The Panthers were in the Super Bowl for the first time .
Were underdogs to Tom Brady and the Patriots , but scrappy quarterback Jake Delhomme kept things close , tying the game 29 - 29 with a 31 - yard touchdown pass to receiver Ricky Proehl .
The Panthers were in the Super Bowl for the first time and were underdogs to Tom Brady and the Patriots , but scrappy quarterback Jake Delhomme kept things close , tying the game 29 - 29 with a 31 - yard touchdown pass to receiver Ricky Proehl .