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cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_0 | Super Bowl 50 was an American football game to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2015 | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_1 | season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) | 120 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_2 | champion Carolina Panthers 24–10 to earn their third Super Bowl title. The game was played on February 7, 2016, at Levi's | 238 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_3 | Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area at Santa Clara, California. As this was the 50th Super Bowl, the league emphasized the | 359 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_4 | "golden anniversary" with various gold-themed initiatives, as well as temporarily suspending the tradition of naming each | 483 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_5 | Super Bowl game with Roman numerals (under which the game would have been known as "Super Bowl L"), so that the logo could | 604 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_6 | prominently feature the Arabic numerals 50. | 726 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_7 | The Panthers finished the regular season with a 15–1 record, and quarterback Cam Newton was named the NFL Most Valuable | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_8 | Player (MVP). They defeated the Arizona Cardinals 49–15 in the NFC Championship Game and advanced to their second Super Bowl | 119 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_9 | appearance since the franchise was founded in 1995. The Broncos finished the regular season with a 12–4 record, and denied | 243 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_10 | the New England Patriots a chance to defend their title from Super Bowl XLIX by defeating them 20–18 in the AFC Championship | 365 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_11 | Game. They joined the Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, and Pittsburgh Steelers as one of four teams that have made eight | 489 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_12 | appearances in the Super Bowl. | 602 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_13 | The Broncos took an early lead in Super Bowl 50 and never trailed. Newton was limited by Denver's defense, which sacked him | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_14 | seven times and forced him into three turnovers, including a fumble which they recovered for a touchdown. Denver linebacker | 123 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_15 | Von Miller was named Super Bowl MVP, recording five solo tackles, 2½ sacks, and two forced fumbles. | 246 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_16 | CBS broadcast Super Bowl 50 in the U.S., and charged an average of $5 million for a 30-second commercial during the game. The | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_17 | Super Bowl 50 halftime show was headlined by the British rock group Coldplay with special guest performers Beyoncé and Bruno | 125 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_18 | Mars, who headlined the Super Bowl XLVII and Super Bowl XLVIII halftime shows, respectively. It was the third-most watched | 249 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_19 | U.S. broadcast ever. | 371 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_20 | In early 2012, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stated that the league planned to make the 50th Super Bowl "spectacular" and | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_21 | that it would be "an important game for us as a league". | 122 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_22 | The league eventually narrowed the bids to three sites: New Orleans' Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Miami's Sun Life Stadium, and | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_23 | the San Francisco Bay Area's Levi's Stadium. | 123 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_24 | The league announced on October 16, 2012, that the two finalists were Sun Life Stadium and Levi's Stadium. The South | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_25 | Florida/Miami area has previously hosted the event 10 times (tied for most with New Orleans), with the most recent one being | 116 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_26 | Super Bowl XLIV in 2010. The San Francisco Bay Area last hosted in 1985 (Super Bowl XIX), held at Stanford Stadium in | 240 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_27 | Stanford, California, won by the home team 49ers. The Miami bid depended on whether the stadium underwent renovations. | 357 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_28 | However, on May 3, 2013, the Florida legislature refused to approve the funding plan to pay for the renovations, dealing a | 475 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_29 | significant blow to Miami's chances. | 597 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_30 | On May 21, 2013, NFL owners at their spring meetings in Boston voted and awarded the game to Levi's Stadium. The $1.2 billion | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_31 | stadium opened in 2014. It is the first Super Bowl held in the San Francisco Bay Area since Super Bowl XIX in 1985, and the | 125 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_32 | first in California since Super Bowl XXXVII took place in San Diego in 2003. | 248 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_33 | For the third straight season, the number one seeds from both conferences met in the Super Bowl. The Carolina Panthers became | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_34 | one of only ten teams to have completed a regular season with