Manning’s only National Football League championship so far was when he played with the Indianapolis Colts at Super Bowl XLI versus the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007.
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He’s taking the Carolina Panthers with him.
Manning, back on the field, playing the role of the most decorated game manager in history.
Davis has played his entire career with the Panthers, and was given the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2015 for his charity work. Davis headed to the sideline with trainers holding his right arm, then went to the locker room. The next two weeks of hype and prognostication are going to convince all of us that either is a perfectly reasonable and likely outcome.
It will be Newton’s first trip to the Super Bowl and the second for the Panthers (17-1), who lost to New England 12 years ago. If you think he will play like he did in last week’s game, forget about it. There’s a different type of pressure on him this time around; the pressure of going to the Super Bowl.
“We just wanted to start fast, be efficient and keep our hands on the ball”, Newton said. It’s not over yet. Our coach challenged us, especially me. Denver ranked No.1 in regular-season defense, and they held Tom Brady and the Patriots to just 18 points as they advanced to Super Bowl 50.
The Carolina Panthers are hosting the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Championship Game today with the victor off to the Super Bowl. He added to the season in last week’s playoff win over the Packers by catching eight passes for 176 yards and also had the game-winning TD catch in OT. Newton didn’t want to disappoint the crowd, so he went to the corner of the end zone and dabbed.
Carolina’s defense did the rest, most notably making Palmer uncomfortable in the pocket and turning Larry Fitzgerald, the star of last week’s overtime victory against Green Bay, into a virtual non-entity. It’s the eighth time Arizona has had seven or more turnovers in a contest since the team moved to the Valley before the 1988 season. “There was pressure all day”.
Ivan Cleary’s side never looked troubled as they scored six touchdowns in the big 34-point win over the Cardinals at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Every single team has one, but this one could not have come at a worse time than the NFC Championship Game. The Panthers did to the Seahawks what the Seahawks did to the Cardinals. Newton hit four passes for 35 yards on their opening drive and Graham Gano hit from 45 yards for a 3-0 lead. Palmer finished the game with 235 passing yards and only completed 23 of his 40 pass attempts. However, it’d be much more preferable if the Cardinals offensive line is able to contain the Carolina pass rush and provide Carson Palmer with ample to get rid of the ball.
This time, the Panthers will meet another quarterback destined for the Hall of Fame.
There was an even bigger miss late in that opening quarter, when safety Rashad Johnson had a chance to tackle receiver Philly Brown after a big catch near midfield.
In the end, it was all-but-forgotten cornerbacks Finnegan and McClain – signed by Carolina in the middle of the season – who got the better of Palmer and his explosive weapons. Clearly both of these teams deserved their Super Bowl bids! Patrick Peterson muffed a punt early in the game that was another costly turnover.
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“We felt pretty confident all year long with the guys that we have and the character that we have”, said standout tight end Greg Olsen.
