Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers
SEA5-4
3-5CAR
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Sunday 2027-01-03 · 13:00 ET·Bank of America Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
✚ Sam Darnold (QB) — Out✚ Charles Cross (LT) — Out✚ Quenton Nelson (LG) — Out✚ Bobby Okereke (RILB) — Out✚ Jaelan Phillips (SLB) — Out✚ Will Lee III (RCB) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
SEA 9d · CAR 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
SEA form
5-4PF 202 · PA 162Home 4-2Away 1-2
QB Drew Lock 12–18 as starter · last 10: 4–6 · since 2019
CAR form
3-5PF 199 · PA 219Home 1-3Away 2-2
QB Bryce Young 17–35 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 3–7 · since 2023
| SEA | Season efficiency | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| -0.04 | Off EPA / play | 0.042 |
| 41.1 | Off success % | 42.7 |
| 8.4 | Off explosive % | 9.5 |
| 37.7 | 3rd-down conv % | 37.7 |
| -0.096 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.03 |
| 39.2 | Def success % allowed | 44.4 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken outWk 17 best ball playoffs
Coaching Intel
SEA staff
HCMike Macdonald1–0 vs CanalesOCBrian FleuryDCAden Durde1–0 vs Idzik
4th-down go 13.1% · PROE -3.3 · no-huddle 11.9%
CAR staff
HCDave Canales0–1 vs MacdonaldOCBrad Idzik0–1 vs DurdeDCTodd Wash (interim)
4th-down go 28.7% · PROE -2.4 · no-huddle 6.7%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Mike Macdonald1–0Dave CanalesMacdonald leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | SEA @ CAR | 27–10 | 289–142 | Mike Macdonald |
SEA offense vs CAR defense
Brian Fleury(OC)vsTodd Wash (interim)(DC)first career meeting
CAR offense vs SEA defense
Brad Idzik(OC)0–1Aden Durde(DC)Durde leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | CAR | SEA | 10–27 | 142 | -17 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | SEA @ CAR | 27–10 | SEA | Mike Macdonald / Dave Canales |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded