Golden State Warriors MVP Steph Curry and members of the team were also expected to appear at the stadium, where Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars are the headlining halftime performers.
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Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers is tackled by DeMarcus Ware #94 of the Denver Broncos in the fourth quarter during Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California.
Denver Broncos’ Peyton Manning holds up the trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game.
Not all fans hitch-hiked, but some did travel from other countries. Despite spending an average of $4,841 per seat and dealing with the split sites of Santa Clara and San Francisco for their Super Bowl entertainment, the thing that mattered most were the moments.
On the play, Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib appeared to be offside while rushing from the left side.
The biggest issue remained Levi’s notorious grass surface, which has given the 49ers fits since it was installed for the inaugural 2014 seasons.
Kubiak said before the game he will study “like normal” and “try to relax as much as I can”.
“I’ll take some time to reflect”, Manning said when asked if this is the end.
“I had to change my cleats”, Broncos linebacker Von Miller said.
For the past week, the 26-year-old has been the most fascinating character of Super Bowl, from his outlandish clothing to his very quotable remarks to the media each day.
Panthers coach Ron Rivera ended up not getting burned by using his challenges up in the first half, but the officiating certainly didn’t do his team any favors. “Some of that you have to give credit to Denver’s defense forcing people into bad games”.
“It’s terrible”, one worker tweeted just before 10 p.m. “Treated like cattle after working so hard”.
CBS estimated 111.9 million viewers watched the Broncos’ victory, which was lower than the last two Super Bowls but still made it the third most-watched program in USA television history.
“We dropped balls”, said Newton, slouched in a chair with little interest in explaining the outcome.
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Levi’s Stadium, he said, likes the look of Super Bowl LVI. It’s already clear, however, that many businesses around the Bay Area profited handsomely from the influx of Super Bowl fans, especially hotels, restaurants and charter buses.
