Following the Denver Broncos win against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game, Peyton Manning will become the oldest quarterback to start in a Super Bowl and the only quarterback to take separate teams to the Super Bowl twice.
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The Panthers had the third-best record against the spread this season, and they’ve gone 13-5 against the spread including playoff games. Manning was even benched for a portion of the season while he nursed a heel injury. “I think I kind of think like everybody else where you see this as possibly being the last game [for Peyton]”, Eli Manning said in a published report from Washington Post.
For those who love Peyton Manning, there is the idea of him getting that second Super Bowl ring, the imagery of a come from behind win in the final moments to cement his legacy at the end. However, the thousands of media members that will be in Santa Clara, California, have a story that is not about to go away and plenty of chances to ask questions.
Aikman, a Hall of Famer, said Newton has also shown he can handle pressure during his career. “When you are fully padded this time of year you have to get something out of it, and we go something out of it. I feel good about that”.
“We’ve had Super Bowl success in our white uniforms, and we’re looking forward to wearing them again in Super Bowl 50”, said John Elway.
That’s just the preamble.
That’s why the Broncos will try to distill the Panthers’ offense down to one threat.
The Carolina Panthers (17-1) outlasted the Arizona Cardinals, 49-15, in the NFC Championship game in which the defense worked well. Linebacker Luke Kuechly had an interception return for a touchdown against Seattle and Arizona, and is a brilliant tackler.
So that could be a break for Manning. He started by hitting wide receiver Demaryius Thomas on a 48-yard pass to secure on the team’s first opening-drive score of the season. “They’re a running team, not a passing team”. He is simply on fire.
Thousands of fans filled Romare Bearden Park in Uptown Charlotte as a handful of Panthers players spoke to the crowd.
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“When he came in here, he had won a lot of football games, and to be able to come in and get us back to the Super Bowl has been tremendous… he’s done a tremendous job of managing the quarterback situation”. Manning was caught telling New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick this could be his “last rodeo” after Denver’s 20-18 victory over the Patriots in the American Football Conference final. He was allowed to stick around team headquarters during his NFL-mandated banishment, so being left behind during Super Bowl week was especially stinging, he said.
