Panthers 13,
Seahawks 10
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Quarterback No. 4 was just good enough to give the Carolina Panthers an unlikely win against the sleepwalking NFC West champions.
Rookie Matt Moore, becoming the fourth starting QB for the Panthers this season, engineered three scoring drives in the fourth quarter and the Panthers stunned Seattle.
Coming in with six losses in seven games and with coach John Fox sitting on the hot seat, the Panthers turned in their best defensive performance of the season and Moore surprisingly outplayed Matt Hasselbeck as the Seahawks had their five-game winning streak snapped.
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Hasselbeck's career-best season took a detour with a lackluster performance for Seattle, which included a fumble with just under 2 minutes left that ended Seattle's chances.
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Car-FG Kasay 53
Sea-FG J.Brown 23
Car-FG Kasay 37
Car-D.Williams 35 run (Kasay kick)
Sea-Branch 15 pass from Hasselbeck (Brown kick) SeaCar First downs 1815Total Net Yards 282322Rushes-yards 14-4438-114Passing 238208Punt Returns 5-422-18Kickoff Returns 2-442-16Interceptions Ret. 0-00-0Comp-Att-Int 27-41-019-27-0Sacked-Yards Lost 3-360-0Punts 8-40.65-47.0Fumbles-Lost 3-12-0Penalties-Yards 3-155-54Time of Possession 24:3835:22INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
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RUSHING-Seattle, Alexander 7-17, Morris 4-15, Hasselbeck 2-11, Burleson 1-1. Carolina, D.Williams 15-61, Foster 18-47, Moore 2-5, Hoover 1-1, Smith 2-0.
PASSING-Seattle, Hasselbeck 27-41-0-274. Carolina, Moore 19-27-0-208.
RECEIVING-Seattle, Engram 9-84, Branch 8-79, Morris 4-31, Weaver 2-11, Heller 1-25, Burleson 1-20, Obomanu 1-18, Alexander 1-6. Carolina, Smith 8-72, Carter 3-22, Robinson 2-20, King 2-13, D.Williams 2-11, Rosario 1-54, Fauria 1-16.
MISSED FIELD GOALS-Carolina, Kasay 37 (WL).
