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Newspaper Page TextB4 SPORTS East Oregonian Saturday, December 14, 2019 Once rivals, Seahawks, Panthers head in different directions 1-2 punch By STEVE REED Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Not too long ago the Car- olina Panthers viewed the Seattle Seahawks as their biggest rivals in the NFC. Now the franchises are headed in vastly different directions. While the Seahawks have posted eight straight winning seasons under coach Pete Carroll, the Pan- thers have been inconsis- tent. Coach Ron Rivera was ﬁ red last week. On Sunday, the Sea- hawks (10-3) will try to clinch a playoff berth for the seventh time in eight seasons when they visit the Panthers. They need a vic- tory over Carolina and a loss by the Packers, Rams or Vikings to secure a spot in the postseason. The Panthers (5-8) have been relegated to the role of spoiler. They have dropped ﬁ ve in a row and will miss the playoffs for the third time in four seasons. Rivera had talked for years about the mental hur- dle of “getting over the hump” and beating the Sea- hawks, who dominated Car- olina earlier in the decade AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Seattle’s Russell Wilson’s MVP case has taken a hit in the past few weeks. After a sterling ﬁ rst nine games of the season, the past four have been more pedestrian. with four straight wins. That message resonated loudest after the Seahawks beat the Panthers in the NFC divi- sional playoffs in 2014. The Panthers ultimately would get over the hump, beating Seattle in the 2015 regular season and then again in the divisional play- offs en route to the Super Bowl. But while the Seahawks have remained a steady con- tender for the NFC title, the Panthers have fallen on hard times. They have failed to win a playoff game the past four seasons in part because of injuries to Cam Newton. Panthers interim coach Perry Fewell said he believes the difference, in part, is the Seahawks have been able to maintain con- sistency at the quarterback position with a healthy Rus- sell Wilson. “Their stability at the quarterback, he’s been healthy for the most part,” Fewell said. “Obviously his leadership permeates throughout the team.” Fewell said Wilson is playing at a “MVP level.” “Watching him on tape, you’re saying, ‘I hope he has a bad day,’” Fewell said. Seattle had a pretty good set of complementary run- ning backs with Chris Car- son as the primary option and Rashaad Penny as the change of pace. But Penny suffered an ACL injury on his ﬁ rst offensive touch last Sunday against the Rams. While Carson likely will see even more action going forward, there will be increased focus on C.J. Prosise and whether he can ﬁ ll Penny’s role. Prosise has shown ﬂ ashes during his four seasons, but his career has been deﬁ ned more by nagging injuries and being inactive on game days. Pro- sise has played in just 23 of a possible 61 regular-season games in his four seasons. “C.J. has always done well when you give him a chance,” Carroll said. “Now, he’ll know he’s in the game plan and all of that. I’m hop- ing he’ll contribute in a big way.” Better Russ Wilson’s MVP case has taken a hit in the past few weeks. After a sterling ﬁ rst nine games of the season, the past four have been more pedestrian. After posting a 118.2 passer rating through the ﬁ rst nine games, Wilson is at just 82.7 over the past four. He has four touchdown passes and four interceptions during the stretch. While Wilson has been hampered by some drops and errors in pass protection, he also has held onto the ball too long at times. Clearly, the Sea- hawks would like Wilson to ﬁ nd that early season form. “He could do a little bit better and we need to help him. We need to contrib- ute,” Carroll said. Under pressure Seattle’s pass rush barely sniffed Rams quarterback Jared Goff last week. The Seahawks had zero sacks and just four QB hits in the loss. Seattle thought it had corrected some of the pass rush issues from earlier in the season, but the perfor- mance against the Rams was a step back. Seattle could get some help if defensive end Ziggy Ansah and linebacker Mychal Kendricks are able to play. Ansah missed last week with a shoulder injury. Kendricks is an excel- lent blitzer off the edge but missed last week with a hamstring injury. Plenty