He stood, with a gray Super Bowl 50 Championship cap on his head and a smile he could no longer hide.
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Immediately after leading the Denver Broncos to a 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers, Manning told a CBS sideline reporter that his postgame plan was to “drink a lot of Budweiser”. Both of his fumbles were converted into Denver touchdowns. In the second half, neither team was able to covert on third down, each failing six times.
If this was Peyton Manning’s final game, it will not be known not for a spectacular performance, but for what matters most – that that he went out a victor.
And he wasn’t afraid to give credit where credit was due. “It’s really unfortunate. At the end of the day, it was what we did”.
Miller had 2.5 sacks and continued to set the tone for the league’s best pass rush this season, and he was named the Super Bowl MVP for his efforts.
Although Manning had told New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick after the AFC title game that this might be his “last rodeo”, Manning had stressed that he would do what he always does in the offseason. “I want to go kiss my wife and my kids, I want to go hug my family”. He was instead jittery most of the night, emotionless when not visibly frustrated, not in command. Every time I ask him for the football, he doesn’t take it personal.
Sanders said he went to Kubiak with the idea that he could get the better of Robert McClain, the cornerback who often lined up on his side. Whenever you’re doing something for your buddies, it means a little bit more.
“It wasn’t just for Peyton”. “Peyton and DeMarcus and coach Phillips and all the guys that have been deserving their whole, whole career”.
The internet was abuzz late Sunday over why Newton didn’t pounce on a fumble with four minutes left in the fourth quarter that led to running back C.J. Anderson scoring the first touchdown of the game, and Denver going up 24-10.
Manning’s passer rating was a meager 56.6 and Newton’s was worse at 55.4. I would just say we missed opportunities. I just had to show him.
For the best athletes in the world, it is not in their DNA to enter a game as significant as a Super Bowl worrying about the consequences of not winning it. majority would never be in the position to be playing in one if they did. “There’s no question that they’re in the conversation with how they played today”.
Spearheading the league’s top-ranked defense, Miller was all over the choppy turf at Levi’s Stadium.
A 45-yard completion from Newton to wide receiver Ted Ginn and a 14-yarder to Ginn helped get the Panthers into field goal range.
Denver only had 194 yards of offense, the fewest by any Super Bowl victor of all time.
“This game was much like this season has been, testing our toughness, our resiliency, our unselfishness”, he said. The Broncos beat Green by 19 points. Weird moments like the 61-yard punt return happened when they never should have.
If you were interrupted by gossip at your Super Bowl party or by grabbing a bite to eat, don’t worry.
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Defensive end Malik Jackson scooped it up in the end zone for a touchdown.
