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FRIDAY

PANTHERSOut: DT Star Lotulelei (foot)Questionable: S Thomas DeCoud (hamstring), WR Philly Brown (shoulder), LB A.J. Klein (ankle), CB Melvin White (ankle)SEAHAWKSOut: S Jeron Johnson (elbow)Questionable: TE Tony Moeaki (calf)Probable: DE Demarcus Dobbs (ankle), TE Cooper Helfet (ribs), WR Jermaine Kearse (hamstring), RB Marshawn Lynch (back), CB Tharold Simon (shoulder), C Max Unger (ankle, knee), DE Michael Bennett (not injury related), CB Byron Maxwell (illness)[feature_headline type=”center” level=”h3″ looks_like=”h3″ icon=”laptop”]WHAT SEATTLE’S SAYING

FRIDAY

• Why is Russell Wilson a better quarterback than Cam Newton? — Seattle Times
• Keys to the game — Seattle Times
• Wilson a different type of runner than Newton — ESPN.com
• Seahawks hope to end a bad streak for Super Bowl champs — ESPN.com
• “Steel Curtain” S Mike Wagner says Seahawks are “closest I’ve seen a team play defense the way we did” — News Tribune
• When next Beast Quakes hits, it may be old news — seahawks.com
• Five Matchups To Watch: Seahawks vs Panthers — seahawks.com

THURSDAY

• How the Seahawks defense made a six-game run to glory — ESPN.com
• Will Wilson lead the Seahawks to another Super Bowl? — News Tribune
• If you like linebackers you’ll love this matchup — seahawks.com
• Seahawks offense readies for new challenge posed by Panthers improved secondary — seahawks.com
• Quotes and video: Seattle safety Kam Chancellor — Seattle Times
• Quotes from Seattle coach Pete Carroll — Seattle Times

WEDNESDAY

• Sherman: Panthers in for deafening surprise — ESPN.com
• Seahawks’ Doug Baldwin impressed with rookies in Carolina secondary — ESPN.com
• Panthers’ Jonathan Stewart runs all the way back home to face the Seahawks — Seattle Times
• Seattle QB Russell Wilson letting his hair out as playoffs approach — Seattle Times
• How Seahawks’ Bruce Irvin changed from timid to tremendous this season — Seattle Times
• Former Seahawk Colin Cole gets shot at former team with DT Star Lotulelei out injured — News Tribune

TUESDAY

• Quotes from Seattle coach Pete Carroll — Seattle Times
• Max Unger back at center for Seahawks as playoffs ready to begin — Seattle Times
• DT Jordan Hill placed on injured reserve — ESPN.com
• Stats on how Wagner changes things — ESPN.com
• Up Next: Carolina Panthers — seahawks.com
• Seahawks’ divisional-round defense starts with stopping Jonathan Stewart — seahawks.com
• Seahawks very familiar with NFC’s other playoff teams. So which one is their biggest threat? — News Tribune

MONDAY

• Don’t expect Saturday’s playoff game to be easy — Seattle Times
• How 11 weeks changed the fortunes of the Seahawks and Panthers — seahawks.com
• Photos: Seahawks vs Panthers through the ages — seahawks.com
• Bobby Wagner’s ‘noise’ impossible to silence — seahawks.com

14 THINGS TO KNOW

1. Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. ET Saturday in Seattle on FOX. Kevin Burkhardt will do play-by-play, John Lynch is his color man, and Pam Oliver will be on the sideline.
2. The Seahawks beat the Panthers in Charlotte each of last three seasons by a combined 13 points.
3. The Seahawks lead the overall series, 6-2, including a 34-14 win in the 2005 NFC Championship.
4. The Panthers’ last win in the series was a 13-10 victory at Bank of America Stadium on 12/16/07.
5. The Panthers have never won in Seattle.
6. Including postseason games, the Seahawks are 24-2 at home over the past three seasons.
7. The Seahawks have finished first in total defense and scoring defense the last two seasons.
8. In their past six games, Seattle has given up an average of 6.5 points per game.
9. The Seahawks have finished top four in rushing in each of the last three seasons (2012: 3rd, 2013: 4th, 2014: 1st).
10. The Panthers have scored a total of 28 points and just one touchdown in their last three games against the Seahawks.
11. The Panthers held the Seahawks to a season-low 13 points in Week 8.
12. In three career games against the Seahawks, Panthers QB Cam Newton is 40-of-74 for 437 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
13. In three career games against the Panthers, Seahawks QB Russell Wilson is 64-of-90 for 740 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions.
14. The Seahawks have won an NFL-best six straight games. The Panthers and Cowboys have the league’s second-longest win streaks at five straight.

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NFL RANKINGS*

OFFENSE	PANTHERS	SEAHAWKS
Total yds per game	346.7 (16th)	375.8 (9th)
Rushing yds per game	127.2 (7th)	172.6 (1st)
Passing yds per game	219.4 (19th)	203.1 (27th)
Sacks Allowed	42 (T20th)	42 (T20th)
Points per game	21.2 (19th)	24.6 (10th)

DEFENSE	PANTHERS	SEAHAWKS
Total yds per game	339.8 (10th)	267.1 (1st)
Rushing yds per game	112.0 (16th)	81.5 (3rd)
Passing yds per game	227.8 (11th)	185.6 (1st)
Sacks	40 (T13th)	37 (20th)
Points per game	23.4 (21st)	15.9 (1st)

*Regular Season

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