Super Bowl 50: Peyton's Last Ride Vs. The Changing Of The Guard
An early look at Super Bowl stories, including a potential passing of the torch, Denver's defensive strategy and a special Super Bowl for the Bowlen family
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An early look at Super Bowl stories, including a potential passing of the torch, Denver's defensive strategy and a special Super Bowl for the Bowlen family
Bay Area players and coaches with the Panthers and Broncos are coming back home for Super Bowl 50.
Oddsmakers didn't even wait until the Panthers finished off the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday to install them as favorites for the game against the Denver Broncos two weeks from now.
Denver's defense plays lights out against the Patriots and the offense comes up with just enough points to put the Broncos in the Super Bowl for the second time in three years.
Things didn't start well. Things didn't get better. Things went horribly for the Arizona Cardinals as turnovers allowed them to get nothing going and the defense simply couldn't stop the Carolina Panthers at all as their fantastic season has come to an end.
Today's NFL is all about the quarterbacks, so perhaps it's fitting that the 50th Super Bowl features a matchup between Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos and Cam Newton's Carolina Panthers.
Cam Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others, and Carolina's big-play defense stifled the league's top-ranked offense in a 49-15 romp Sunday for the NFC championship. It was the most points for a winner of an NFC title game.
Manning threw 2 touchdowns but the 39-year-old QB's best play may have very well been his 12-yard scramble on third down in the third quarter -- his longest playoff run since he was a rookie
A look at some of the best bars to watch Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco...
Denver is the healthiest its been all season as the team heads into the AFC Championship, while the Patriots list 16 players as questionable.
The AFC and NFC Championship games pit the top two seeds in each conference against each other. Who will win and advance?
The Arizona Cardinals need to prepare for the Carolina Panthers and also the possibly bad field conditions at Bank of America Stadium. Still, they aren't worried about them and know it's just part of the game.
Plus, a defensive duo are especially excited for New England, the Patriots will have a better roster than the last time they met and Denver needs help on special teams
New England quarterback Tom Brady enjoys his rivalry with Denver's QB, none other than Peyton Manning.
CBS Sports analyst and one of the game's greatest tight ends shares his thoughts on another Brady-Manning showdown, the Patriots offensive weapons and the NFC Championship.
Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was added to the Pro Bowl roster as an injury replacement for Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers.
The Patriots could've had home-field advantage in the playoffs. But Bill Belichick, their legendary coach, got careless at the end of the season.
Chip Kelly can handle the chatter and criticism, from his own players and otherwise.
Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer is nearing the end of his NFL playing career. Few players have endured more to get where he is.
The Broncos offense finally gets going late and the defense limits the Steelers to field goals, but it the special teams shine brightest in Denver's win.
San Francisco supervisor Jane Kim is fighting to get the National Football League, not San Francisco taxpayers, to foot the nearly $5 million bill for the costs associated with the upcoming Super Bowl 50 events.
After a Bay Area woman gained internet fame for a Twitter handle that could have been used by the reborn Los Angeles Rams, it appears the team has decided to not pursue her username.
The Seahawks - Panthers game is the NFL Divisional Playoffs' marquee matchup. Can Cam Newton continue his magical season?
Let's face it, some Super Bowls are memorable, and some are not. But these ten games not only defined a team's season, they also became etched in our minds based on who won the game, and how it was won.
Every Super Bowl has its own moments that no one will ever forget, but only so many of them will be remembered by posterity years down the line.
