2008: Cardinals 33, Panthers 13

The Cardinals went 2-4 to close the season and limped into the playoffs at 9-7. They beat the Falcons in the wild-card round. But most thought their season would end there because Carolina had gone 12-4 and was viewed as a strong Super Bowl candidate. But the Cardinals played, led by Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald, played up to their slogan for the season (“Shock The World’’) and knocked off the Panthers. They went on to lose the Super Bowl to the Steelers.