There's no doubting that the Seattle Seahawks have the most-rabid fan base in the NFL.
The raucous fans at CenturyLink Field set the Guinness world record for loudest outdoor stadium twice in 2014. How else do you think that they earned their nicknames as the 12th Man or simply the 12s?
Having sensed how seriously Seahawks fans take their team—one that has made it to back-to-back Super Bowls from 2014-15—and playing off the fact that the NFL season is just seven weeks from kicking off, Boeing has rolled out with yet another Seahawks-themed 747-8 freighter. This one is all about the fans.
Emblazoned with the Seahawks' logo, one side of the massive jumbo jet reads, "Spirit of 12s" and "Go Hawks!" with "#WeAre12" underneath. It also includes a new tagline, "In it to win it!" The quote is painted above the Boeing logo toward the rear of the jet's fuselage.
This is the second time that Boeing, which is based in Seattle, has saluted the Seahawks. The company initially debuted a Seahawks-themed 747-8 for the team's appearance in Super Bowl XLVIII in January 2014. The latest freighter especially caters to the 12th Man.
Currently at Seattle's Everett's Paine Field, Seahawks fans will have a chance to see the jumbo jet when it performs a planned flyover of Lake Washington during the Boeing Seafair Air Show on August 2, according to the Seattle Times. Boeing also has plans to include the plane in Seahawks-related activities during the upcoming 2015 NFL season.
The Seahawks' preseason begins at home against the Denver Broncos on August 14, while their regular season kicks off on the road against the St. Louis Rams on September 13.
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