Handicapper: Jim Feist
PANTHERS Take: (106) Wild Card Game of the Year: Carolina Panthers -6.
A long road trip for stumbling Arizona heading to red-hot Carolina. The Carolina defense has been great these last four games, even winning on the road at the Saints (allowing 10 points) and Atlanta (allowing 3 points). This is a tough situation and matchup for Arizona, a team that can't run the football (31st) and is down to 3rd string backup QB Ryan Lindley (2 TDs, 4 INTs), who is only in because fourth-stringer rookie Logan Thomas can't play. For a team that can only pass the football, they're done (Arizona has also lot 4 of the last 6 games). Here are the points Arizona has scored the last six games: 3, 18, 17, 12, 6 and 17. It's amazing they won two! Carolina improved to 15-3 in December games under fourth-year coach Ron Rivera after routing Atlanta, and will enter the postseason as one of the league's hottest teams. The Panthers defense turned in the biggest plays, sacking Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan six times and getting interception returns for touchdowns from both starting safeties. Play Carolina!