Exhausted of just making Carolina go three-and-out, Denver’s defense sealed things when Miller beat right tackle Mike Remmers, the former Viking, for a strip sack.
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As the game wore on though and it became clear that the Panthers could not find that spark to get back into the game, a clear candidate emerged for the award.
Long yardage contributed to the problems.
Carolina closed as a consensus five-point favorite, with the over/under closing at 43.5 at most books. First, Ron Rivera lost a review challenge on a drop by Jerricho Cotchery.
“I’m just so proud of him and what he did to make his way back and what he means to this group”.
The Denver Broncos rode a dominant defense all season and shut down the prolific Carolina Panthers offense in Super Bowl 50. The question was asked Sunday night while giving Newton the benefit of the doubt. He told interviewers simply that he had other, more immediate priorities to consider first, like kissing his wife, deciding how much Budweiser he would consume, and having a little chat with the big man upstairs.
“They just played better than us”, he said. I don’t think about retiring.
“There was a certain point where it was like guys on the sideline were saying, ‘Cam is very stressed, ‘” Denver cornerback Bradley Roby said. He says he’ll take time to reflect on his career before he decides if he will retire.
“I think that was good advice, to kind of let this sink in”, Manning told reporters.
Maybe the most fitting image of the night came with about a minute left on the clock, as Manning stood in the middle of the bench area, beaming. As human beings, we’re selfish, but when you’re doing something for somebody else, that’s when the magic happens. We have to get him up.’ So he noticed me. DeMarcus has been though just about everything you can imagine and still was the same: high character, great idol every single day. “It was for Coach Phillips, it was for Peyton, it was for D-Ware and all my teammates, of course”. He deflected two passes and helped hold Peyton Manning to 141 passing yards. There were three turnovers, including this one-handed catch by Panthers’ defensive end Kony Ealy. He had a 42.7 passer rating at half-time and a 56.6 mark for the game. He knows that defense saved him.
The Broncos shut-out the Carolina Panthers to triumph 24-10 in the Levi’s Stadium as Manning landed his second winners ring.
“I certainly knew that (with) this defense, this team would have a chance”, Manning said.
And so is the highly competitive Newton who, not surprisingly, didn’t take the loss well.
Immediately following her halftime performance at Super Bowl 50, Beyonce announced she’s going on tour!
The Broncos would love to have Miller in Denver for many more years, and it sounds like the feeling is mutual. They also tied New England, Pittsburgh and Dallas with eight Super Bowl appearances.
That score, which made it 13-7, was the final one of the half as both sides committed turnovers prior to the interval, Denver’s an ugly Manning interception straight at defensive lineman Kony Ealy.
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Manning is probably done, though he was reluctant to admit it after the game.