of quarterbacks with a pedigree should be available in 2020 By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA — Several quarterbacks with impressive resumes could be looking for new teams in 2020 after disappointing performances this season. The list of QBs who could be available includes guys with MVP trophies on their mantels, former No. 1 draft picks and longtime starters. Eli Manning is the most accomplished of the group. The two-time Super Bowl MVP already has some Hall of Fame credentials. Philip Rivers also has built a case to have his bust enshrined in Canton. Cam Newton was the 2015 NFL MVP. Nick Foles and Joe Flacco were Super Bowl MVPs. Jameis Winston and Mar- cus Mariota were selected Nos. 1-2 in the 2015 draft. Andy Dalton is a three- time Pro Bowl pick with 130 career starts. Ryan Fitzpatrick has started 136 games in his 15-year career. Case Kee- num led Minnesota to the NFC championship game two years ago. Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Dak Prescott and Ryan Tan- nehill are potential free agents, but it’s unlikely they’re going anywhere. Teddy Bridgewater went 5-0 ﬁ lling in for Brees this sea- son, so he vastly improved his value on the open market. Here’s a look at some of the players: Manning: The Giants benched their franchise icon in Week 3 to start ﬁ rst- round pick Daniel Jones, who has been inconsistent — hey, he is a rookie after all. Manning returned to the starting lineup last week because Jones has an ankle injury. He played well in the ﬁ rst half, throwing two touchdown passes in a 23-17 overtime loss at Philadel- phia. Manning turns 39 next month and is in the ﬁ nal year of his contract. He may have to settle for a backup role to prolong his career. Rivers: Like Manning, he’ll be a free agent after the season after spending his entire career with one team, the Chargers. Indeed, they basically were traded for each other at the 2004 draft. Unlike Manning, Riv- ers hasn’t lost his starting job and Los Angeles hasn’t drafted his successor. Riv- ers, who turned 38 last week, has 20 TD passes and 15 interceptions. His passer rating is down to 90.7 while his picks have gone up. He could end up staying to groom his replacement and play in the team’s new sta- dium for a season. Newton: He’s owed $18.6 million in 2020 but hasn’t played since Week 2 because of a foot injury that required surgery this week. Newton has been Carolina’s starter since 2011 and is 68–55–1 in his career. His future with the Panthers depends on his health and the preference of the new owner and the new coach the team has to hire to replace Ron Rivera. Kyle Allen hasn’t taken advan- tage of his opportunity to ﬁ ll in for Newton. He’s lost ﬁ ve straight games after starting off 5-1. Allen has 16 TDs, 12 picks and a 82.9 passer rating. Foles: The Jaguars gave Foles a four-year, $88 mil- lion contract in free agency that included $50.125 mil- lion guaranteed. But the 2018 Super Bowl MVP with the Eagles broke his collar- bone in Week 1. He strug- gled in three games after returning and was benched for rookie Gardner Min- shew last week. Flacco: The 2013 Super Bowl MVP with Baltimore was only 2-6 in his ﬁ rst sea- son in Denver before a her- niated disk ended his sea- son. Second-round draftee Drew Lock is making his case to be the man for the Broncos. Flacco turns 35 next month and should end up on the open market. Cut- ting Flacco will free up $10.05 million in cap space. Winston: Tampa Bay has a tough decision to make on Winston, who becomes a free agent after the season. Winston has thrown for over 4,000 yards this season for the third time in ﬁ ve years, but he also has a career- high 23 interceptions. He’s only had one winning sea- son and the Buccaneers need to win the ﬁ nal three games to match that 9-7 record from 2016. Winston is playing in his ﬁ rst season under coach Bruce Arians, EASTERN OREGON marketplace Place classified ads online at www.easternoregonmarketplace.com or call 1-800-962-2819 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. After hours, leave a voicemail and we’ll confirm your ad the next business day. Email us at classifieds@ eastoregonian.com or fax: 541-278-2680 East Oregonian Deadline is 3 p.m. the day before publication 211 S.E. Byers Ave. 333 E. 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