Sunday’s early game features two elite athletic quarterbacks and the late game is highlighted by injury question marks, passing games and the NFL’s best defense.
Seattle Seahawks (11-6) at Carolina Panthers (15-1)
The Carolina Panthers were the best team in the NFL during the regular season, but the Seattle Seahawks present an imposing matchup for them. Seattle has won four of the last five meetings between the two teams, while Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is 5-1 against the Panthers and Carolina coach Ron Rivera is 1-4 against Seattle. Yet, when they faced each other in October, the Panthers got the 27-23 win in Seattle with TE Greg Olsen hauling in seven passes for 131 yards and the game-winning, 26-yard touchdown with 32 seconds left.