PLAYOFF STAR L uke Kuechly led the Carolina Panthers in tackles in 2015 4
Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly peered at Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks Seattle’s quarterback barked signals to his teammates It was the first quarter of a National Football League NFL playoff game on January 17 2016 Moments earlier the Panthers had taken a 7 0 lead Wilson took the ball and stepped back to pass He saw Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch run into the open Wilson fired But Kuechly knew the pass was coming before Wilson even threw it 5
Kuechly runs the ball to the end zone The touchdown against Seattle was the second touchdown of his NFL career Kuechly was ready He stepped forward He intercepted the pass and took off running He sprinted to the right and outran the Seahawks Touchdown The crowd roared as Kuechly celebrated with his teammates The great play was just the start for Kuechly and the Panthers His 11 tackles were the most on the team as the Panthers beat the Seahawks 31 24 In the next playoff game Kuechly did it again He intercepted a pass from Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer and 6
scored another touchdown Carolina crushed Arizona 49 15 This was just the latest highlight for the young linebacker In his brief four-year career Kuechly had already been voted to three Pro Bowls After helping beat the Cardinals his next big game would be the Super Bowl Kuechly left and his teammates celebrate after beating the Cardinals to reach the 2016 Super Bowl 7
