How big of a difference will New Englands previous Super Bowl experience make going into this contest?
The Patriots previous experience will help them because their first Super Bowl victory was as a team. They did everything with the idea of winning or losing as a team right down to being introduced as a team during the pre-game. This is essentially the same team with a just a few changes in personnel and I’m sure they remember the entire Super Bowl process. The big difference between the Pats and the Panthers will be how the teams handle the spectacle that is Super Bowl week. That’s when the Patriots experience will come into play because they’ve gone through the exhausting media day and the spotlight before. Meanwhile, the Panthers have flown under the radar all season and haven’t faced anything close to the type of media exposure they’re about to see. That exposure and the glare of the world literally watching can be extremely distracting and the Panthers may struggle in their first dealings with it. 2. Is the extra week off a benefit or detriment? The extra week is a detriment to th
