By Chris Pennell
Super Bowl 50 had a tremendous amount of hype throughout the long NFL
season.
Footballs biggest game of the year was being played at beautiful Santa Clara,
California at the brand new Levis Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers. Super
Bowl 50 was characterized as the “golden anniversary” of the super bowl era which
was portrayed by the NFL all throughout the year. With every field having the fifty
yard line painted gold, and the Super Bowl logo painted gold helped football fans
celebrate an amazing fifty years of Super Bowls.
This years Super Bowl consisted of the Denver Broncos and the Carolina
Panthers. The Panthers just came off their best season yet, putting up an astounding
record of 15-1. With their electric offense and MVP quarterback, Cam Newton, the
Panthers were the heavy favorites coming into Sunday’s matchup. But that was not
the case on Sunday night.
The Broncos led the whole game thanks to their hard nose defense. The leagues
number one ranked defense did not give Cam Newton any breathing room, forcing
him to throw twenty three in complete passes while getting sacked six times. The
former MVP quarterback in Peyton Manning did not have an amazing game either,
but still found out ways to put the football in the end zone.
The Broncos ended up winning 24-10, capturing their third Super Bowl
victory in franchise history. Peyton Manning was the talk of the show after the
game. With that victory on Sunday night, Peyton Manning now has 2 super bowl
rings and also 200 career wins, becoming the winnigest quarterback in NFL history.
The big question that followed the Broncos win was, was this Peyton Manning’s last
game ever? Manning did not give a straight answer. As of now Manning is just going
to enjoy the win with his family and teammates and put his decision on hold for the
time being.
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