The receivers of the Carolina Panthers are a no-name cast of misfits, seemingly unfit to play a leading role for the highest-scoring offense in football and a team preparing to play Super Bowl 50 as a big favorite.
Ted Ginn. Jerricho Cotchery. Devin Funchess. Corey Brown. Brenton Bersin.
Those five names represent the receivers for a team that averaged 31.3 points per game and is now a win over the Denver Broncos away from completing an 18-1 season.
Many wondered how the Panthers could possibly survive when top receiver Kelvin Benjamin went down with a torn ACL in August, given the remaining personnel at the position.