But I do think the Super Bowl hangover is real. But we’ve now reached the games that count, and with the way the Denver Broncos play football, one misstep could mean a lost game, a lost season.
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There are many keys to the game that will determine the outcome of this game.
The Panthers’ defense led the National Football League with 24 interceptions, 15 recovered fumbles and 39 takeaways during the regular season previous year. “We want them at their best, and I’m pretty sure they want us at our best”. Thus, there may not have the ideal offense, the defense can be the determining factor especially when the game is on the line.
For Carolina, the team will take on Denver sans Josh Norman, and with a secondary that returns only one starter from last season’s squad – strong safety Kurt Coleman. Although Manning wasn’t the total key to the Broncos’ title previous year, the Broncos are still in need of a solid QB to repeat. In the Super Bowl previous year, Olsen only had four catches for 41 yards. For now, check below and let’s talk our way through the game. Carolina’s defense won’t feel challenged by Siemian, so it’s paramount that Denver establishes the ground game. There is no way Riverboat Ron will allow this. Maybe he’s the defensive player of the year. Not only will the Panthers be motivated to dominate, but the offensive line more than anyone. It comes a day after Under Armour, another of Newton’s sponsors, released a video ad of the quarterback running through a forest, with a voiceover by his mother. Cam Newton led Carolina to a 15-1 record in his MVP season, but he was sacked six times in the Super Bowl and completed less than 50 percent of his passes. “I really felt as if we had our opportunities and we didn’t maximize it”.
He also managed a passer rating of just 45.5 when under pressure, which is just a few points higher than the passer rating a quarterback earns by simply throwing the ball into the dirt. Most notably was Ted Ginn Jr. who has always had catching issues his entire career.
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With the return of Benjamin, who is listed at 6 feet 5 inches, Carolina will send out two receivers that are at least 6 feet 4 inches – Benjamin and second-year receiver Devin Funchess. The Broncos main weakness is the seam route from the tight end off the line of scrimmage. The Northwestern product beat out Mark Sanchez and Paxton Lynch during the preseason, and has the full confidence of Broncos general manager John Elway.
