But after a four-touchdown statement game against New Orleans, Newton was hit with another setback when he sustained two fractures in his back when his truck rolled over in Charlotte.īut with three solid starts under his belt since the accident, Newton is getting back on track. A perennial late-season bloomer, Newton and the Panthers once again turned things around in December. It’s no secret that Cam Newton is not having a season for the ages: career lows for yards passing and rushing, the most turnovers since his rookie campaign and an 82.1 quarterback rating (also a career-low). So can the Panthers manage to keep things close on Seattle’s home turf? Will Russell Wilson’s dual-threat prowess prove too much for Sean McDermott’s defence? Is the Seahawks’ league-best D - Bobby Wagner, in particular - strong enough to keep sizzling Panthers’ RB Jonathan Stewart in check? More importantly, will the great Seattle-Charlotte mayoral wager see Seattle mayor Ed Murray send a gift basket of grunge-rock vinyl to North Carolina? Seattle, meanwhile, faced tougher opponents down the stretch and were able to post road victories in Philadelphia and San Francisco. 500 and an Arizona Cardinals club forced to once again start third-string QB Ryan Lindley. That said, none of those five victories should have posed a threat to any playoff-bound team: four teams below. All three of those games were hosted by Carolina however, who haven’t visited the Emerald City since 2010 - long before the new age of Seahawk football, which has allowed visiting opponents only a pair of wins in the past three seasons.īoth teams enter the contest on a roll - Seattle on a six-game winning streak, with wins in nine of their last 10 games, and Carolina with five in a row after turning things around following a disastrous October/November. In fact, the past three match-ups between Carolina and Seattle have been nail-biters in the Seahawks’ favour, with a margin of victory smaller than a touchdown in each game.
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