For the first time in a long time, Seahawks fans are sleepless in Seattle.
It’s been a difficult 2015 campaign for the team in Action Green, who stumble into Week 6 at 2-3 and own third place in the NFC West. The Seahawks now head home to face the Carolina Panthers in hopes of righting the ship this Sunday, though it could get much worse before it gets any better.
A win is necessary for the Seahawks this weekend, and fans looking to be on hand at CenturyLink Field will be greeted with the cheapest ticket prices of the season on the secondary market. According to TiqIQ, the average secondary market price for Seahawks vs Panthers tickets is currently $347.12, 22.6% below the Seahawks season average of $448.55, and the cheapest ticket is listed for $141.
With tickets falling for Sunday’s affair, fans willing to travel should consider arranging airfare and hotel accommodations. Hipmunk.com offers roundtrip flights from anywhere in the country and also weighs the best hotel options while in town. A roundtrip flight from Charlotte to Seattle departing on Saturday, October 17 and returning Monday, October 19 starts at $657.70. A four-star hotel in the Seattle on Hipmunk begins at $163.
It will be a tall order for the Seahawks to take down the surging Panthers, who head to Seattle at 4-0 and will no doubt be looking to make a big statement with a win. Carolina has butted heads early with the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC South and owns second place in the division. Spearheaded by Pro Bowl quarterback Cam Newton and a marquee cast of surrounding talent in 2013 Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kuechly and 2014 NFL Man of the Year Thomas Davis, the Panthers are a significant threat coming out of the South.
The Seahawks return home after suffering a fourth-quarter implosion in Cincinnati last week, coughing up a 17-point fourth quarter lead to receive their third loss on the road this season. There is a silver lining heading back to the Jet City, however – the Seahawks have only lost one non-divisional home game since Russell Wilson’s rookie year in 2012.
The Seahawks are beastly at home, and with their experience and talent on both sides of the football, the ball will be in their court this weekend.