Panthers advance to NFC Championship game with win over Seahawks

"The 100 Yards" Game Report

CHARLOTTE, NC – The Carolina Panthers are heading to the NFC Championship game.

The Carolina Panthers built a 31-point halftime lead before barely holding off Seattle's relentless comeback, beating the Seahawks 31-24 on Sunday to advance to the NFC championship game.

Carolina (16-1) will host Arizona (14-3) next week for a trip to the Super Bowl.

Jonathan Stewart, returning from a foot injury, scored two touchdowns after jumpstarting the Panthers with a 59-yard sprint on their first play.

Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly
(59) runs an intercepted ball as Seattle Seahawks center
Patrick Lewis (65) looks on during the first half of an NFL
divisional playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in
Charlotte, N.C. Kuechly scored a touchdown on the play.

(PHOTO: Chuck Burton/AP)