Panthers LB Davis breaks arm, hopes to play in Super Bowl

Safely assuming Newton wins the MVP, he can become the first player ever to win the Heisman Trophy, get drafted first, win the MVP and win the Super Bowl. Palmer set a franchise record with 35 passing touchdowns, 4,671 passing yards and a 104.6 passer rating in the regular season.

42 points for the Panthers is the most scored by a team in an NFC Championship since the AFL/NFL merger.

So why was Davis so certain he’d be able to play in the Super Bowl despite the apparent broken arm?

Super Bowl 50 is February 7 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Starting with a 32-yard punt return that he almost took to the house, Ginn had his team set up at the Arizona 49-yard line. A missed extra-point attempt by Stephen Gostkowski in the opening quarter proved decisive as the Patriots were forced to try a 2-point conversion after Tom Brady’s touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski with only 12 seconds remaining. He gained 47 rushing yards on 10 carries.

Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others as the 49 points were the most for an NFC title game victor. Unlike what the Panthers showed the week before when they allowed Seattle to nearly come back from a 31-point deficit, they did not allow the Cardinals to do the same. Carolina won its 13th straight home game, including three in the playoffs.

It put them into Super Bowl 50 against the Denver Broncos. In 2004, the Panthers lost to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVIII.

“I will do whatever it takes (to play)”, he said of the Super Bowl.

He had already toppled one of them – Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers in the NFC divisional round last week – to win his first playoff game.

With that, Manning finds himself in a position to possibly win another National Football League title. He had 52 yards in receptions, and he tracked down All-Pro cornerback Patrick Peterson to prevent a touchdown on an interception return.

Then two plays later, Palmer was picked by Tre Boston.

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.

The Cardinals will also need more out of the running game, as they only managed 40 yards on the ground against the Packers.

All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly returned an interception 22 yards for a score to cap the barrage.

Carolina got out to a 17-0 lead after the first quarter. “We’re Thieves Avenue”, Coleman said. Over their last six games, the Panthers have now outscored their opponents 125-24 in the first half.

Rivera said it’s “my understanding is if everything goes well, it is something he can mostly certainly play with – so we are excited about that possibility”.

Davis hurt his right arm with 7:28 left in the second quarter when he hit Darren Fells with his right shoulder as Fells jumped into him after a catch.