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SB Nation Super Bowl history series: Carolina’s magical ‘03 season ends with last-second loss in SB XXXVIII

As part of SB Nation’s Super Bowl coverage, NFL editors were asked to recall their respective teams’ runs to Super Bowl. Kicking things off is James Dator of Cat Scratch Reader, who remembers the Panthers’ shocking run to Super Bowl XXXVIII nine years ago, when they fell just short against the New England Patriots nine years ago.

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