The game was neither a thing of beauty nor a nail-biter in the closing seconds, but the late uptick in the ratings suggests viewers wanted to witness the coronation of Peyton Manning in what is likely to be his final game as an National Football League quarterback. How long did people wait before asking the 5 time MVP about his future?
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“It’s certainly been an emotional week for everybody”, said Manning, amid the post-game celebrations.
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton reaches for a loose ball during Super Bowl 50 against the Denver Broncos at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Feb. 7, 2016.
“He said: ‘Do me a favor”.
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“I’m going to say this – and he wouldn’t want me to say this”, Elway said from a stage during the postgame celebration, “This one’s for Pat!” I’m going to go kiss my wife and my kids. “I look forward to celebrating with my friends and family and I think I’ll take some time after that”.
“I’m going to follow old coaches’ advice and I think I’ll make a good decision and I think I’ll be at peace with it whichever way it goes”.
A Disney theme parks commercial usually airs after the game; Sunday night marked just the second time since 1987 that it was not broadcast. “We knew (the Broncos) were the best we’ve seen, and they proved it. They’re fast to the ball, they can rush the passer, they do a good job against the run game”.
And it’s not just the championships – football players actually make a lot less than their pro-sports colleagues year-round.
And the Broncos and Carolina Panthers set a record together for most sacks by both teams in a Super Bowl with 12. The Broncos were fabulous with constant pressure on Newton, who never got into a comfortable rhythm. I’m not sure how many of us would come off particularly well if we had hundreds of microphones in our face just minutes after a breakup or we found out we didn’t get the promotion we wanted.
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“The credit goes to the players buying into what we were doing”, Kubiak said.
