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Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers

Final · Kickoff

2013 Regular season · Week 1 · Bank of America Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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SEASeattle Seahawks12Away
CARCarolina Panthers7Home
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Seahawks beat Panthers 12–7 in 2013 Week 1

The Seattle Seahawks beat the Carolina Panthers 12–7 on the road at Bank of America Stadium in Week 1 of the 2013 regular season on September 8, 2013. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 5 points.

The 19 combined points were the fewest in any game of Week 1.

The result moved the Seahawks to 1–0 and dropped the Panthers to 0–1. The Seahawks finished 2013 at 13–3 and won Super Bowl XLVIII. The Panthers finished 2013 at 12–4 and lost in the Divisional round.

In their previous meeting, the Seattle Seahawks won 16–12 on October 7, 2012. When they met again, the Seattle Seahawks won 13–9 on October 26, 2014.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Seahawks lead the series 5–2 after meeting No. 7 since 2000 Full series history

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