The Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50.
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Manning finished 13 of 23 for 141 yards in what might have been his last National Football League game, but with that defense it was more than enough for a Lombardi Trophy.
Almost every coach at every level of play encourages their players to play with class, play with heart and act like they’ve been there before when they do something good. ‘I don’t know what you want me to say. We came out here (Saturday) and it was fast.
“This has been a very emotional week, an emotional night and it is just beginning, I look forward to celebrating with my friends and family and I think I will take some time after that”.
Von Miller: Denver’s star outside linebacker was taken second to Cam Newton in the 2011 draft but was the first of the two to make a big play in the Super Bowl, stripping Newton and leading to Denver’s recovery for a touchdown.
Some Broncos fans celebrated Denver’s Super Bowl victory over the Carolina Panthers in downtown streets, and police reported some arrests.
Manning wouldn’t commit to retirement after the game, saying he got good advice from former coach Tony Dungy to never make a decision in the heat of the moment.
Baseball: The Kansas City Royals each got $370,000 when they won last year’s World Series, while the New York Mets each collected $301,000, almost three times what the Broncos took home. I’ll lay some things out for him. So I told our guys just to – this is the same team that a couple of years ago got beat in NY.
This was Peyton Manning’s second Super Bowl victory.
He essentially scored the 14 points that gave Denver its third championship, strip-sacking Newton twice in the shadow of the Carolina end zone. That’s because the Panthers’ offense, led by superstar quarterback Cam Newton, led the National Football League with 31.3 points per game in the regular season. “And I’m going to drink a lot of Budweiser, Tracy, I promise you that”, Manning said to CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson as confetti fluttered from the sky. Defensive end Malik Jackson tied for the most touchdowns on fumble recoveries with one. “Newton, who threw for 38 touchdowns and ran for 12 in his first 18 games, produced no touchdowns for the first time all season”.
But Miller said getting his Super Bowl ring will mean more.
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We’re going to enjoy this for a little while, but we’ll get back to work, and we plan on being right back in there, [being] competitive. “We’re not going to change it up, switch it up next year when the season starts over”.