only one loss, and one of only six teams to have acquired a | 125 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_35 | 15–1 record, while the Denver Broncos became one of four teams to have made eight appearances in the Super Bowl. The Broncos | 246 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_36 | made their second Super Bowl appearance in three years, having reached Super Bowl XLVIII, while the Panthers made their | 370 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_37 | second Super Bowl appearance in franchise history, their other appearance being Super Bowl XXXVIII. Coincidentally, both | 489 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_38 | teams were coached by John Fox in their last Super Bowl appearance prior to Super Bowl 50. | 609 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_39 | Despite waiving longtime running back DeAngelo Williams and losing top wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin to a torn ACL in the | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_40 | preseason, the Carolina Panthers had their best regular season in franchise history, becoming the seventh team to win at | 121 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_41 | least 15 regular season games since the league expanded to a 16-game schedule in 1978. Carolina started the season 14–0, not | 241 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_42 | only setting franchise records for the best start and the longest single-season winning streak, but also posting the best | 365 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_43 | start to a season by an NFC team in NFL history, breaking the 13–0 record previously shared with the 2009 New Orleans Saints | 486 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_44 | and the 2011 Green Bay Packers. With their NFC-best 15–1 regular season record, the Panthers clinched home-field advantage | 610 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_45 | throughout the NFC playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Ten players were selected to the Pro Bowl (the most in | 732 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_46 | franchise history) along with eight All-Pro selections. | 855 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_47 | The Panthers offense, which led the NFL in scoring (500 points), was loaded with talent, boasting six Pro Bowl selections. | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_48 | Pro Bowl quarterback Cam Newton had one of his best seasons, throwing for 3,837 yards and rushing for 636, while recording a | 122 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_49 | career-high and league-leading 45 total touchdowns (35 passing, 10 rushing), a career-low 10 interceptions, and a | 246 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_50 | career-best quarterback rating of 99.4. Newton's leading receivers were tight end Greg Olsen, who caught a career-high 77 | 359 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_51 | passes for 1,104 yards and seven touchdowns, and wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr., who caught 44 passes for 739 yards and 10 | 480 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_52 | touchdowns; Ginn also rushed for 60 yards and returned 27 punts for 277 yards. Other key receivers included veteran Jerricho | 599 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_53 | Cotchery (39 receptions for 485 yards), rookie Devin Funchess (31 receptions for 473 yards and five touchdowns), and | 723 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_54 | second-year receiver Corey Brown (31 receptions for 447 yards). The Panthers backfield featured Pro Bowl running back | 839 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_55 | Jonathan Stewart, who led the team with 989 rushing yards and six touchdowns in 13 games, along with Pro Bowl fullback Mike | 956 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_56 | Tolbert, who rushed for 256 yards and caught 18 passes for another 154 yards. Carolina's offensive line also featured two | 1,079 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_57 | Pro Bowl selections: center Ryan Kalil and guard Trai Turner. | 1,200 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_58 | The Panthers defense gave up just 308 points, ranking sixth in the league, while also leading the NFL in interceptions with | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_59 | 24 and boasting four Pro Bowl selections. Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kawann Short led the team in sacks with 11, while also | 123 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_60 | forcing three fumbles and recovering two. Fellow lineman Mario Addison added 6½ sacks. The Panthers line also featured | 245 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_61 | veteran defensive end Jared Allen, a 5-time pro bowler who was the NFL's active career sack leader with 136, along with | 363 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_62 | defensive end Kony Ealy, who had 5 sacks in just 9 starts. Behind them, two of the Panthers three starting linebackers were | 482 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_63 | also selected to play in the Pro Bowl: Thomas Davis and Luke Kuechly. Davis compiled 5½ sacks, four forced fumbles, and four | 605 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_64 | interceptions, while Kuechly led the team in tackles (118) forced two fumbles, and intercepted four passes of his own. | 729 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_65 | Carolina's secondary featured Pro Bowl safety Kurt Coleman, who led the team with a career high seven interceptions, while | 847 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_66 | also racking up 88 tackles and Pro Bowl cornerback Josh Norman, who developed into a shutdown corner during