The NFL announced Wednesday that the Seahawks, the league’s defending Super Bowl champions, will open the season at home on Wednesday Sept. 9 in the regular-season opener for the league.
The league did not name an opponent but did announce the date and time — a 5:20 p.m. kickoff — and TV designation (NBC).
The opponent will be announced with the rest of the NFL schedule this spring.
The date of the game had been in question because it is expected that the Rams and 49ers will play on Thursday night, Sept. 10 in Melbourne, Australia.
The defending Super Bowl champion has typically hosted a game on Thursday to open the NFL season but is moving Seattle’s game up a day to accommodate the Australia game.
Bob Condotta: bcondotta@seattletimes.com. Bob Condotta is a sports reporter at The Seattle Times who primarily covers the Seahawks but also dabbles in other sports. He has worked at The Times since 2002, reporting on University of Washington Husky football and basketball for his first 10 years at the paper before switching to the Seahawks in 2013.