Some may misjudge the super powers of the Panthers after seeing what the Broncos brought last night, but then again I believe Rufus and Sterling and I(S2V) would agree with you.
Carolina has been a fun team to watch all season and Cam Newton has been a great boon for the sport to draw in attention from non-football fans. Carolina dismantled Arizona. Denver has defeated New England twice this year. Beating New England once can be a fluke, beating them twice, to me, means they deserve to be in the Superbowl.
Between both teams, there is only one glaring issue. How is Denver going to put up enough offense against Carolina to make this game competitive? Carolina, with 2 weeks, will find a way to score 21 or more on the Bronco's defense. Right now, I'm not sure the Bronco's can score 21 on Carolina.
I think Denver is a little better defensively, but I think Carolina is a lot better than Denver offensively. Special Teams is a wash.
S2V says Carolina 30, Denver 14