Manning, who at 39 will replace Broncos legend John Elway as the oldest quarterback to play in a Super Bowl, will now go head to head with 26-year-old Newton in a battle of the old versus the new generations.
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Manning threw for two first-half touchdowns and Denver’s ferocious defense withstood a New England rally in the dying seconds for a 20-18 triumph over the visiting Patriots in the American Football Conference final. After Carolina beat the Arizona Cardinals to win the AFC Championship on Sunday night, Newton referenced the nickname when he found out that’s who he would be playing against in the Super Bowl. “I feel like it’s my fault”, Belichick said. I think the time off has helped him. Manning’s journey back to the Super Bowl this season was paved with more hardship than ever.
Carolina lost to New England in 2004 in its only prior Super Bowl appearance.
“Chris played for nearly the whole fourth quarter”, fellow cornerback Aqib Talib said. The Panthers will have to work their hardest against the Broncos. I’m excited. But we’re not done yet. “Lot of respect for the way our team competed, proud of it”, Belichick said on Monday. The gaffe melted the Internet, got Walsh epically trolled and prompted a group of local kids to show him some aww-inducing love.
The Carolina Panthers are elite. “We just came up one play short to a very good football team”. “Try to find errors that we can improve in and try to address those”. The Broncos’ defense is carrying the offense, which isn’t a bad thing, but it’s a little unnerving at times.
The AFC game was the most-watched and highest-rated television program since the Patriots’ victory over the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX last February. That landed the Patriots in Denver, where Brady and the rest of the team have struggled. We played him previous year when I was in Baltimore. “It was just tough for us to get into a rhythm”. He led the Colts to a 27-24 victory over the Broncos that day, ending Denver’s undefeated season and putting up an impressive performance against the league’s best defense. Another notable player on offense was tight-end Greg Olsen, who caught the ball for 113 yards on 6 receptions.
The Pats failed to score that two-point conversion, turning all eyes back to Gostkowki’s big miss and what a difference that extra point would have made.
At Charlotte, the Panthers forced seven Arizona turnovers and Newton completed 19 of 28 passes for 335 yards. Manning threw his two touchdowns early, while Brady continued to just get sacked and hurried throw after throw.
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Manning vs. Newton doesn’t have the same ring to it, but CBS should once again benefit from having two of the game’s biggest stars squaring off for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
