The AFC championship game topped the NFC championship game between the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers. Early betting saw the Panthers favored by as much as 5.5, but into last night, the line settled down somewhere closer to 4.
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At 39, Manning – the only five-time MVP in league history – is the oldest starting quarterback to lead a team to the Super Bowl.
The spread means big things for Nevada sports books, as well as less legit gambling operations. This will be his first Super Bowl.
Manning now heads for his fourth Super Bowl appearance with a 13-13 overall playoff record.
“Playing the sheriff”, Newton said of Manning.
“He’s a great player, someone I’ve always admired”, Brady conceded following defeat. The Broncos defeated the Patriots 20-18 to advance to the Super Bowl.
Those numbers tackled the primetime NFC Championship Game (26.8/40) later in the day on Fox (Carolina blew out Arizona, 49-15).
Manning will turn 40 in March and he would not speculate following the victory, but chose to bask in another victory against his premier peer.
Linebacker Von Miller led the way for Denver, with 2 1/2 sacks and an interception.
Levi’s Stadium will play host to the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos on February 7, 2016.
“We wanted to start fast”, Newtown said.
Should be fun to see how these two talented defenses try to slow down these two talented quarterbacks.
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“At the end, we just couldn’t make enough plays”, Patriots coach Bill Belichick said.
