Clayton’s keys for Seahawks vs Cam Newton, struggling Panthers
Still, Seattle’s offensive effort in the 14-5 defeat was a bit troubling. The Seahawks have also failed to cover in four games against Carolina. Now he is getting ready to start for the defending NFC champs on “Sunday Night Football”. Now we still have an opportunity.
“He’s going to work today, we’ll see how he does”, Carroll said of Thomas. They are in line to secure the NFC’s No. 2 seed, and they have the best chance of any team to upset the Dallas Cowboys and win the conference. “That’s all you need sometimes”.
The Seattle team is coming off a woeful loss to the Tampa Bay Bucaneers 14-5 that saw their offense grind to a halt.
“Let’s go to the next question”, Carroll said eventually. I think this is likely, although with the weather looking like it may have an effect on the game I wouldn’t rule out a Seattle turnover either. “We’ll get this thing fixed”. Centers Ryan Khalil and Gino Gradkowski were placed on injured reserve this week. The Panthers are on their third-string center off the practice squad.
In the world of fantasy football, it’s all about the individual performances. First off, there are still five games left in the season. But to be fair, his offensive line has been beaten up all year and a major problem. After the loss, the coaches said they probably should have stuck with those runs more.
The status of Panthers perennial Pro Bowl linebacker Luke Kuechly remains in the air following a concussion two weeks ago.
In the summer, the Seahawks signed veteran Jahri Evans but cut him when they trimmed their roster to 53.
Carroll later lamented, in fact, that the Seahawks didn’t adjust quickly enough against Tampa Bay to go to the run more. After Graham and Baldwin, no other Seahawk caught more than a single pass in the game.
SEAHAWKS RB Thomas Rawls had only 12-38 rushing in Week 12 loss. “There is still going to be a game on Sunday. Seattle doesn’t care”. “We’ll get back on track”. After losing in the Super Bowl last season to Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos, they were expected to bounce back with a strong 2016 season. – Panthers coach Ron Rivera to Carolina’s media about his team’s playoff possibilities.
When the Seahawks drafted Germain Ifedi in April, they said he’d fit in nicely at right tackle. “It’s frustrating, but that’s the nature of this game”. Injuries have hit them but that won’t help them against the Seahawks all powerful defensive unit.
Wilson’s running didn’t help Seattle beat the Buccaneers or even to muster more than five points. By the same token, Carolina is 2-5-1 SU but 5-2-1 ATS in their last eight outings where oddsmakers spotted them 6.5 or more points. We have get back to offense, defense, special teams playing together… Last year, Carolina was the highest scoring team in the league, with an offense that stood near the top of the league rankings in every category.
But what Seattle wasn’t able to do was stop Jonathan Stewart, who had 106 yards on 19 tries and scored twice in Carolina’s 31-24 playoff victory.