2015 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 17, 2016 · Bank of America Stadium
Seattle Seahawks
24
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Carolina PanthersWinner
31
CAR -2.5 ✓O 41.5 ✓
Carolina Panthers 31–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · SEA
31/48, 366 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
-3.9 expected points added · +9.7% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
16/22, 161 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
12.5 expected points added · +7.2% completion over expected
Receiving · SEA
11/15 for 110 yds, 2 TD
33% of team targets · 8.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 31/48 | 366 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
| DeShawn Shead | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Fred Jackson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Kearse | 11 | 15 | 110 | 2 | 33% | 8.1 |
| Doug Baldwin | 8 | 12 | 82 | 0 | 26% | -0.2 |
| Tyler Lockett | 3 | 4 | 75 | 1 | 9% | 6.6 |
| Luke Willson | 4 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 15% | -2.6 |
| Fred Jackson | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7% | 0.3 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 7% | -6.6 |
| Kevin Smith | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2% | 0.4 |
| Christine Michael | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.J. Wright | 6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Wagner | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Thomas | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kam Chancellor | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeShawn Shead | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahtyba Rubin | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Avril | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Sherman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 16/22 | 161 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 19 | 106 | 5.6 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Mike Tolbert | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Cam Newton | 11 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | -5.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Olsen | 6 | 6 | 77 | 1 | 27% | 11.5 |
| Corey Brown | 2 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 23% | -0.9 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 18% | 1.0 |
| Ed Dickson | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 9% | 3.0 |
| Devin Funchess | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5% | 1.5 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5% | 0.0 |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5% | -0.3 |
| Mike Tolbert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.5 |
| Ted Ginn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 3 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kurt Coleman | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert McClain | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cortland Finnegan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Davis | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norman | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawann Short | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Webb | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -2.5
- Closing total
- 41.5
- SEA moneyline
- +131
- CAR moneyline
- -145
Panthers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 55 — over by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 43°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- SEA 7 days · CAR 14 days
- Coaches
- Pete Carroll vs Ron Rivera