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We needed a little more of that in the second half.

“To get something that you’ve never got, you have to do something that you’ve never done”, Newton said of the team’s quest to win its first Super Bowl. He was still very accurate in that second half; he just didn’t need to throw the ball as much.

On the game’s first offensive snap, Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart, back from a three-game absence with a foot injury, burst right through the heart of the Seattle defense and sprinted 59 yards before Richard Sherman dragged him down from behind.

Lynch received just eight touches in the game, rushing six times for 20 yards and catching a pair of passes for 15 yards.

Carolina jumped out to a two-touchdown lead not four minutes into the game, led 31-0 at half-time lead and held off a furious comeback attempt by the Seattle Seahawks to win, 31-24. Wilson, who was sacked five times, made some big throws, particularly to Kearse, who has 11 catches for 110 yards. “You are up 31-0 and you don’t want to give them life or give them a spark”.

Russell Wilson had a nightmarish first half, which included a pick-6 by Luke Kuechly moments after the Stewart touchdown run to open scoring. Then Wilson almost pulled the Seahawks back out with three TD passes in the second half.

Wilson hit wide receiver Tyler Lockett for a 33-yard score on the Seahawks’ next possession, so it was 31-14 midway through the third quarter.

The newer Newton, mad about a game in which the Panthers dethroned two-time defending NFC champ Seattle, is a nice counter-edge for Carolina.

Lynch gained just 20 yards on six carries during the loss to Carolina. Newton single-handedly led an otherwise mediocre Auburn team to the 2010 National Championship in one of the best season’s by any player in college football history. “I mean this is a complete team that we’ll play as well, and we’ve got to be on our game”. However, he made the most of one of those touches as shown in a photo shared by Panthers safety Roman Harper after the game.

Carolina linebacker Thomas Davis recovered the ensuing onside kick. We just lost the game.

The resilient Seahawks bounced back from a 2-4 start to go 10-6 and make the playoffs.

He knows the Panthers can’t afford to take the same approach if they get in a similar position Sunday against the high-powered Cardinals, who have the league’s top-ranked offense.

On Seattle’s second snap, Kuechly intercepted Wilson’s hurried pass and returned it 14 yards for a touchdown. It was an odd way to clinch the game after leading 31-0 at half-time, but it doesn’t really matter for the Carolina Panthers.

For the NFC, it is all coming down to the Carolina Panthers and the Arizona Cardinals.

So really, the Panthers did not check all the boxes, but again found a way to win.

Shawn S. Lealos is a freelance writer who graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2000 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism.