Newton presents a new challenge to a Broncos defense that was dominant all season and still raised its game to another level in the AFC championship win over New England.
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The victories mean conference titles for the Panthers and the Broncos – and, more importantly, a trip to the Super Bowl for both teams.
This makes for a great encounter between the two teams with both franchises already displaying their strengths as they secured their places in the championship round. Last week had to be alarming if you’re a Cardinals’ fan. Carson Palmer (2 INTs and it could have been more) looked shook way too often and the Cards couldn’t run the ball.
Groh, 44, joins the Rams after spending the last three seasons with the Chicago Bears. The victory was Palmer’s first in the post season.
In the NFC title game, Delhomme is confident Carolina will move on after looking in the window to Newton’s soul. “We are trying to finish this thing off”. He played well when needed.
The two quarterbacks started the season much the same way – Manning was 7-0 before the narrative shifted sharply to questions about his age and arm strength.
Cardinals: First things first: QB Carson Palmer will have to play a lot better than he did against Green Bay.
No NFL team enjoyed more success on the road than the Arizona Cardinals in 2015.
Rivera has acknowledged that the Panthers got way too protective instead of continuing to push the pace, challenge the Seahawks. The Panthers led the league in total offense.
On Friday, the Panthers running back and several teammates regaled the Twitterverse with a lip-synced rendition of Drake and Future’s “Big Rings”.
No doubt the Panthers’ defense will be ready for Manning. Newton is a physical monster at 6-foot-5, 245 pounds. He won his second consecutive MVP award with 3,899 passing yards, a career-best 39 touchdown passes and just 13 interceptions, good for a passer rating of 95.8. Tolbert is also overlooked and undervalued.
“We had 10 windows open and there was a flurry of activity at those betting windows”, Kornegay said. If so, advantage Carolina.
Through the air is a whole other story.
The Cardinals’ focus will be on stopping Newton, the most dynamic player in the league. He also scored the GW TD against Seattle in Week 6 among his 131 receiving yards. Prior to his time at Vanderbilt, Maxie spent two seasons with the Tennessee Titans (2012-13), serving as defensive backs coach. The Panthers are entering this game after beating the Seattle Seahawks, 31-24, in a game where the Panthers at one point had a 31 point lead.
Ponder, of course, is unemployed after being cut by the Vikings and Raiders, and most recently waived by the Broncos. Rookie Devin Funchess has come on as late after being pretty much useless until late November.
In 2011, after four years as the Bears’ starting tight end, Greg Olsen had a new home and a new team.
Ginn caught two passes for 52 yards and set up his own electrifying 22-yard touchdown run with a nifty 32-yard punt return. The Cardinals are loaded with playmakers, despite the loss of Tyrann Mathieu, which is a massive loss.
“His play action game is unbelievable”, Campbell said.
On a team that throws and runs the ball at nearly a 50-50 clip, however, it is odd that the Panthers would do anything 11 times in a row.
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He’s taking the Carolina Panthers with him. The Cardinals have one of the deepest WR corps in the National Football League, which really could benefit them in this game. Finnegan hasn’t been bad, but is well past his prime. In the end, this game may come down to the turnover battle.
