Denver will be the best defense Carolina has faced this year. Carolina should have lost 3 or 4 games this year. The Giants came back from 28 down to take it to overtime and could have easily won. Then Seattle completely dominated them after waking up at half-time and deciding to play. If the game had been a couple minutes longer Seahawks would have won. The entire year Panthers had a hard time holding on to leads. I also think Cam Newton is overrated. Even with healthy receivers and a running game this year he was the 9th rated quarterback in the league for efficiency. I think this great season for them has been an aberration and next year they’ll revert back to being in the middle of the pack in their division. Usually great defenses win games. That’s Denver, not Carolina.
Was just about to mention my Seahawks coming back from 31-0 and almost winning that game. I’m certain the Denver brain trust learned a lot about Carolina’s defensive weaknesses by studying that second half. And on the offensive side, the Panthers didn’t score a point in those last two quarters. That crazy game gives the Broncos a LOT to consider and plan for.