SEATTLE — It's "Blue Friday" in Seattle as the Seahawks head for Washington, D.C. and Sunday's game.
<strong>Join KIRO 7 at 6:30 p.m. Sunday for a special post-game show. Steve Raible -- who will call the game on radio -- will add his insight; Gary Horcher will be on the field, and Chris Francis will show all the action and reaction.</strong>
Eyes are on the Space Needle, where the 12th Man flag was raised Friday morning.
Mayor McGinn joined rock stars -- from Matt Cameron to Macklemore -- to raise the flag.
Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll is urging the 12th Man to join the Seahawks sendoff at 2:30 p.m. Fans should line up on South 188th Street in SeaTac to cheer the Hawks as they board their flight to D.C.
Flags and honor are at stake in a ceremonial bet between the two teams' cities: The mayor with the losing team must fly the winner's flag over his city hall for a day.
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray noted that the Seahawks haven't won a playoff game 'on the road' since 1983.
But Hawks fans have reason to hope: The last two times the Redskins made it to the playoffs -- in 2005 and 2007 -- they lost to Seattle.