It’s playoff time for the Seattle Seahawks.
Seattle faces Carolina at 5 p.m. Saturday at CenturyLink Field. The Seahawks are looking to become the first defending Super Bowl champion since 2006 to win a playoff game the following season.
Seattle is an 11-point favorite in this Divisional Round game. The Seahawks won nine of their last 10 games in the regular season, a run that started with a 13-9 win at Carolina on Oct. 26. But the Panthers come in having won five straight, including a 27-16 Wild Card win over Arizona last week.
Beyond the usual keys, such as avoiding turnovers and penalties, here are five things Seattle must do to give itself the best shot to win Saturday’s playoff game. Click on the arrows in the photo gallery above to scroll between the five “musts.”
