Very entertaining; Defensive battle during most the first 2 quarters really increased the tension for me......like two boxers sparring and feeling each other out before starting to unload hay-makers at one another; The Pats eventually made adjustments and Brady was positively "surgical" in a Joe Montana-esque way; Da Bombs thrown by Delhomme were INCREDIBLE!; And THEN the finish......I can't throw enough superlatives at BOTH teams....Indeed, the Panthers have nothing to hang their heads about, and gave a good accounting of themselves.
(......lousey Halftime.......Jackson's crap DETRACTED from the game, which is not the purpose of a Halftime show......)
As for the halftime show, what was the NFL thinking? Actually the halftime shows have been going downhill for years. But last night took the cake. When will the NFL realize that the core football fan leans more towards country music or straight ahead rock and roll. I don't think anybody was enjoying that rap/dance crap. A much better halftime show would consist of acts like Toby Keith, Charlie Daniels and even Aerosmith (who played before the game). Now those acts know how to play to a football crowd and they would have blown the roof off that stadium.