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Crowning a Champ in Carolina: A NFC Championship Preview

In the middle of an MVP season, Cam Newton must get past a talented Cardinals team to get to his first Super Bowl. (Getty Images)

In the middle of an MVP season, Cam Newton must get past a talented Cardinals team to get to his first Super Bowl. (Getty Images)

– Evan Sally

Arizona @ Carolina, Sunday 6:40pm

About halfway through the season it became clear that these are the two best teams in the NFC if not the NFL. Despite a late run from Seattle, here we are with Arizona and Carolina as the last teams standing for the right to represent their conference in the Super Bowl and it’s a matchup I’ve been anticipating. Not only are these team’s well rounded, each boasting top 10 offenses and defenses, for my money they’re two of the most aesthetically pleasing teams in the league as well. Each has talented playmakers are both sides of the ball and coaches that have aggressive styles that place their players in the right positions and mindsets to succeed. Both teams also had surprisingly difficult games in the previous round to get to this point, albeit for different reasons. These teams also share a lack of pedigree at this stage of the postseason. In this meeting of Heisman winning, number one pick quarterbacks and their respective teams, the differences will be found in the margins. Continue reading

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