“I’m just so excited to be in Bank of America Stadium one more time,” Panthers head coach Dave Canales said Sunday night, after watching the Falcons beat the Saints to help them clinch the division. “The energy that’s been there at the end of our season as we continue to build momentum and the fans showing up early, being loud, causing problems for the opponent’s offense. I know what type of an advantage that can be for us, and so I’m so excited to be here.
“Obviously, all of us, being right at home, sleeping in our own beds and being able to attack it one more time, it’s such a cool opportunity and it all starts off with winning the division first and we were able to be in that position to get that done, so it’s exciting.”