To the winners of today’s game goes a spot in Super Bowl 50 which is being played in Santa Clara, California, at the home field of the 49ers on February 7.
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The journey: Carolina came out firing last week against Seattle, scoring 31 straight points before sitting on the lead and almost allowing the Seahawks to a mount a large comeback. He threw for more yards in the regular season (4,671 to 3,837). The Cardinals held Cam Newton and the Panthers offense to 0 second half points, and scored 19 unanswered points to win 22-6. Carolina tends to overwhelm teams with their powerful run-game combo of Newton and Jonathan Stewart.
“They owned it”, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said of his team’s performance in the second half.
A raucous crowd of 74,294 had plenty to cheer about as the Panthers (17-1) advanced to the Super Bowl for the second time in franchise history and the first since the 2003 season.
Davis’ teammates praised his toughness and said it’s hard to imagine anyone trying to tell him he couldn’t play in his first Super Bowl after spending his entire career trying to reach this pinnacle. He threw two of them in the win over the Green Bay Packers, and the Panthers might be more punishing in that aspect. “This is something that if it comes down to a pain tolerance and playing through it, I will be there”.
“We just wanted to start fast, be efficient and keep our hands on the ball”, Newton said afterwards.
“At the end of the day, they fought for me and I fought for them”, Ginn said.
Coming off a spectacular 176 receiving yards and a game-winning touchdown against the Packers, Fitzgerald was not the usual dominant, sure-handed WR many are used to seeing. Led by electric pass-rushers Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware, Denver hit quarterback Tom Brady 20 times, which was the highest total in the league all season.
Along with his status as scariest runner in the NFL, biggest cheerleader on the Carolina Panthers’ sideline, corporate spokesperson and post-touchdown football gifter, Cam Newton is an underrated passer.
“Although I appreciate the support the Cardinals offense provided in helping me win my fantasy football league this year, their luck is going to end against the best defense in the league in front of more than 74,000 rabid Panthers fans”, Tillis said.
There really wasn’t much that came from special teams against the Panthers.
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The main concern for the Cardinals will continue to be the right index finger for quarterback Carson Palmer, which was dislocated during a game in December.
