2015 NFC: Carolina Panthers 31, Seattle Seahawks 24
A 31–0 halftime hole was too deep for Seattle's second-half rally.
In the divisional round of the 2015–16 NFL playoffs, on January 17, 2016, the Carolina Panthers beat the Seattle Seahawks 31–24 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The top-seeded Panthers led 31–0 at halftime and held off a second-half rally by the sixth-seeded Seahawks to reach the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 2005.
Quick Facts
- Date
- January 17, 2016
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Score
- Panthers 31, Seahawks 24
- Round
- NFC Divisional, 2015–16 NFL playoffs
- Attendance
- 74,287
- Halftime
- Panthers 31, Seahawks 0
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Background
Jonathan Stewart ran 59 yards on the game's first play and scored from four yards out, Luke Kuechly returned a Russell Wilson interception 14 yards for a touchdown, and Carolina led 14–0 less than four minutes in. Stewart's 1-yard run, Graham Gano's 48-yard field goal after a second Wilson interception and Cam Newton's 19-yard pass to Greg Olsen made it 31–0; Steven Hauschka missed a 55-yard attempt as the half ended.
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