I have the Panthers in this one. I'm still stunned people have the Eagles in the NFC final or Superbowl without Dawkins. As far as I'm concerned, they learned exactly why you don't lowball your team MVP. (Yes, I'd call him that.) Now the poor guy's rotting in Denver, albeit by his own fault, and the Eagles' defence won't be the same. I mean hey, even if Delhomme has a bad game, there's no Dawkins to pick off his passes now.
The Panthers are at home, are a better team and have more continuity from last year to this one - other than the Arizona game past the first drive. They must've been seething watching the Superbowl, knowing they should've been there. If they're healthy, I think they can be better than the experts say. Of course, if you're banking on every team having injuries, the Panthers don't exactly win a battle of attrition with anyone.
As an aside, I'm planning to write an article on this game - make sure to read it and tell me what you think!