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Final Score Prediction

Seahawks 23, Panthers 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Russell Wilson Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 10 Marshawn Lynch Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 61 Christine Michael Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 63 Robert Turbin Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 35 Golden Tate Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 39 Sidney Rice Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 81 Doug Baldwin Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 28 Zach Miller Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 6 Steve Hauschka FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 5 Defense / ST  
 
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Cam Newton Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 40, 1
RB 26 DeAngelo Williams Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 52 Mike Tolbert Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 34 Steve Smith Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 49 Brandon LaFell Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 96 Domenik Hixon Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 5 Greg Olsen Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 29 Graham Gano FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 19 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Seahawks Won final 5 regular-season games & advanced to NFC Divisional Playoffs... Pro Bowl QB Russell Wilson threw 26 TD passes last year, tied for most by rookie in NFL history (PEYTON MANNING, 1998). Completed 252 of 393 passes (64.1 pct.) for 3,118 yards with 26 TDs vs. 10 INTs for 100.0 passer rating. Wilson & Was. QB ROBERT GRIFFIN III are only rookie QBs in NFL history with 100+ rating... Pro Bowl RB Marshawn Lynch was 3rd in NFL with career-high 1,590 rush yards. Had 100+ rush yards in 8 of final 10 games in 2012. Since Nov. 2011, leads NFL with 2,531 rush yards... WRs Sidney Rice & Golden Tate tied for team lead with 7 TDs in 2012... Seahawks led NFL in fewest points allowed (245), points per game allowed (15.3) & TDs allowed (25). Defense ranked in top 5 in NFC in all 3 categories: 2nd overall (306.2), 3rd passing (203.1) & 5th rushing (103.1). Team's red-zone defense was 2nd in NFC last season with 44.7% TD pct. allowed (17 TDs, 38 poss.)... CB Richard Sherman led team with 24 passes defensed & 8 INTs, tied for 2nd most in NFL. Scored 2 TDs (blocked FG return & INT-TD) last year. LB Bobby Wagner led team as rookie last year with 139 tackles.

Panthers Won final 4 games to close out 2012 season... QB Cam Newton has 7,920 pass yards, most by player in 1st 2 NFL seasons. Is only QB with 500+ rush yards in each of 1st 2 seasons. Only player in NFL history with 5,000+ pass yards (7,920), 25+ pass TDs (40), 1,000+ rush yards (1,447) & 15+ rush TDs (22) in 1st 2 seasons... RB DeAngelo Williams is franchise leader in career rush yards (5,784) & rush TDs (43)... WR Steve Smith is Panthers all-time leader in rec. (772), rec. yards (11,452) & rec. TDs (63). Had 1,174 rec. yards last year, his 7th 1,000-yard season. WR Brandon LaFell has 8 career rec. TDs & avg. 26.5 yards per TD (212 yards)... LB Luke Kuechly was named AP Defensive Rookie of Year. Led team with 164 tackles. Had 2 INTs, incl. INT vs. Sea. CB Captain Munnerlyn had 33-yard INT-TD in last meeting. Tied for 3rd in NFL last year with 2 INT-TDs. DE Charles Johnson had 12.5 sacks in final 13 games of 2012. Has 29.5 sacks in past 38. DE Greg Hardy had 9 sacks in his final 9 games last year. LB Thomas Davis had 103 tackles last season, 2nd most on team.


Results and Schedule
Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CAR A W 12-7 +5
2 2013-09-15 SF H    
3 2013-09-22 JAC H    
4 2013-09-29 HOU A    
5 2013-10-06 IND A    
6 2013-10-13 TEN H    
7 2013-10-17 ARI A    
8 2013-10-28 STL A    
9 2013-11-03 TB H    
10 2013-11-10 ATL A    
11 2013-11-17 MIN H    
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-02 NO H    
14 2013-12-08 SF A    
15 2013-12-15 NYG A    
16 2013-12-22 ARI H    
17 2013-12-29 STL H    
   
Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 SEA H L 7-12 -5
2 2013-09-15 BUF A    
3 2013-09-22 NYG H    
4   Bye      
5 2013-10-06 ARI A    
6 2013-10-13 MIN A    
7 2013-10-20 STL H    
8 2013-10-24 TB A    
9 2013-11-03 ATL H    
10 2013-11-10 SF A    
11 2013-11-18 NE H    
12 2013-11-24 MIA A    
13 2013-12-01 TB H    
14 2013-12-08 NO A    
15 2013-12-15 NYJ H    
16 2013-12-22 NO H    
17 2013-12-29 ATL A    

Injury Report
Seattle Seahawks
Out  DE Chris Clemons (knee)
 DT Jordan Hill (biceps)
Doubtful  DE Cliff Avril (hamstring)
Questionable  CB Brandon Browner (hamstring)
Probable  DT Brandon Mebane (groin)
 WR Sidney Rice (knee)
 WR Stephen Williams (head)
IR  DT Jesse Williams (knee, 8/26/2013)
PUP  WR Percy Harvin (hip)
 DB Tharold Simon (foot)
   
Carolina Panthers
Out  RB Kenjon Barner (foot)
Doubtful  SS Mike Mitchell (calf)
Questionable  DT Dwan Edwards (thigh)
 WR Domenik Hixon (hamstring)
Probable  WLB Jon Beason (knee)
 TE Ben Hartsock (foot)
 RB Mike Tolbert (hamstring)
IR  SS D.J. Campbell (hamstring, 9/1/2013)
 FS Haruki Nakamura (concussion, 9/2/2013)
PUP  RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SEA
 Offense 
CAR
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 34.0 28.0 22.3 SEA
Rushing yards 193.8 156.8 119.6 SEA
Rushing yards per attempt 5.72 5.17 4.34 SEA
Completion % 66.7% 59.1% 59.3% SEA
Passing yards 217.8 243.5 223.1 CAR
Passing yards per completion 13.24 12.93 11.02 SEA
Passing yards per attempt 8.83 7.65 6.53 SEA
Interceptions 0.3 0.3 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.6 SEA
Sacks allowed 1.8 1.8 2.3 -
3rd down conversions 51.3% 53.7% 38.2% CAR
4th down conversions 66.7% 100.0% 45.1% CAR
Time of possession 33:29 34:02 30:18 CAR
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SEA
 Defense 
CAR
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 15.0 19.0 22.3 SEA
Rushing yards 102.8 84.5 119.6 CAR
Rushing yards per attempt 4.76 4.24 4.34 CAR
Completion % 57.5% 68.7% 59.3% SEA
Passing yards 229.5 193.3 223.1 CAR
Passing yards per completion 10.50 9.29 11.02 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 6.04 6.38 6.53 SEA
INT return 1.3 0.5 0.9 SEA
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.5 0.6 -
Sacks 1.5 1.5 2.3 -
3rd down conversions 34.3% 31.8% 38.2% CAR
4th down conversions 33.3% 60.0% 45.1% SEA
Time of possession 28:08 25:58 30:18 CAR

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SEA   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.1 22.5 10.0 CAR
Yards per kick return 30.1 22.3 22.9 SEA
Yards allowed per punt return 3.8 6.9 10.0 SEA
Yards allowed per kick return 23.6 24.0 22.9 SEA
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SEA   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 8.0 5.8 6.1 CAR
Penalty yards 59.8 56.5 50.7 CAR

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2012 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 6 2000-10-08 SEA CAR 3-26 CAR
2004 8 2004-10-31 CAR SEA 17-23 SEA
2005 CF 2006-01-22 CAR SEA 14-34 SEA
2007 15 2007-12-16 SEA CAR 10-13 CAR
2010 13 2010-12-05 CAR SEA 14-31 SEA
2012 5 2012-10-07 SEA CAR 16-12 SEA

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. CF = Conference Final