As evidenced last week, the Seattle defense is nothing special. They almost lost outright to a Rams team starting a 3rd stringer. Now, they get a Panthers team coming off of a bye. I know this is hard to believe but the Panthers have a legitimate shot of winning the NFC South. They will be able to run on Seattle here. The Panthers D will be able to get pressure on the weak Seattle offensive line. Seattle is missing their top 3 running backs. The main strength of the Carolina defense is the secondary, where they will try to keep DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett at bay. I’m not saying the Panthers are going to win. But I am saying this will be closer than most people expect.