Erik Denmark, an internationally ranked competitive eater, sat at the bar. He grew up watching Seattle sports and once attempted to eat 40 hot dogs when the Seahawks played in the 40th Super Bowl. “Every week is a new low point,” he said. “It’s pretty ridiculous and pretty comical. It’s hard not to just laugh with cynical depression…everything happened so fast.”
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Above, Lorin "Big Lo" Sandretzky, watching the Seahawks lose to the Cardinals, 26-20, on Sunday. "I will stay positive," he said. Photography Rod Mar for The New York Times