Super Bowl 50: Carolina Panthers 10-24 Denver BroncosBroncos quarterback Peyton Manning wins second Super BowlAs it happened: read DJ Gallo’s game reportBroncos’ external linebacker Von Miller named Super Bowl MVPPeyton Manning did warn us that this might be his final rodeo. But even he could not have known how apt an analogy that would be. Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara was every bit as fierce a test of strength,nerve and willpower as the annual contest between America’s best cowboys and cowgirls down the road in Salinas, California. It ended with Manning’s Broncos bucking, and rearing and – perhaps most accurately – kicking their way to a title.
It was defense that won this championship,pulverising the NFL’s newly crowned Most Valuable Player, Cam Newton, or restricting a Carolina offense that averaged 30.6 points per game during the regular season to less than a third of that figure on the way to a 24-10 win. No player was more decisive than external linebacker Von Miller,named the Super Bowl MVP after his two strip-sacks set up both of the Broncos’ touchdowns.
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Source: theguardian.com