CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Josh Norman of the Carolina Panthers has statistically been the NFL’s best cover cornerback this season.
But Norman, in his fourth season, was reduced to the role of spectator in the Panthers’ first meeting with Seattle, in October.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson threw 30 passes in the Panthers’ 27-23 Week 6 win, but only two were in Norman’s direction.
Both were behind-the-line throws, to tight end Jimmy Graham and wide receiver Doug Baldwin. Norman made the tackles on both plays for a net of minus-2 yards.
Neither Norman nor his teammates are sure whether Wilson will test Norman on Sunday in the NFC divisional-round game at Bank of America Stadium.