You know the game is actually over when you hear the announcer say “and that will do it” in a flat tone. Not the dramatic, “and the Seahawks win!” tone. Just the quiet sigh of a man who has a flight to catch.
Or, it’s over when you try to turn off the TV but the Reds’ postgame show auto-plays and you’re too tired to fight it. You just sit there, staring at baseball highlights, wondering what happened to your afternoon.
So, to answer your question: The Seahawks game is over when you decide it’s over. When you’ve exhausted every emotion, finished the last stale peanut, and finally accepted that yes, you do have to wake up for work tomorrow.
It’s over when you stop refreshing your fantasy stats. When you stop arguing with the ref through the screen. When you finally notice the sun has set and your pizza is cold.
That’s when the Seahawks game is over. And you nod, because you’ve lived it. You’ve lived it. Now go clean up that salsa bowl. Your future self will thank you.
