Leaving town

New Orleans, here come the Seahawks.

The Seattle traveling party is going through airport security and boarding buses at Virginia Mason Athletic Center right now, with a departure for SeaTac set for 2:30 p.m. The charter flight is slated to push back from the gate at 3:30 p.m. and should arrive at 9:40 p.m. Central time. The Seahawks will then bus directly to their New Orleans hotel and call it a night before curfew at midnight.

We’ll have reports from the road throughout the trip, so stay tuned to the blog during the weekend for the latest behind-the-scenes coverage.