The Carolina Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos in their second Super Bowl. It sucks for Panthers fans around the nation, but such is life with football.
The Panthers shot themselves in the foot on several occasions on the grandest stage in football, but I refuse to be one of those people who claims "The Panthers beat themselves". While yes, the Panthers fumbled the ball on a few occasions, missed scoring opportunities, and ultimately didn't play the kind of football that got them here, the Broncos have themselves one HELL of a defense. They held the number one scoring offense down and forced the Panthers to be one dimensional.