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As soon as the line dipped to 1 I pounced on the Panthers.
Seattle had their number before the game this year but Panthers turned the tide and it won't be going back.
People are taking Seattle because they've been to the last 2 SBs and have been hot at the end of the year blowing teams out. But they certainly got cooled off last week vs Minnesota. Don't tell me it was all because of the weather. They couldn't move the ball vs Minnesota and Carolina has an even better D and is rested. They shouldn't even be here.
Minnesota's offense did a better job than Seattle's at moving into scoring position but couldn't get in the end zone. Because of that, 1 fumble and a missed kick is all they needed to escape with the W.
Carolina is #2 in the league in points per game. Their offense is very efficient. Seattle isn't going to shut down Carolina the way they did Minnesota. Stewart will be a lot more effective than Peterson was because they will have to be mindful of Olson and also of Cam's running.
Teams getting hot is a great soundbite, but teams personalities don't totally change. Seattle was gagging away leads every week at the start of the year. Carolina, on the other hand, most weeks they just finished teams off without mercy. The few times they did let teams come back they still won the game.
They probably should have lost vs NYG, I think they would have gotten rolled if Beckham didn't drop the 1st TD that was right in his hands on the 1st drive. But they then went and blew them out, then had an epic collapse but still won.
Vs the Colts they had another collapse. Still won.
New Orleans totally got the jump on them, but they responded and won.
Seattle was dominating them, then their defense leaks and they can't cover the TE (a constant problem for them) and boom - Carolina comes back and wins. They had Rudolph shut down last week and then their old Achilles heel came back to bite them at the worst time possible and he got loose twice to get Minnesota in FG range.
Carolina has proved the doubters wrong all year. Cam is way more seasoned than Bridge. Stewart is more effective than Peterson. Olson is better than Rudolph. The defense has more veterans and a true leader in Kuechly, which Minnesota is still figuring that out.
The way the line is going you'd think they blew out Minnesota. Minnesota isn't a very good team at all and they should have lost to them. Don't be a moron and bet on the Seahawks thinking they are going to another bowl. they are definitely not. they will lose to either Carolina or the winner of Arz/GB and I'm willing to take a flier that they lose this weekend to a very good Carolina team.
Minnesota couldn't move the ball against them because their Offensive Line stinks. Bennett was in the backfield all day. Google vikings offensive line 2015 and see the headlines of the articles. This unit struggled all year, and after last week's game they are getting rid of the O line coach.
The Panthers, on the other hand, have a very good O-line, led by Ryan Kalil who is regarded as the best center in the league by many. You don't go #2 in points scored without a great O-line. Minnesota is somewhere within the bottom half of the league in points scored, and they are 29th in yards gained (they actually had less yards gained this year than they did last year).
Like it or not, Seattle's tendency to give away games resurfaced last week and they just got lucky. And this week again there are a lot of people doubting Carolina again. Don't let this be a repeat of Thanksgiving and make the dumbest bet on the board. Carolina is going to be in the NFC championship.
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