Fourth-year quarterback Cam Newton threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns for his first playoff victory, and Jonathan Stewart ran for 123 yards and a touchdown on a rain-soaked afternoon.
Carolina won its final four regular-season games to take the NFC South. It now heads to either Seattle or Green Bay, depending on the outcome of the Detroit-Dallas game on Sunday.
After a 9-1 start, Arizona’s once promising season was undone by a rash of injuries, including to quarterbacks Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton. Third-stringer Ryan Lindley went 16 for 28 for 82 yards with two interceptions and one TD pass.
Visiting Arizona (11-6) started a series of laterals on the final play and lost 19 yards, making for the record.
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