Key Players for the Seahawks and Panthers in their game

The Panthers ended a three-year draught against the Seahawks, who had beaten Carolina four times in that span.

In the Ron Rivera coaching era in Carolina the Panthers have lost all six games straight up following a bye week, they haven’t covered the spread in any of those six games either.

Newton completed 20 of 36 passes for 269 yards and the touchdown and also ran for a score as the Panthers improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2004, when Carolina made its only Super Bowl appearance.

Jonathan Stewart was a beast at the goal-line for Carolina, scoring two big second half touchdowns and adding 78 yards. Running back Marshawn Lynch is probable with a hamstring injury after missing the last three games.

With a questionable offensive line thus far this season, the offense in Seattle has not performed up to expectations.

“I couldn’t be more proud of (the players), because they’re talking about believing, and believing in each other”, he said.

“On one of those drives I know we didn’t even throw the ball, and if we did, it wasn’t anything significant”, Newton said. I’m glad we’ve got a game Thursday (at San Francisco). “We stood outside for a little bit, then went inside the lobby, collected as a group and shortly after we were able to go back upstairs”.

Tight end Greg Olsen has 17 catches for 243 yards with 2 touchdowns. On 3rd and 3, Newton found Jerricho Cotchery for 5 yards to keep the drive alive. He led the Panthers on a pair of 80-yard touchdown drives in the final period.

This time, Seattle led 23-14 with 11:46 left after Steven Hauschka’s third field goal.

ALLEN SITTING OUT: The Panthers are likely going to be without veteran defensive end Jared Allen, the NFL’s active all-time sacks leader.

Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas exchanged baffled looks.

“You can’t take that guy off the field, not in this situation”.

“It was just confusion about what call we were in”, Sherman said. It was always the same story; not enough big plays, more mistakes than your opponent, and the supporting cast not doing enough.

The Redskins (2-4) scored their first 13 points off three New York turnovers but quarterback Kirk Cousins was intercepted twice in the second half and finished 25-of-43 for 196 yards.

Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker Bruce Irvin (51) sacks Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, October 18, 2015, in Seattle. After Cincinnati took an early 7-0 lead, Seattle scored 24 unanswered points including a 23 yard fumble return for a touchdown in the third quarter. Seattle was unable to run out the clock and punted back to the Panthers with 2:20 left. But players were roused from their sleep on the morning of their matchup with the Seahawks.

“It’s a sign of a mature team”, Panthers center Ryan Kalil said of the 13-point comeback. But, once again, Seattle let the game slip away in the fourth quarter, allowing the Panthers to march down the field for two late touchdowns that sealed the 27-23 loss. It’s a whole-team disaster, though: Start with complete lack of late-game offense, a pinch of toothlessness on defense as of late and a dash of vast self-doubt by re-living near-identical disasters over, and over and over again.

“This was a tough game to lose in that fashion”, Wilson said. We still have to find our way; we need one more play.

The Dolphins’ defense, which entered the game rated 29th in the National Football League in total defense and last against the run, finally looked like the unit the team envisioned in the offseason.

Seattle gave up 383 yards of offense while Carolina won at Seattle for the first time in five meetings over a span of four seasons. Well, when said team is the two time defending NFC champion Seattle Seahawks who are desperate for a win and nearly unbeatable at home, that is how.