Divisional Round: Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers, with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sun January 17, 2016. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers
Pregame
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Seattle Seahawks traveling to Carolina Panthers, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in this round shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Seattle Seahawks versus Carolina Panthers in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Seattle Seahawks-Carolina Panthers cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
League standings entering Week 18
Standings as of kickoff, Week 18 (no future-game spoilers)
Around the league
- Best record league-wide: Carolina Panthers (15-1).
AFC
AFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 12-4 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 10-6 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8-8 | W2 |
| Miami Dolphins | 6-10 | W1 |
AFC North
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 12-4 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-6 | W1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 5-11 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3-13 | L3 |
AFC South
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | 9-7 | W3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8-8 | W2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-11 | L3 |
| Tennessee Titans | 3-13 | L4 |
AFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 12-4 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11-5 | W10 |
| Oakland Raiders | 7-9 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-12 | L2 |
NFC
NFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | 13-3 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 10-6 | W1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 7-9 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5-11 | W1 |
NFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 9-7 | W4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7-9 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 6-10 | L3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4-12 | L4 |
NFC North
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 11-5 | W3 |
| Green Bay Packers | 10-6 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 7-9 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 6-10 | L1 |
NFC South
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 15-1 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8-8 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-9 | W2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-10 | L4 |
Game video
2015 Divisional Round Seahawks @ Panthers
2015 Carolina Panthers vs Seattle Seahawks (NFC Divisional)
2015 Divisional Playoff Introductions Panthers Vs Seahawks
Madden NFL 15 - Divisional Playoffs 2015 - Panthers Vs Seahawks (HD)
2015 NFC Divisional Playoffs - Seattle Seahawks vs Carolina Panthers January 17th 2016 HighlightsScore
Seattle Seahawks None, Carolina Panthers None
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 000024 | ||||
| Carolina Panthers | 000031 |
Scoring plays
Q1
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Q2
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Q3
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Q4
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Recap
Divisional Round at the venue: Carolina Panthers defeated Seattle Seahawks.[1][2]
Carolina Panthers defeated Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional Round. Carolina Panthers move on to a conference championship.
Carolina Panthers defeated Seattle Seahawks. Round: Divisional Round.
Divisional Round. Carolina Panthers over Seattle Seahawks.
Box score
| Seahawks | Panthers |
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Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
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Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
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Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
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