On Sunday, the two QBs with similar accolades but varying styles meet when the Panthers host the Cardinals in the NFC Championship game, with a berth in the Super Bowl at stake.
The Denver Broncos’ 20-18 victory over the New England Patriots in what could be the last meeting between high-profile quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Tom Brady averaged 53.3 million viewers Sunday on CBS.
Now, 21 years later, the team is playing in their second Super Bowl as the only NFC South team to accomplish such a feat. With how much the Panthers are rolling can anybody stop them, or are we going to see a repeat of the Super Bowl from two years ago (an NFC team dominating Manning)? “They both have great arms and can throw the ball and put their teams in position to win”.
Newton played up to his lofty standards in the Panthers’ win over the Seahawks, but it’s worth noting he was spotted a huge lead when seemingly everything went wrong for the Seahawks in a disastrous first half. Carolina finished second in the National Football League in rushing during the regular season, its ground game augmented by the ability of Newton to run the ball effectively at any time.
With an explosive and risky offense like Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers, that’s not a good thing.
Newton, who has run or thrown for 50 touchdowns this season, and Arizona’s Carson Palmer created the first National Football League playoff quarterback matchup between two winners of the collegiate top player award, the Heisman Trophy.
“We go out there and the scoreboard talks for itself”, Miller said.
The Panthers (17-1) have written quite a story so far. Their offense has been more of a work in progress throughout the season, but the Broncos defense has allowed the team to win games despite not scoring as many points.
Moments after the Panthers routed the Arizona Cardinals, 49-15, on Sunday night, the loud-mouthed corner blasted what he perceived as a crowd of doubters who still don’t believe that Carolina is for real.
The over/under opened at 45.5 points.
“I love coach, I have nothing but respect for him and I respected his decision”.
“One of the coaches told me this is going to be a special group”, said Andy Kiah, who helps run training camp for the Panthers. In his five seasons in the NFL, Newton has played in two games where the temperature at kickoff was less than 40.
Peterson’s interception and ensuing return set up Palmer to lead the Cardinals to a second score.
Arians said he expects Jonathan Cooper to be ready to move back into the right guard spot, where Ted Larsen took over early in the season.
“Until you do it, it’s just one of those things you’ve got to break through”, he said, “and I will”. Johnson resurfaced with the Miami Dolphins in 1996 but never appeared in a conference title game. “They’re not easy to find, but that’s something I’d like to look for”.
