Davis broke his arm in the second quarter of Carolina’s 49-15 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in the NFC championship.
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While it was sinking into the Broncos that they were going to their second Super Bowl in three years, the Panthers were trouncing the Cardinals on the way to their second in franchise history. Brady finished 27-for-56 for 310 yards, one score, and two interceptions, and he was sacked four times.
The Cardinals defense allowed their most points this season.
Along the way, Newton set a Panthers postseason record for passing yards.
When Newton flew into the end zone for a 12-yard third-quarter touchdown, he posed like a superhero, dabbed a bit, and pointed the Panthers toward the Bay Area.
Another highlight play came when Corey Brown executed an 86-yard touchdown catch, despite the deep speed that the Cardinals receivers are known for.
Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis isn’t going to let a little broken arm stand in the way of fulfilling his childhood fantasy of playing in the Super Bowl. January 25, 2016: The fourth Latino head coach in the National Football League, (NFL), Ron Rivera, who was born to a Puerto Rican-father and a Mexican roots mother in Fort Ord, California has led the Carolina Panthers to only its second Super Bowl championship. The 1998 Vikings, 2004 Steelers and 2011 Packers all had just one regular-season loss and failed to advance to the Super Bowl. This is Peyton Manning and Denver’s second Super Bowl appearance in the last three years. He won a championship with the Indianapolis Colts in 2007, lost with the Colts in 2010, and lost again with the Broncos in 2014. “That’s just kind of been the motto of who we are as a team-who we are as [defensive backs] is we’ve got to be ourselves”.
“Staring over at that sideline, seeing that feeling the other team has, is going to stick with me probably the rest of my life”, Palmer said.
“If it all goes well, it should be something he will be able to play with”, Rivera said about the longest-tenured member of the Panthers, who has already shown his grit and resolve to battle back from injury.
One of his biggest helpers was Ted Ginn Jr., who was dumped by the Cardinals after last season. He had 52 yards in receptions, and he tracked down All-Pro cornerback Patrick Peterson to prevent a touchdown on an interception return.
“It is kind of neat, personally”, he said.
Kuechly made his presence immediately felt in last Sunday’s divisional round matchup against the Seattle Seahawks, as he had an interception returned for a touchdown in the first quarter. “My team knew it was personal”. Newton scored more points by himself than the entire Cardinals team did in this game.
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Carolina’s run to being favored in the Super Bowl capped a season that surprised some bookies.
