SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE

 

Panthers have won a league-best 11 straight home games.
Seahawks have won a franchise-record six straight road games.

Panthers outscored home opponents, 264-136.
Seahawks have outscored their past six road opponents, 152-43.

Panthers were 1st in scoring.
Seahawks were 1st in scoring defense.

Seahawks were 1st in rushing defense.
Panthers were 2nd in rushing offense.

Seahawks were 3rd in rushing offense.
Panthers were 4th in rushing defense.

Panthers tied for 3rd with 35 touchdown passes.
Seahawks were 1st with 14 passing touchdown passes allowed.

Panthers were 2nd in turning red-zone trips into touchdowns (68.3 percent).
Seahawks were 3rd in stopping teams from scoring touchdowns in the red zone (42.1 percent).

Panthers were 1st with 39 takeaways.
Seahawks had 3rd-fewest turnovers with 16.

Panthers were 1st with 24 interceptions.
Seahawks threw the third-fewest interceptions with eight.

Last seven regular-season games:

Cam Newton — 6 wins/1 loss, 20 touchdown passes, one interception, four rushing touchdowns.
Russell Wilson — 6 wins, 1 loss, 24 touchdown passes, one interception, one rushing touchdown.

4th-quarter passing

Wilson — 9 TDs, 1 INT, 114.8 rating (1st in NFL)
Newton — 7 TDs, 1 INT, 106.3 rating (4th in NFL)

 

KEY DEFENSIVE RANKINGS

 

Panthers:

1st in interceptions
1st in takeaways
1st in opposing passer rating
4th in rushing defense
6th in scoring defense
6th in total defense

Seahawks:

1st in scoring defense
1st in rushing defense
1st in touchdown passes allowed
2nd in passing defense
2nd in total defense
3rd in opposing passer rating

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

—Panthers have scored just three points in the first quarter in their past five games against Seattle.

—Seahawks are 5-2 when trailing by nine points or more in the postseason since 2010. The rest of the NFL is 7-43.

—Wilson was sacked 31 times in his first seven games. He’s been sacked 16 times in his past 10 games.

—Seahawks 4th quarter points allowed:

First six games — 55
Past 11 games — 36

—Panthers WR Devin Funchess has caught all five of his touchdown passes in the red zone.

—Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin has caught 13 of his 15 touchdown passes in his past nine games.

 

—Since the NFL moved to a 12-team playoff format in 1990, No. 1 seeds in the NFC are 21-4 in the divisional playoffs. Last loss: Packers to the Giants in 2011.