CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The name “Christian McCaffrey’’ barely got out of a reporter’s mouth at Pete Carroll’s post-game news conference on Sunday before the Seahawks’ head coach began shaking his head.
“Oh gosh, what a game,’’ Carroll said of McCaffrey, the second-year running back from Stanford who rushed for 125 yards on 17 carries with a touchdown and had 11 receptions on 11 targets for 112 yards and another score. “What a fantastic player.’’
But, despite the Seahawks’ eventual 30-27 win, Carroll said the scheme of Carolina offensive coordinator Norv Turner also helped McCaffrey, the Panthers’ star running back, find some holes in the Seattle defense.