The Panthers led 17-0 after the first quarter, 24-7 at halftime.
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The Broncos were able to hold off the New England Patriots 20-18, but a missed point after attempt by New England prevented the Patriots from tying the game after a late touchdown by Rob Gronkowski with 12 seconds left.
Carolina Panthers’ Ted Ginn gets past Arizona Cardinals’ Justin Bethel for a touchdown run during the first half the NFL football NFC Championship game Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in Charlotte, N.C. The 39-year-old is 1-2 in the Super Bowl and will be the oldest quarterback to start the championship game when Super Bowl 50 kicks off February 7 in Santa Clara, Calif. “To be going to our second Super Bowl in four years is very special and just an awesome effort by our entire team tonight”, Manning said.
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Newton won the Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp Award, Maxwell Award and led Auburn to a national championship in 2010. They flustered Tom Brady into two interceptions to help Peyton Manning improve to 3-2 all-time against Brady in the playoffs. Palmer earned his first playoff win of his career over the Packers last weekend and had 349 passing yards and three touchdowns to two interceptions. The Broncos harassed Brady into a 27-for-56 day for 310 yards and two picks.
The Panthers lost a pair of defensive starters in the first half with linebacker Thomas Davis (right arm) and safety Roman Harper (right eye) ruled out for the remainder of the game. The team practiced most of the week outside in the elements and should be more adjusted to it than the Cardinals, who play in a dome.
“We’ve just got to try to get some pressure on (Manning)”, Kuechly said. Minutes later, “Sweet Caroline” played from the stadium speakers with running back Jonathan Stewart standing in the middle of the field playing maestro for the roaring sold-out crowd. Quarterback Carson Palmer was horrendous, throwing four interceptions as part of the team’s astonishing seven turnovers. Arizona cornerback Patrick Peterson tried to make something happen on a short punt by catching it on the run.
Denver has been to eight Super Bowls.
In the NFC, the Carolina Panthers stormed their way to a commanding victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
The Cardinals are coming off a huge win in overtime over the Green Bay Packers, and head coach Bruce Arians has his team completely focused on the biggest game of their season.
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Ginn said he left Carolina after the 2013 season to “chase a check”, but was seldom used in Arizona last season.
