Friday press conference. “So we’re expecting, as always, Seahawks fans are going to travel really, really well. “We believe we travel probably the best there is in football – American football, that is – so it’s pretty exciting.” The Seahawks vs. Raiders game on Sunday will mark the first of three games slated to be played in London this season as a part of the UK’s International Series. The NFL has gone to extensive measures to promote the overseas matchups and has developed a devoted following across all borders. “The game is really expanding around the world,” Wilson explained. “I think in terms of for us, the Seahawks, just to be able to go break outside of our walls every once in a while, go outside, come out here to London, about a nine-hour flight for us, get here and just we’re going to feel the energy on Sunday and we know that.” The Seahawks have planned a number of activities for fans throughout the week and encourage everyone to use the hashtag #12sEverywhere to prove just how big the Seattle fanbase truly is.