Veteran linebacker Thomas Davis has made three previous playoff trips with the Carolina Panthers, including his rookie season in 2005 when Carolina fell a game short of the Super Bowl.
So Davis speaks from experience when he says the Panthers’ 15-1 regular season, while nice, won’t count for much if Carolina isn’t holding the Lombardi Trophy on Feb. 7 in Santa Clara.
“It’s very gratifying,” Davis said of the most successful regular season in team history. “But it means nothing if we can’t win in the playoffs.”
The Panthers have a bye this week before hosting a divisional-round game Jan.