Carolina Panthers beat Arizona Cardinals in NFC Championship

Cam Newton celebrates his touchdown.
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The Carolina Panthers were victorious over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday night, winning the NFC Championship with a final score of 49-15. Panthers quarterback Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes, ran for two others, and completed 19 of 28 passes for 335 yards. The Panthers will meet the Denver Broncos at Super Bowl 50. It will be the Panthers' second Super Bowl in franchise history.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.