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Let’s Get This Done.“ ”Cam Newton taking the field for the drive that beat the Saintsat home to send the Panthers to their first Playoff game since 2008.

The look on Cam Newton’s face was noticeably different than onewe had seen before. His told his teamates “Let’s Get This Done.” ashe took the field to stage his now legendary drive in the final sec-onds of a comeback to defeat the powerful Saints, take the NFCSouth and earn a bye week in route to the Playoffs. Our Panthershave had two weeks to heal up, with Steve Smith and JonathanStewart back to complete an offense that has repeatedly been re-ferred to as “an embarassment of riches.” Now, can they stop arolling 49er team at home, with a second win in the series and continue their remarkable turnaround season? Yes, they can.

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PLAYOFFS + PRO BOWLCOMBINING WINS for one of the longest winning streaks in the NFL in 2013, the Panthers recovered from a 1-3 start. Key factorswere a moving locker room speech by TE Todd Owen, a change of outlook by Coach Ron Rivera—now known as Riverboat Ron for hisbrazen 4th down strategy—and according to the players—it was and is, the fans. Panther fans have gotten louder and even taken thenoise on the road—you could hear the blue and black legions the loudest in the final season game at Atlanta. Turn it up!

Carolina’s #1 draft pick in 2012, Luke Kuechly hasamazed opponents with his ability to cover the fieldand read the offense. His efforts earned him Defen-sive Rookie of the Year in 2012 and he set a teamrecord with 26 tackles in one game this year.

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REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

Sep. 8 vs. Seattle Seahawks LSep. 15 at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. LSep. 22 vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m. WSep. 29 BYE Oct. 6 at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. LOct. 13 at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. WOct. 20 vs. St. Louis Rams, 1 p.m. WOct. 24 at Tampa Bay Bucs, 8:25 p.m. WNov. 3 vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. WNov. 10 at San Fran. 49ers, 4:05 p.m. WNov. 18 vs. NE Patriots, 8:40 p.m. WNov. 24 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. WDec. 1 vs. Tampa Bay Bucs, 1 p.m. WDec. 8 at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. LDec. 15 vs. New York Jets, 4:05 p.m. WDec. 22 vs. NO Saints, 1 p.m. WDec. 29 at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. W

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Kuechly (above) and his counterpart Daviscontinue to amaze as one of the strongestlinebacking units in the NFL today.

Jonathan Stewart will be back in the line-up vs San Fran. The Panther runninggame is fierce: Williams, Stewart, Tolbertand opponents best not forget, Newton.

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Cam Newton has had a remarkable football career. He is one of a select few whohave won the Heisman Trophy and a National Championship for his team. Hewas the #1 draft pick for Carolina in 2011 and broke NFL records left and right inhis rookie season. In 2012 Cam figured out a way to win games as the seasonwinded down. In 2013, his focus has been on leadership and playing smart. Hisfocus and direction under offensive coordinator Mike Shula has delivered thebest present Panther fans could ask for—an NFC South Championship/Trip to thePlayoffs—and sent Newton once again to the Pro Bowl. Congrats Cam!

Bookending the defensive line with monster Charles Johnson and running stuntson helpless offenses has put Greg Hardy right in the spotlight and right in the ProBowl. Hardy had many amazing games and was a huge factor in the win vs. theSaints in December. His speed as a big man gives him an edge on awkward of-fensive linemen. This season Hardy has adopted a mantle of The Kraken—inrerefence to his octopus-like approach to opposing quarterbacks. The black facepaint completes the image. On SNF Hardy decided to introduce himself as agraduate of Hogwarts and called himself Kraken. He adds a dimension to thePanthers that fans love and other teams love to hate. Go Greg!

Commentators struggle for new words to sing Luke’s praises. He and veteran fel-low LB Thomas Davis are aguably the best duo in the NFL—smart, speedy anddangerous. When you look at images of Keuchly tackling he wraps his opponentsand waits for his fellow defensive Panthers to swarm to the ball. With many acco-lades like Defensive Player of the Year in 2012 and Defensive Player of the Weekin 2013, Luke has become another amazing #1 draft pick for the Panthers whoare loaded with young talent. Congrats Luke—keep pounding!

Kalil became a national news story when he took out a full page ad in the Char-lotte Observer in 2012, stating that the Panthers were headed to the SuperBowl.That didn’t happen, but the act did what it was intended to do—it fired up theteam and fired up the fans. He since has said that his timing was just a little off,and that this is the year. Kalil provides a solid, unshakable base for the offenseand an ally for Newton—letting very few past him to reach his stellar QB.Keep holding down the fort Ryan—congrats on a Pro Bowl season!

Another naming story—Tolbert is most commonly referred to as the Bowling Ball,or Wrecking Ball. His stature and determination are truly special to watch, as hebundles up hangers-on and drives 8-10 yards with piles of defenders attached.While the fullback may be a waning position in the NFL, the Panthers are veryfortunate to have this former Charger in the backfield. Many games have hung onred zone plays ultimately made by Mike. If there is a Panther that takes the slo-gan Keep Pounding (credit this to former Panther Sam Mills) to heart, it is Tol-bert. We look forward to seeing Tolbert run over the 49ers. Congats Mike!

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