Editing Lumen Field (section)

=== XFL ===
The [[Seattle Dragons]] of the [[XFL (2020)|XFL]] played their only two home games at CenturyLink Field during the short-lived league's 2020 season. The team was among seven in the XFL to share its stadium with NFL teams and drew a league-record 29,172 fans at the home opener on February 15, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Benjamin |first1=Cody |title=Pete Carroll thinks Seattle should embrace XFL team that will share the Seahawks' stadium |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/pete-carroll-thinks-seattle-should-embrace-xfl-team-that-will-share-the-seahawks-stadium/ |access-date=May 10, 2020 |work=CBS Sports |date=December 7, 2018}}</ref><ref name="PI-XFL">{{cite news |last1=Arthur |first1=Ben |title=Seattle Dragons president thanks locals for 'incredible support' after XFL shutdown |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/coronavirus/article/xfl-dragons-president-thanks-fans-amid-shutdown-15193390.php |access-date=May 10, 2020 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=April 10, 2020}}</ref> The second game had 22,060 in attendance, with the team among the highest-drawing in the XFL before the league suspended operations in the wake of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="PI-XFL"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Calkins |first1=Matt |title=Dragons and XFL have been an early hit in Seattle, but jury's still out on league's staying power |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seattle-dragons/xfl-dragons-have-been-an-early-hit-but-jurys-still-out-on-leagues-staying-power/ |access-date=April 22, 2023 |work=The Seattle Times |date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> The team resumed play in 2023 at Lumen Field as the Sea Dragons, holding their first home game on February 23.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lantz |first=Shane |date=October 31, 2022 |title=Seattle's XFL team has a new name, but familiar roots |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seattle-dragons/seattles-xfl-team-has-a-new-name-but-familiar-roots/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=October 31, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hanson |first1=Scott |title=Seattle Sea Dragons make their pitch to local fans as XFL season nears |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seattle-dragons/seattle-sea-dragons-make-their-pitch-to-local-fans-as-xfl-season-nears/ |access-date=April 21, 2023 |work=The Seattle Times |date=January 16, 2023}}</ref> The Sea Dragons played their last game at the stadium on April 23, clinching a playoff berth with a 28–9 victory over the [[Vegas Vipers]]; the team did not survive the XFL's merger with the [[United States Football League (2022)|United States Football League]] to form the [[United Football League (2024)|United Football League]] the following year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sea Dragons clinch playoff spot after win vs. Vipers |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/other-sports/sea-dragons-clinch-playoff-spot-after-win-vs-vipers/ |access-date=January 1, 2024 |work=The Seattle Times |date=April 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Russell |first1=Jake |title=XFL, USFL announce merger to form the United Football League |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/12/31/xfl-usfl-merger-ufl/ |access-date=January 1, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 31, 2023}}</ref>