Manning finished 13-for-23 for 141 yards against a strong Carolina (17-2) defense that just couldn't match Miller & Co. Gary Kubiak is the first to win a Super Bowl as player and coach for the same team. A win for Indianapolis in 2007 was the other. The Broncos (15-4) are champions, and Manning is the first quarterback to win Super Bowls with two franchises. Ware had two of the seven sacks, which matched the most by a team in the Super Bowl.Ĭarolina led the league with 500 points but was held to its fewest of the season, while Denver set an ignominious mark with 194 yards gained, the fewest by a Super Bowl winner. If Miller wasn't torturing Newton, DeMarcus Ware was. Newton was sacked six times, and receiver Ted Ginn Jr. went down once on an aborted trick play. We wanted to come out and prove that we're the best.' 'For two weeks straight, that's all we heard was 'Cam this, Cam that, dab this, dab that.' They were dabbing in their team photos. 'There was a certain point where it was like guys on the sideline were saying, 'Cam is very stressed,'' Broncos cornerback Bradley Roby said. Denver's top-ranked defense, the one that ran roughshod over Tom Brady in the AFC championship, simply wouldn't let Newton get comfortable. Miller twice stripped him, the first time for a touchdown and the second time to set up a clinching TD. Despite wearing gold shoes before the golden Super Bowl, Newton couldn't finish a dynamic season in which he was the league's MVP. I'm going to drink a lot of Budweiser tonight.'ĭenver's suffocating defense kept Newton jittery all day. I'm going to go kiss my wife and my kids. 'I'll take some time to reflect,' Manning said when asked if this is the end. In emulating his Broncos boss, John Elway, the 39-year-old Manning can ride off with the Lombardi Trophy after leading Denver to its third NFL title and first since 1999, when Elway was the quarterback.

'It's only fitting that it turned out that way.'

'This game was much like this season has been, testing our toughness, our resiliency, our unselfishness,' he said. He wasn't the star of Super Bowl 50 - MVP Miller seemed to be everywhere on every Carolina play - but Manning really hasn't been the headliner in this injury-shortened season. Von Miller and the impenetrable Denver defense harassed Panthers quarterback Cam Newton all game Sunday, and the Broncos made enough big plays for a 24-10 victory, Manning's 200th and perhaps last. A reborn Orange Crush might have sent Peyton Manning into retirement with a super end to his career. Broncos' defense dominates Panthers in Super Bowl 50 win

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