The Panthers Are Going To The Super Bowl

This is not a tentative offense and I think being tentative bit us in the butt in the first half.

It was a vicious hit that left Palmer with broken ribs and a bruised lung, and resulted in a $25,000 fine for Hardy.

Cam Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others, and Carolina’s big-play defense stifled the league’s top-ranked offense in a 49-15 romp Sunday for the NFC championship.

In last week’s NFL Playoffs game, the Panthers jumped all over Russell Wilson and the Seahawks to essentially win the game before the first quarter was over. The Panthers, often known for their defense under coach Ron Rivera, averaged an NFL-high 31.3 points to rank just ahead of Arizona’s 30.6. He just connected too many times with the Panthers. Arians has Super Bowl experience, having won two championships with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “We just can’t let him be comfortable”.

Earlier Sunday, the Broncos beat the New England Patriots by a score of 20-18 to earn their own berth in the NFL’s championship game, set for February 7 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Bettcher kept the same 3-4 alignment that Bowles employed, as well as his penchant for sending pass rushers from every angle.

“You can’t go in thinking that you have to do something superhuman or something that you haven’t been doing or haven’t been executing on Sundays all season long”, Palmer said.

The Cardinals feel confident in their signal-caller.

Newton became the first quarterback in National Football League history to throw 35 touchdown passes and run for 10, and along with Palmer will garner plenty of MVP votes.

“We’ve just got to find ways to complete a full game of football”, Newton said.

ILB Deone Bucannon, one of Arizona’s key run defenders, will share the responsibilities of tracking Olsen downfield. “And you’re going to play with more poise, more confidence”, Shula said.

But they’re both here now and no matter what happens on Sunday night, it’s worth reflecting upon what it’s taken to get to this point.

“It’s not necessarily me that’s handling the blitz. We came out with a different mindset, and I came out with a different mindset, after halftime”. “And it’s been showing and carrying over to gameday”.

It’s Carolina’s first trip to the Super Bowl since the 2003 season.

“Try to see it before it comes”, Turner said. “I see you out there”.

Veteran linebacker Dwight Freeney led Arizona with eight sacks despite not joining the Cardinals until October after mulling retirement. After coming back and re-establishing himself as one of the league’s better QBs, it took him four years to get back to the postseason, where he was quickly bounced again. “Whether it be a four-man rush or five- or six-, whatever it is, because he is so elusive”, Freeney said.

“He makes guys around him better by what he does”, Smith said.

“That was an A-plus play”, Dickson said. “It looks like a lot of energy, a lot of focus, maybe not as much apprehension”. “Because they’re vulnerable (to certain passes) when they’re blitzing”.

One Tennessee mother actually sent an open letter to the Charlotte Observer, expressing her concerns that Cam Newton’s actions were highly unsportsmanlike and unbecoming of a true role model. Coach Bruce Arians knows the Cardinals can’t be that vulnerable against the Panthers, especially early.

“He’s got sneaky athleticism in the pocket”, Kuechly said.

In all, the Cardinals turned the ball over seven times. “He can move around and create when he needs to”. Second-year safety Tre Boston dropped Wilson for a big loss on a blitz.

Palmer hooked up with tight end Darren Fells for a 21-yard touchdown in the first minute of the fourth quarter. “Yeah, we won the football game, but there are some things we’ve got to be better with”. Both were No. 1 overall draft picks.

Given the offensive weapons Arizona has in receivers Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Floyd and John Brown and running back David Johnson, the Panthers can’t give Palmer time. Kawann Short forced a fumble on his, and so did Charles Johnson.

“He’s not the same guy”, Smith said. The biggest thing, more than anything else, is he does a great job of spreading the ball around. They were bad on the final step toward the Super Bowl.