Aikman: experience can be ‘overrated’ going into Super Bowl

“He has not said anything to me about it”, Eli Manning said on a conference call. “And now being in the Super Bowl, I’m excited for him”. And that’s why, when I ask myself, “Can the Denver Broncos really beat the Carolina Panthers”, the only logical answer is a resounding YES.

After so many Super Bowl letdowns – three losses by an average of 32 points – she wasn’t sure watching her son face the two-touchdown favorite Green Bay Packers was such a good idea. He was way off as the Seahawks pounded the Broncos 43-8, the largest margin of victory for an underdog in Super Bowl history.

‘They talk about maturity.

They won’t be soaking in the nightlife quite so full throttle once they get to San Francisco on Sunday. That’s the case for Boston, who is the brink of playing for the Panthers in Super Bowl 50. “Hopefully we can get past those things”.

‘I said that prior to me being in this (Super Bowl) situation, ‘ Newton said.

“He played great”, Elway said in the aftermath of that blowout. “We played in the Super Bowl against a team that had a wealth of playoff experience and Super Bowl experience, and we dominated that football game”.

“I’m not over them yet”, he shot back.

“I’m excited for him”.

Eight other players are listed on the injury report but would have been full participants: safety Josh Bush (shoulder), tight end Owen Daniels (knees), linebacker Todd Davis (shoulder), cornerback Chris Harris (shoulder), quarterback Peyton Manning (foot), linebacker Brandon Marshall (ankle) and linebacker DeMarcus Ware (knee). Those challenges included the negative publicity surrounding an Al Jazeera report last month that Manning used HGH in 2011 to recover from a series of neck surgeries.

There’s a chance Patriots coach Bill Belichick knows something Gary Kubiak doesn’t, as the Broncos coach on Thursday denied having any knowledge of the veteran quarterback’s retirement plans following the team’s championship showdown. Only about 20 percent of people will survive for at least five years following a diagnosis of late-stage disease. He said he wanted a team that would “go down kicking and screaming”.

Lights, camera, action!: The Broncos spent some time in the studio doing promotional interviews and portraits ahead of the big game.

President Obama declined to pick either the Denver Broncos or Carolina Panthers to win this year’s Super Bowl, but said it’s a “great story” for Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning to be playing in another title game.

“I just think Cam Newton is a guy who doesn’t get overwhelmed by the moment”, he said.