For a coach who's spent the majority of his coaching career in the NFC, Panthers head coach Ron Rivera has seen more than his fair share of games facing Peyton Manning.
The biggest meeting was in Super Bowl XLI when Manning threw for one touchdown and one interception en route to his first Vince Lombardi Trophy. But Rivera had faced him as early as 1999 when he was the Eagles' linebackers coach. From that game, a 44-17 drubbing, to the most recent matchup in 2012 when Manning was in his first year as a Bronco, the two have been on opposing sidelines in 10 games and Rivera is well aware of how difficult Manning is to go against.