Super Bowl 50 will now feature a contest between Cam Newton’s Panthers and Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos, who defeated the New England Patriots earlier Sunday.
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Based purely on record, the Carolina Panthers and the Arizona Cardinals were the two best teams in football exiting the 2015 NFL regular season. With New England needing a 2-point conversion to tie late in the game, Talib stepped in front of Tom Brady’s pass and deflected it and Roby intercepted it.
A first-team All-Pro this season, Gostkowski went 52-for-52 on extra point attempts during the regular season to lead the National Football League in accuracy. Cam Newton completed 16 of 22 passes for 161 yards and one touchdown.
Newton will look to target star tight end Greg Olsen and wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr.in Sunday’s anticipated NFC Championship game.
As a result, the Panthers are headed to their second Super Bowl in franchise history.
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But that was the lone blemish for Newton, who now won’t be able to accept the MVP trophy, given that the NFL’s Honors awards program is the night before the Super Bowl.
The Panthers will face the Denver Broncos in two weeks in the NFL’s championship spectacle at San Francisco.
“I felt like deep down inside they felt like I couldn’t do it, ” Ginn said.
“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. But Johnson couldn’t drag him down, spring Brown free for an 86-yard touchdown that pushed Carolina’s lead to 17-0.
The Carolina Panthers are coming from a 31-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
Linebacker Thomas Davis confirmed he suffered a broken forearm in their 49-15 win over the Cardinals. Ginn had a 32-yard punt return to set up his weaving 22-yard touchdown run, and he chased down All-Pro cornerback Patrick Peterson to prevent a second-quarter touchdown. “My team knew it was personal”.
“Yeah, we are going to the Super Bowl”.
The Cardinals’ focus will be on stopping Newton, the most dynamic player in the league.
Carolina’s first possession resulted in an eight-play, 39-yard drive and Gano’s 45-yard field goal. Five plays later he took a pitch from Cam Newton, raced around left end on a reverse, changed fields and scored. He had several jarring hits that set the tone for the Panthers to build a 17-0 lead.
Palmer’s three first-half turnovers, including an interception in the end zone that would have gotten Arizona back in the game shortly before halftime, did the Cards in.
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On Arizona’s first play after Peterson’s muff, Palmer was sacked and fumbled.
