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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,
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