The Panthers are only four years removed from a Super Bowl appearance. On that night they ended their season with an uncharacteristically poor performance that ultimately resulted in a loss.
While the Panthers had a great offense that year they weren’t good enough to stay on the field and turn the tide in their favor. The next few weeks were full of conversations about how “defenses win championships” and things of that nature.
However, in Super Bowl LIV, a night where the best defense in the league went toe-to-toe with the best offense in the league, we bore witness to the exact opposite of that philosophy.