The Seahawks saw their dream of playing in three consecutive Super Bowls end last year in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs with a 31–24 road loss to the Panthers as 2.5-point underdogs.
That was the Seahawks’ second loss to the Panthers that year, giving them even more motivation to put an end to their brief series skid in this week’s Sunday Night Football game as seven-point home betting favorites at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
Seattle (7-3-1) and Carolina (4–7) are both coming off losses last week, with the latter’s playoff hopes on life support following an NFL-best 15–1 regular-season campaign a year ago.