This Super Bowl rematch has been circled on the schedule by nearly everyone since it was announced -- except for Panthers right tackle Mike Remmers. Presumably, Mike Shula will give Remmers more help this time with Von Miller, who almost single-handedly won Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara.
If the Panthers need any added motivation, watching the Broncos trot out the Lombardi Trophy before the game should provide it. The Panthers’ front four will try to torment Broncos QB Trevor Siemian, whose only regular-season snap was a kneel-down late last season.
If 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick is still continuing his protest of sitting during the national anthem, expect a good deal of talk about activism by athletes (or lack thereof) in the lead-up to the game.