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Panthers look for redemption in playoff rematch vs. Seahawks

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Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera says the Seattle Seahawks are starting to feel a little like a division opponent. The teams will meet for the sixth time in four years and for the second straight season in the NFC divisional playoffs on Sunday. The Seahawks have won four of the previous five matchups, including a 31-17 playoff victory last year in Seattle. But this time it’s a little different. Not only will the game be played in Charlotte, where the…

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Lovie Smith: Tampa Bay’s defense “isn’t a finished product” yet

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The Tampa Bay Bucs couldn’t finish down the stretch of the NFL season. Perhaps it’s because the Bucs are not a finished product. Bucs’ coach Lovie Smith, in his day-after news conference, suggested that a weak pass rush and poor coverage might be partly because of the players he has. “It’s not a finished product,” Smith said. “When I say it’s not a finished product, the way you get a finished product is, first off, you have to have the…

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Panthers seek 2nd 15-0 start in NFL history

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Only one NFL team has gone 15-0 in the regular season, the 2007 Patriots. With a victory at Atlanta on Sunday, the Carolina Panthers can match that feat. What they don’t want to do is completely replicate what New England did that season. Yes, the Panthers want their second trip to the Super Bowl. They simply want a different outcome than what New England met, losing to the Giants in the big game. For now, though, there’s little to know…

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NFL storylines: playoff mediocrity and the Carolina Panthers

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NFL storylines: playoff mediocrity and the Carolina Panthers With three games remaining in the NFL season, fans begin looking toward the post season. At this stage, most teams should already be looking toward next year. In the AFC, only six of 16 teams have .500 records or better. It is even worse in the NFC, where only five teams have won more than they have lost. It is even worse than that. Of the 16 NFC teams, 14 of them…

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Don Shula rooting for his son Mike, Panthers to go 19-0

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Hall of Fame coach Don Shula is rooting for the Carolina Panthers to join his 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only undefeated Super Bowl champions. Well, indirectly anyway. Shula is really pulling for his son Mike, Carolina’s offensive coordinator. For Don, family trumps even the Dolphins’ sacred season. “Yes, there’s no question about it — I want that to happen,” Shula told The Associated Press. “I am proud of my record and my teams and the things they have accomplished,…

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