# Seahawks vs Panthers prediction: what pundits picked

Week 17, 2026: Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers

Jan 3, 2027 · not played yet · 1 call on record · updated Aug 29, 12:44 AM ET

Who do pundits pick in Seahawks vs Panthers? The one pundit with a call on record so far takes the Seahawks. Every call is graded once the game is final.

Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-17-seahawks-at-panthers

Picks:

- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast) took the Seahawks; said Aug 28, 2026; on The Rich Eisen Show (podcast); not settled yet

## How they come in

The Seahawks are 5-4; the Panthers are 3-5 and have lost 3 straight. On win totals, 11 pundits put the Seahawks at 10.5 wins on average, and 12 pundits put the Panthers at 7.4 wins on average.

Venue: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

- Seattle Seahawks: 5-4 (202 scored, 162 allowed)
  - Last games: W 17-3 vs Cardinals; L 17-34 vs Bears; W 20-3 vs Chiefs
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 18th, defense 2nd of 32
  - Last season: 14-3
  - Win-total calls: 12 pundits, average 10.5, 4 to 17 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 5 of 9 Seahawks games
- Carolina Panthers: 3-5, lost 3 straight (199 scored, 219 allowed)
  - Last games: L 21-26 vs Broncos; L 19-27 at Packers; L 13-43 vs Buccaneers
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 13th, defense 28th of 32
  - Last season: 8-9
  - Win-total calls: 13 pundits, average 7.4, 2 to 17 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 5 of 8 Panthers games

## Players to watch

Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard

- [Drew Lock](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/drew-lock) (Starting QB, QB): 597 passing yards · 5 TD, 0 INT · 71.1% completions · 3 games; 36th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 10 Shanna McCarriston, Nov 13, 2026: Sam Darnold is sidelined, leaving Drew Lock to run things for a second straight week (Week 10 vs. Raiders) (not settled yet)
  - No. 18 Carter Bahns, Nov 9, 2026: Drew Lock has a good chance to recover enough from his oblique injury to play against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 10. (not settled yet)
- [Emanuel Wilson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/emanuel-wilson) (RB1, RB): 403 rushing yards on 111 carries · 4 TD · 6 catches for 65 · 7 games; 21st in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 23 Jordan Dajani, Oct 3, 2026: Emanuel Wilson to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 60 Jared Dubin, Oct 15, 2026: Emanuel Wilson to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Jaxon Smith-Njigba](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaxon-smith-njigba) (WR1, WR): 71 catches for 1,036 yards · 9 TD · 9 games; 1st in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 15 Mike Florio, Oct 4, 2026: Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win NFL Offensive Player of the Year (not settled yet)
  - No. 24 Rich Hribar, Sep 7, 2026: Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [AJ Barner](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aj-barner) (TE1, TE): 23 catches for 210 yards · 1 TD · 9 games; 120th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 23, 2026: AJ Barner to outplay his draft cost (late-round) (not settled yet)
- [Byron Murphy II](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/byron-murphy-ii) (Sack leader, DT): 4 sacks · 13 solo tackles · 9 games; 30th in the NFL in sacks
  - No. 22 Dan Graziano, Sep 6, 2026: Byron Murphy II to sign a new deal with Seattle Seahawks (not settled yet)
  - No. 26 Bucky Brooks, Sep 3, 2026: Byron Murphy II to make All-Pro (not settled yet)
- Ernest Jones (Tackle leader, LB): 3 sacks · 44 solo tackles · 1 interception · 9 games; 4th in the NFL in solo tackles
- [Bryce Young](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bryce-young) (Starting QB, QB): 2,197 passing yards · 16 TD, 6 INT · 60.4% completions · 8 games; 8th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Jul 17, 2026: Bryce Young: a roster call with no direction stated (not settled yet)
  - No. 36 Chris Brockman, Oct 5, 2026: Bryce Young to finish top 8 at his position, by an unstated measure (not settled yet)
- [Chuba Hubbard](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chuba-hubbard) (RB1, RB): 619 rushing yards on 134 carries · 7 TD · 26 catches for 167 · 8 games; 10th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 20, 2026: Chuba Hubbard to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
  - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 17, 2026: Chuba Hubbard to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Tetairoa McMillan](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tetairoa-mcmillan) (WR1, WR): 46 catches for 625 yards · 3 TD · 8 games; 14th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 8, 2026: Tetairoa McMillan to outplay his draft cost (Round 3) (not settled yet)
  - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Tetairoa McMillan to fall short of his draft cost (a top 20 wide receiver price tag) (not settled yet)
- [Darren Waller](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/darren-waller) (TE1, TE): 23 catches for 299 yards · 4 TD · 8 games; 67th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 18 Carter Bahns, Aug 28, 2026: Darren Waller to be cut (scored 0 out of 100)
- [Princely Umanmielen](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/princely-umanmielen) (Sack leader, LB): 3 sacks · 12 solo tackles · 8 games; 51st in the NFL in sacks
- [Devin Lloyd](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/devin-lloyd) (Tackle leader, LB): 2 sacks · 31 solo tackles · 2 interceptions · 7 games; 45th in the NFL in solo tackles
  - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Sep 23, 2026: Devin Lloyd to win Defensive Player of the Year (not settled yet)

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The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team.
The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-17
Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology