(AP Photo/Matt York). Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton (1) hangs his head during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif.
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No one can deny that Peyton Manning is a class act, and no one was surprised when he deflected questions Sunday after Super Bowl 50 about his future. Cam Newton’s second fumble of the game set up C.J. Anderson’s 2-yard touchdown run. As human beings, we’re selfish, but when you’re doing something for somebody else, that’s when the magic happens.
– Asked several times whether this was his final National Football League game, Manning essentially gave the same answer. The story will be about Peyton Manning, for once in his charmed life the genuine underdog, quarterbacking his team to a Super Bowl championship and now in all likelihood ending his legendary career on top just like the boss who brought him to the Broncos.
The best part was going to the Broncos locker room after the game.
“I think we are the best ever”, Harris corrected.
“Well, I’m going to take a little time to reflect. He loves this team”, Manning’s mom told reporters. He had been suspended for six games during the 2013 season for violating the NFL’s drug policy.
“They’ve got some young players with bright futures”, Manning said. “He said, ‘Do me a favor, I’m still your coach.’ He said, ‘Do not make an emotional decision right after the game.’ He had heard from some previous coaches who had done that and kinda regretted that one way or the other”.
“I’ve known Von for a long time”.
Miller strip-sacked Newton twice, leading to one defensive touchdown and one offensive touchdown. His sack/strip of Newton in the first quarter led to teammate Malik Jackson’s fumble recovery in the end zone for a 10-0 lead.
Miller sealed the outcome when his left hand swiped the ball from Newton’s cocked arm with 4:04 remaining. Ward recovered and returned it to the Carolina 4-yard line. “It is a credit to him for being a student of the game, studying, being a real pro and I think trying to use the previous season of whatever you learned to your advantage to make you a better player the next season”. Both of her sons have now won two Super Bowl rings – Eli with the New York Giants and Peyton with both the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos. The Broncos took advantage, forcing four Carolina turnovers and registering seven sacks.
“At the end of the day, we established something, we built something here”, Ealy said. They should thank the Seahawks, by the way, as the beatdown Denver received two seasons ago impacted how John Elway and company put together this defense.
On if Denver did anything unexpected on defense: “Nothing different”.
The Broncos scored on their opening drive and never trailed, Brandon McManus connecting on a 34-yard field goal to leave the Carolina trailing for the first time this post-season.
“The footing on the field was bad”, Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib said.
“We really told the guys how important this opportunity is, and you’ve got to go out there and seize it”, Ware told ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio after the game. Newton gained even more attention after the game, when he was tight-lipped and downtrodden in his postgame news conference.
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“There wasn’t nothing special they did”, Newton said.
