The Seahawks' Puget Sound machine

Eight false-start penalties by the Carolina Panthers provided a clear reminder of what a home-field advantage can sound like in Seattle.

There won’t be any discussion about the evaporation of Seattle’s home-field advantage.

At least not this week.

It has been a while since we’ve seen a team drown in the decibels the way the Carolina Panthers did on Sunday, getting flagged for eight false starts. Five of those penalties came in the final 17 minutes.