Panthers LB Luke Kuechly

RE: Pick-6
“They lined up in a set and I think the biggest thing that happened on that was the defensive line got great pressure from the back end and anytime you push the pocket it makes my job easier. He kind of floated it up there and I was able to pick it, but a lot of the credit goes to the guys up front.”

 

Panthers FB Mike Tolbert

RE: Validation with a win like this
“At the beginning of the season, nobody gave us a chance except for the guys in this room, and it was like that throughout the year. ‘Oh, they’re undefeated, but they haven’t played anybody.’ This and that. We didn’t listen to it and this pretty much puts a stamp on the type of team we are.”

 

Panthers TE Greg Olsen

RE: Winning despite nearly blowing a big lead
“You win in the playoffs against a team like that or just in general and advance to host an NFC Championship Game, I think you’re feeling pretty good about what you’ve accomplished this far. If we go out next week and lay an egg then all this is for nothing. We’re going to enjoy this; we deserve this. We’ve worked our tails off to get to this point, but we’re one game from the Super Bowl at home, and that’s a pretty special position to be in.”

 

Panthers S Tre Boston

RE: How the team is right now emotionally
“We’re very joyous. It’s amazing to have this game that we wanted so much and so bad. To have it right back at our home field was amazing to go out there and beat these guys and then in the locker room we were excited, but at the same time guys were already willing to talk about next week because we’re not done. We don’t want to be finished. We really want more and you see that on guys. Guys aren’t just happy with this win, we want more. We’re that much closer.”