***NFC SHIP IN THE SWAMP - ARI @ CAR***

***ARIZONA CARDINALS @ CAROLINA PANTHERS***

This will be a game for the ages as both these teams are worthy of the top spot in the NFC! The Cardinals fly into a chilly Carolina tonight in an attempt to pull off an upset and soar into the Super Bowl. The Panthers have been dripping with swagu' all season long and look to "keep pounding" along after completely demolishing a HOTT Seattle team last weekend in the first half, and surviving a late surge to solidify the Panther W. This one can truly go either way but I believe that the Panther's lack of weapons will finally come back to haunt them in this one. Cam Newton has had an MVP type of year and he has led his team to an almost undefeated season, despite a preseason injury to his top WR. He has really relied on the run game and TE Greg Olsen and that has been more than enough thus far. However I like the Cardinal defense to stack the box against Killa Cam and focus on taking away Olsen from his arsenal and forcing him to use his other targets like WRs Ginn and Funchess. In a HUGE spot like this, I don't trust the matchups of those WRs one on one against the Cards DBs, or the "No Fly Zone" as they like to refer to themselves as. I can see Cam relying on his legs and picking up chunks of yards but then stalling when it comes time to keep up on the scoreboard and put up points in a hurry. The Cards are LOADED at WR and I see QB Carson Palmer showing up for this game as he made some costly mistakes last weekend against Green Bay where he was extremely lucky to not cost Arizona the game. I like Coach Bruce Arians to have a gameplan in place after watching how these guys haunted Hawks QB Russel Wilson's dreams last weekend and will be looking for Palmer to get rid of the ball quickly. Big games call for BIG TIME plays from BIG TIME players, and last week we watched sure future HOF veteran WR Larry Fitzgerald literally put the team on his back as he would NOT be denied a victory after the Packers forced the game to overtime last weekend. Larry caught an outlet pass from Palmer and seemed to have run through the entire Packer defense and just fell short of the endzone where he then caught a sneaky shovel pass up the gut for the winning TD afterwards. It was a great moment in NFL history no doubt! That being said, I really love this Arizona team's fight and I think they gather themselves and play a much better game early on as they surely do not want to have a similar start as Seattle did a week ago. GAMES ABOUT TO TIP!!!! IN A NUTSHELL SWAMPY THINKS MY MAN LARRY FITZ WILL NOT BE DENIED!!!! CARDS+3!!!!