2015 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 18, 2015 · CenturyLink Field
Carolina PanthersWinner
27
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Seattle Seahawks
23
SEA -7 upsetO 41 ✓
Carolina Panthers 27–23.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CAR
20/36, 269 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
1.7 expected points added · -3.8% completion over expected
Passing · SEA
18/30, 241 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
1.4 expected points added · -1.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 20/36 | 269 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 20 | 78 | 3.9 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Cam Newton | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Corey Brown | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Olsen | 7 | 11 | 131 | 1 | 31% | 7.5 |
| Devin Funchess | 2 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 17% | 0.0 |
| Ed Dickson | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 11% | -0.0 |
| Corey Brown | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9% | 1.5 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 6% | 2.8 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 11% | -1.1 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 11% | -3.9 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 5 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Coleman | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawann Short | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roman Harper | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaq Thompson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Horton | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Boston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bene' Benwikere | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 18/30 | 241 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshawn Lynch | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 1 | -5.3 |
| Russell Wilson | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Thomas Rawls | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham | 8 | 12 | 140 | 0 | 40% | 6.7 |
| Ricardo Lockette | 2 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 7% | 3.4 |
| Doug Baldwin | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 13% | -2.6 |
| Luke Willson | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3% | 1.7 |
| Chris Matthews | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 1.9 |
| Fred Jackson | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7% | 0.0 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -1.5 |
| Jermaine Kearse | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -2.1 |
| Tyler Lockett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.J. Wright | 3 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pierre-Louis | 3 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kam Chancellor | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cary Williams | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Irvin | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Richard Sherman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShawn Shead | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Avril | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Willson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SEA -7
- Closing total
- 41
- CAR moneyline
- +270
- SEA moneyline
- -307
Seahawks closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 50 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- CenturyLink Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 61°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- CAR 14 days · SEA 7 days
- Coaches
- Ron Rivera vs Pete Carroll