Denver Broncos Win Super Bowl L; First Championship Since 1998

And like his boss, Broncos general manager and executive vice president of football operations John Elway, Manning can ride off into the sunset after securing his second championship in his career.

Manning might have retired even if the Broncos had not won.

Adding that ring to his five MVP awards, Manning certainly can be satisfied and comfortable in retirement should Sunday’s 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers be his finale. It wasn’t going to be – what did I say – instant grits, quick grits. “I’m just going to say, ‘Hey, talk to me now”. I can. I can run over you.

“It’s every one of these guys who got me to this”, Miller said. “I think he’s starting to see just the possibilities of what you can do from the pocket”. Super Bowl 2016 Ads will always be part of the tradition. He had been tied with Brett Favre, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2016, with 199. “It’s a great sense of accomplishment for this team – we’ve been through a lot this year”. The Broncos’ lone offensive touchdown, which was the dagger, was on a 4-yard “drive” after Newton lost a fumble with four minutes left.

He was benched for the first time in his career, which was a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in November.

Manning called it “a unique season”.

Denver Police Department SWAT team members keep an eye on Denver Broncos fans as they celebrate the team’s victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 late Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Denver. “It didn’t have anything to do with me wanted to get this sack or this or that, I just wanted to play at a high level and influence guys around me”. While the Broncos held their lead throughout, there were some tense moments.

That was our intent to come in this game and get the body language going.

The Panthers entered the game heavy favorites after finishing the regular season with the league’s top scoring offense and jumping all over their first two playoff opponents. Newton was responsible for 79.3% of the Panthers’ offensive scores this season heading into Sunday.

Carolina feasts on mistakes, and Denver was a minus-4 in turnover differential, including 31 giveaways. That Cam Newton turnover was the Panthers first of four forced by the Broncos defense. Newton got to see – and feel – that up close.

Super Bowl 50 is being played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

His next pass was a 13-yard dart to wide receiver Corey Brown to the 2, and running back Jonathan Stewart dove in for a 1-yard touchdown.

Later in the second quarter, Carolina coughed up the football again. Ward recovered the ball at the nine.

Carolina’s Graham Gano hit the right upright on a 44-yard field goal attempt to open the second half. Both quarterbacks had below-par outings, especially Newton who was sacked on several occasions during the course of the game.

Banners featuring Denver Broncos players hang from the walls.

In the first quarter, Miller came from Newton’s right side and sacked and stripped him of the ball. “His cadence is definitely one of the hardest to get down in the National Football League”. Newton, under steady pressure, completed 17 of 40 for 259 yards. “So we have an opportunity to grow and learn from this experience”. “We had our opportunities and it was nothing special that they did”.

“We turned the ball over, gave up sacks, threw errant passes”.

AS FOR the players, they’re not doing it for the money.

“We dropped balls”, said Newton, slouched in a chair with little interest in explaining the outcome.

It’s not often a defensive player wins Super Bowl MVP. “You know, it’s the Super Bowl and we’re the Broncos bar and we have a great staff and we’re excited”.

On the sidelines Ron Rivera and Gary Kubiak are making their first Super Bowl appearances as head coaches but neither is a stranger to the big game. It will remain lit for the Super Bowl champion until sunrise.

Game-time temps hovered around 70 degrees at kickoff in a handsome day in Santa Clara.

Bettors also loved the so-called “props” in the game, which books put on the board by the hundreds.