49ers vs Seahawks and the Severe Weather Delay

This game has been hyped up since the last time we beat the 49ers last season 42-13.  I mean it was all over the TV, the internet, the news, there were tons of memes, blogs, photos and analysts dissecting every inch of what could happen in the game.  I was just excited it was finally football season.  It would have been sweet to actually be at the game but the TV was just as cool.

The day started off pretty decent as far as the weather went.  We did hear that it might change as we got closer to kickoff.  I watched a few of the games while I tracked my fantasy players on NFL.com.  We've been working on our rental so my parents were off getting supplies.

So then the TV stopped.  I got up out of the chair and wondered why it quit working.  It wasn't raining, there wasn't anything on top of the dish, nothing hit it...what was going on?  As soon as I stepped outside, it hailed.  I mean it HAILED!  I have never been in that bad of a hail storm ever.  Some of the pieces were almost as big as pennies.  The ducks and chickens ran for cover.  It came down so hard it actually hurt to be out in it.

Then we heard the thunder.  It was too bright outside to see lightening.  This thunderstorm didn't last as long as the one we had last week.  It got closer and closer to game time and they said a bad thunderstorm was heading for Seattle from the south.  Crap, I hope it doesn't ruin our game.

The game started and we almost got through the first quarter and then they had to delay the game because of lightening spotted near the stadium.  Lightening here will be the only thing that will delay a game in the pacific northwest...we're used to the rain.  Both teams played like garbage.  There was an hour delay.

Once we got the game going again it was all Seahawks until half time.  The score was 5-0.

We came back out at half time and just annihilated the 49ers.  We had several sacks, tackles for losses and a couple of interceptions and fumble recoveries.  The final score was 29-3.  It was a freaking awesome game if you are a Seahawk fan.  I was hoping for a higher scoring game but I am happy with the win over the 49ers any day.

To top it off, we now are the loudest fans in the world.  In the fourth quarter, we achieved 136.6 decibels breaking the previous record of 131.76 set by a stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.  The 12th man owns the record in the Guinness Book of World Records.  Go Seahawks!  (http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/2013/09/15/you-did-it-seattle-12th-man-sets-world-record-for-crowd-roar/).

We also set a stadium record with the official attendance at the CLink of 68,338 fans.

This may be the year we've been waiting for.  :)