Thomas Rawls leads Seahawks to 40-7 pummeling of Panthers

He’s already been sacked nearly as many times as all of last season, behind a decimated offensive line that has only one man still standing in the same spot where he started the season. He also directed a playful jab at Chancellor. He’s deadly in the pocket and deadly out of the pocket. Seattle has been shaky against run, giving up 100.2 yards per game on ground. Back home, he’ll hope to get back in his comfort zone. “But our coaches will coach up the guys that are available to us”.

It may not look like the same matchup we drooled over the last few years, but these teams still have plenty to play for and a lot of pride on the line. The Panthers are aware but aren’t all-in. “That’s just what we’re counting on”. Seattle’s biggest problems are on the offensive line and that’s an area the Panthers will try and exploit Sunday. That, however, speaks to what Davis said, as several under-the-radar targets have hurt the Panthers in previous meetings – among them wide receiver Jermaine Kearse and tight end Luke Willson.

History shows the Seattle Seahawks find their form around the start of December, although it has been tough to know what to expect from Russell Wilson and company each week this season. They remember what the panthers did to them last season; beat the Seahawks in the regular season and postseason. Meanwhile, Seahawks running back Thomas Rawlsleft the game in the second quarter after taking a hit to the head. “Execution will be key”. “It was going to be one series”.

But given that Carolina is a run-first team that has gotten away from that this season, they can really establish the pace of the game and keep the ball away from Seattle simply by pounding it all game long using both Stewart and quarterback Cam Newton.

These teams may play in different division, but they’ve met six times over just the last four seasons. That’s it. The running game for the Seahawks does not exist. The Seahawks are playing for the playoffs, while the Panthers is playing for pride. In the season’s final month in 2015, quarterback Cam Newton played some of the best football of his career. “They’ve had a tough start to the season but they still look like a very good team and a very risky team”. They also are 6-5 with the under this year as their offense has been inconsistent. Defensively, the Panthers “slowed down” the Oakland offense by allowing one of the Raiders’ lowest totals this season of 366 yards in total offense while picking off Derek Carr courtesy of a Thomas Davis interception.

“It’s a bummer, man”, Carolina defensive tackle Kawann Short said of seeing the Seahawks off the schedule in 2017.