I'll start by saying I didn't care which team won. But I certainly thought Carolina would play better than they did. Denver's defense was outstanding. And I think that Carolinas offense, since they failed to establish any kind of running game became very predictable. And once they became predictable, Denver's defense ate them alive. Knowing they were going to have to pass on almost every possession.

And then Carolina, pretty much throughout the game, kept making costly mistakes, turnovers and penalties etc. and you could tell by half time that Carolina was going to go home a loser.