A look at the path both the Carolina Panthers and the Arizona Cardinals took to the NFC Championship game.
Last week the common narrative surrounding the divisional round rematch with the Seattle Seahawks was pretty universal; the Panthers would have to beat the man to be the man. The Seahawks were the proverbial hump the Panthers needed to get over to get to the Super Bowl, and it was always going to happen that way. Well, I would argue that while the Panthers might have to face the Seahawks to get there, I believe the collision course was set for "Panthers-Cardinals III" in the 2014 playoffs.