What channel is the Seahawks game on today? Latest on how to watch NFL season opener

We are almost there, 12s! A new season of wonderful Seattle Seahawks football begins on Sunday, September 8. This is when Seattle will take on those feisty Broncos from Denver.

Both teams will have some firsts. Mike Macdonald will not only be the Seahawks' new coach, but the game will also mark the first time Macdonald has been the head coach in an official game ever. The Broncos will be starting a rookie quarterback, Bo Nix. There could be mistakes made on both sides because of the newness.

Let's assume you want to watch the game. How would you do that? The information below should hopefully will helpful.

Today's Broncos vs. Seahawks Game Details

Game Time

Seattle and Denver are scheduled to kick off at 1:05 pm PT for 12s that live locally or on the West Coast. That is 4:05 pm ET for 12s on the East Coast. For those 12s in Newfoundland, the game will start at 5:35 pm.

TV Channel Information

CBS will carry the game in the Seattle area so that means tune in to KIRO-TV. For 12s that live in the land of the Week 1 enemy (Denver), you can watch on KCNC-TV.

National Broadcast

According to 506sports (dot) com, a large swatch (like, no joke...it's almost literally a swath) of the western United States will be able to catch the Seahawks and Broncos game. If you live in one of these areas, check your local CBS affiliate to see Seattle win. Otherwise, you will need to stream the event, likely with an NFL Sunday Ticket subscription.

Local Broadcast Options

What? Did you not read the above? The game in the Seattle area with be shown on KIRO-TV - channel 7. Home of the fighting KIROs!

Streaming Options

Locally, you are in luck. The Seahawks app will carry the game live. So will Seahawks (dot) com. If you live in the Seattle area, you can probably also stream the game on your internet provider's app. Probably also CBS Sports.

If you live outside the Seahawks regional viewing area, you will probably - again - need an NFL Sunday Ticket subscription. To be fair, Sunday Ticket is part of YouTube TV and if you like that enough, you might be able to get rid of your cable. The YouTube TV app will carry the game as well as long as you have the Sunday Ticket.

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