Wk 17 · 2026
Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers — Sun, Jan 3
Sun, Jan 3 ·
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
· FOX
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 128 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
NFC West · no games yet
at
1:00pET
SEA -5.5 · total 42.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential SEA by 5.2
NFC South · no games yet
What is at stake
An NFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 NFC playoff places. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Seahawks form
No completed games on record.
Panthers form
No completed games on record.
Seahawks this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Panthers this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Seahawks | Panthers |
|---|---|---|
| Broncos AFC | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Bears NFC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
| Eagles NFC | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Seahawks leads 10–4 · Seahawks has won the last 2
14 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
6.6 points toward Seahawks
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-28 | Seahawks 27 — 10 Panthers | at CAR | Seahawks |
| 2023 | 2023-09-24 | Panthers 27 — 37 Seahawks | at SEA | Seahawks |
| 2022 | 2022-12-11 | Panthers 30 — 24 Seahawks | at SEA | Panthers |
| 2019 | 2019-12-15 | Seahawks 30 — 24 Panthers | at CAR | Seahawks |
| 2018 | 2018-11-25 | Seahawks 30 — 27 Panthers | at CAR | Seahawks |
| 2016 | 2016-12-04 | Panthers 7 — 40 Seahawks | at SEA | Seahawks |
| 2015 | 2016-01-17 | Seahawks 24 — 31 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers playoffs |
| 2015 | 2015-10-18 | Panthers 27 — 23 Seahawks | at SEA | Panthers |
| 2014 | 2015-01-10 | Panthers 17 — 31 Seahawks | at SEA | Seahawks playoffs |
| 2014 | 2014-10-26 | Seahawks 13 — 9 Panthers | at CAR | Seahawks |
| 2013 | 2013-09-08 | Seahawks 12 — 7 Panthers | at CAR | Seahawks |
| 2012 | 2012-10-07 | Seahawks 16 — 12 Panthers | at CAR | Seahawks |
| 2010 | 2010-12-05 | Panthers 14 — 31 Seahawks | at SEA | Seahawks |
| 2007 | 2007-12-16 | Seahawks 10 — 13 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
Seahawks leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Sam Darnold QB #14 | 323/477, 4048 YDS, 25 TD, 14 INT |
| Drew Lock QB #2 | 2/3, 15 YDS | |
| Rushing | Kenneth Walker III RB #9 | 221 CAR, 1027 YDS, 5 TD |
| Zach Charbonnet RB #26 | 184 CAR, 730 YDS, 12 TD | |
| Sam Darnold QB #14 | 35 CAR, 95 YDS | |
| Receiving | Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR #11 | 119 REC, 1793 YDS, 10 TD |
| Cooper Kupp WR #10 | 47 REC, 593 YDS, 2 TD | |
| AJ Barner TE #88 | 52 REC, 519 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Kenneth Walker III RB #9 | 31 REC, 282 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Ernest Jones IV LB #13 | 126 |
| Drake Thomas LB #32 | 96 | |
| Nick Emmanwori S #3 | 81 | |
| Sacks | Leonard Williams DT #99 | 7 |
| Uchenna Nwosu LB #7 | 7 | |
| Byron Murphy II DT #91 | 7 | |
| Interceptions | Ernest Jones IV LB #13 | 5 |
| Coby Bryant S #2 | 4 | |
| Derion Kendrick CB #15 | 2 |
Panthers leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Bryce Young QB #9 | 304/478, 3011 YDS, 23 TD, 11 INT |
| Andy Dalton QB #14 | 25/37, 293 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Rico Dowdle RB #13 | 236 CAR, 1076 YDS, 6 TD |
| Chuba Hubbard RB #30 | 134 CAR, 511 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Bryce Young QB #9 | 54 CAR, 216 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan WR #4 | 70 REC, 1014 YDS, 7 TD |
| Jalen Coker WR #18 | 33 REC, 394 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Xavier Legette WR #17 | 35 REC, 363 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rico Dowdle RB #13 | 39 REC, 297 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Christian Rozeboom LB #52 | 122 |
| Nick Scott S #21 | 111 | |
| Tre'von Moehrig S #7 | 103 | |
| Sacks | Derrick Brown DT #95 | 5 |
| Nic Scourton LB #11 | 5 | |
| DJ Wonnum LB #98 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Jaycee Horn CB #8 | 5 |
| Mike Jackson CB #2 | 4 | |
| Nick Scott S #21 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.