CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For all his daring and dabbing and Superman persona, Cam Newton quickly reminds everyone that football is all about team.

And his Carolina Panthers are headed for the big game.

“For everyone who wears the blue and black, it has been a long time coming,” Newton said after another virtuoso performance Sunday with two touchdown passes and another two TD leaps — minus the Superman cape —in a 49-15 destruction of the Arizona Cardinals for the NFC championship. “It’s a question you got to ask: Why not us?

“We’ve been dreaming about this moment since Day 1. Our pen has a lot more ink left.”

The Panthers (17-1) have written quite a story so far. They manhandled two prominent defenses in the playoffs, Seattle (at least for a half) and then Arizona (14-4). They led the league in points (500) during the regular season, and against the Cardinals’ top-ranked offense they forced six turnovers by Carson Palmer.

Newton’s superhero image was enhanced by yet another fabulous performance. On both of his TD runs, he laid out the ball or himself to get into the end zone.

And one of his TD passes was an 86-yard catch-and-run by Philly Brown, helped by Rashad Johnson’s botched tackle.

Newton set an NFL mark with 45 touchdowns: 35 passes and 10 runs. On Sunday, all of those talents were on display.