ESPN.com reported that Super Bowl favorites are 32-17 through the years, and that Las Vegas has lost money on just two of the past 26 Super Bowls – the New York Giants’ 2008 upset win over the Patriots and San Francisco 49ers’ blowout of the San Diego Chargers in 1995.
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“Having to tackle him out in the open field, having to defend the quarterback runs and those types of things will be something different for us”, Kubiak said. “Disappointing, disappointing result. There’s such a fine line today between winning and losing”. Is it possible he could play in Super Bowl 50? He’s leaving behind his camera.
Last week, the biggest complaint was that Ron Rivera went super conservative in the second half and the Seattle Seahawks nearly came back to win the game. After taking a big lead, Carolina never let off the gas and beat the Arizona Cardinals, 49-15, to advance to Super Bowl 50, where they will face the Denver Broncos.
“We wanted to be efficient, we wanted to start fast, wanted to keep the pressure on and wanted to finish, most of all”, Newton said after the game.
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning waves to spectators following the NFL football AFC Championship game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in Denver. Manning has the numbers, the longevity, the five MVPs, and the consistent greatness that puts him at an iconic level that Newton isn’t close to yet – but is where he plans on being. But …
“We knew from the get-go when he first got here”, said center Ryan Kalil, like Newton an All-Pro, “we had something special”. The 49 points were the most this season for Carolina, which led the National Football League with 500 points. Newton also tied Young for the most games (31) with a least one passing and rushing touchdown. “My team knew it was personal”. The Panthers had taken advantage of a muffed punt by Patrick Peterson to take a 24-7 lead.
“I kept digging us in a hole that we just couldn’t come out of”, Palmer said. He had several jarring hits that set the tone for the Panthers to build a 17-0 lead. “He also asked him, ‘Tell me your mindset when you had to deal with beating the bully.’ And Mike told him about the transformation in himself when (the Bulls) had to get over Detroit”.
Fifteen seconds later, Kuechly returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown.
This was Brady’s 10th career AFC Championship Game, the most ever by any quarterback in the Super Bowl era.
And one of his TD passes was an 86-yard catch-and-run by Philly Brown, helped by Rashad Johnson’s botched tackle. Denver, of course, has made a habit of going to Super Bowls, reaching it for a record-tying eighth time. I say if Carolina wins that Cam is the better all-time quarterback for college and pro, and I can’t get anyone to agree with me.
At one point, the Cardinals had turnovers on three consecutive plays: the muff, Palmer’s fumble, and Coleman’s first of two picks.
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DISTRESSING POSTSEASON: After going 13-3 and looking like the league’s most balanced team, the Cardinals played inconsistently in outlasting the Packers in overtime in the divisional round.
