No. 6 Seahawks (11-6) @ No. 1 Panthers (15-1) | NFC Divisional Round Playoff
Seahawks vs Panthers NFL Divisional Round Sunday, 1:05 ET Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina Watch Seahawks vs Panthers NFC Divisional Round Live Carolina offense vs. Seattle defense Another story you’ll hear 100 times this week: how soon-to-be league MVP Cam Newton’s turning point was his Week 6 road comeback over a Seahawks team that had beaten Carolina five straight times, including last year in the Divisional Round. Indeed, Newton was sensational late in that game and we began to see him in a different light. Since then, he’s only gotten better. But so have the Seahawks. They’re back to playing the basic Cover 3 zone and various straight man-to-man concepts that have defined their success. Seattle’s pass rush is potent, but Carolina does so much with max protection (i.e. keeping seven blockers in rather than just five) that the key becomes maintaining coverage discipline downfield. Few offenses are as good with deep zone-beater route combinations ...