the season and | 969 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_67 | had four interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns. | 1,091 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_68 | Following their loss in the divisional round of the previous season's playoffs, the Denver Broncos underwent numerous | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_69 | coaching changes, including a mutual parting with head coach John Fox (who had won four divisional championships in his four | 117 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_70 | years as Broncos head coach), and the hiring of Gary Kubiak as the new head coach. Under Kubiak, the Broncos planned to | 241 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_71 | install a run-oriented offense with zone blocking to blend in with quarterback Peyton Manning's shotgun passing skills, but | 360 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_72 | struggled with numerous changes and injuries to the offensive line, as well as Manning having his worst statistical season | 483 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_73 | since his rookie year with the Indianapolis Colts in 1998, due to a plantar fasciitis injury in his heel that he had | 605 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_74 | suffered since the summer, and the simple fact that Manning was getting old, as he turned 39 in the 2015 off-season. | 721 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_75 | Although the team had a 7–0 start, Manning led the NFL in interceptions. In week 10, Manning suffered a partial tear of the | 837 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_76 | plantar fasciitis in his left foot. He set the NFL's all-time record for career passing yards in this game, but was benched | 960 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_77 | after throwing four interceptions in favor of backup quarterback Brock Osweiler, who took over as the starter for most of | 1,083 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_78 | the remainder of the regular season. Osweiler was injured, however, leading to Manning's return during the Week 17 regular | 1,204 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_79 | season finale, where the Broncos were losing 13–7 against the 4–11 San Diego Chargers, resulting in Manning re-claiming the | 1,326 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_80 | starting quarterback position for the playoffs by leading the team to a key 27–20 win that enabled the team to clinch the | 1,449 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_81 | number one overall AFC seed. Under defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, the Broncos' defense ranked number one in total | 1,570 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_82 | yards allowed, passing yards allowed and sacks, and like the previous three seasons, the team has continued to set numerous | 1,689 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_83 | individual, league and franchise records. With the defense carrying the team despite the issues with the offense, the | 1,812 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_84 | Broncos finished the regular season with a 12–4 record and earned home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. | 1,929 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_85 | Manning finished the year with a career-low 67.9 passer rating, throwing for 2,249 yards and nine touchdowns, with 17 | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_86 | interceptions. In contrast, Osweiler threw for 1,967 yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions for a rating of 86.4. | 117 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_87 | Veteran receiver Demaryius Thomas led the team with 105 receptions for 1,304 yards and six touchdowns, while Emmanuel | 234 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_88 | Sanders caught 76 passes for 1,135 yards and six scores, while adding another 106 yards returning punts. Tight end Owen | 351 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_89 | Daniels was also a big element of the passing game with 46 receptions for 517 yards. Running back C. J. Anderson was the | 470 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_90 | team's leading rusher 863 yards and seven touchdowns, while also catching 25 passes for 183 yards. Running back Ronnie | 590 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_91 | Hillman also made a big impact with 720 yards, five touchdowns, 24 receptions, and a 4.7 yards per carry average. Overall, | 708 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_92 | the offense ranked 19th in scoring with 355 points and did not have any Pro Bowl selections. | 830 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_93 | The Broncos' defense ranked first in the NFL yards allowed (4,530) for the first time in franchise history, and fourth in | 0 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_94 | points allowed (296). Defensive ends Derek Wolfe and Malik Jackson each had 5½ sacks. Pro Bowl linebacker Von Miller led the | 121 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_95 | team with 11 sacks, forced four fumbles, and recovered three. Linebacker DeMarcus Ware was selected to play in the Pro Bowl | 245 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_96 | for the ninth time in his career, ranking second on the team with 7½ sacks. Linebacker Brandon Marshall led the team in | 368 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_97 | total tackles with 109, while Danny Trevathan ranked second with 102. Cornerbacks Aqib Talib (three interceptions) and Chris | 487 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_98 | Harris, Jr. (two interceptions) were the other two Pro Bowl selections from the defense. | 611 |
cfaeff64bb37d39c7a9a79b2ff54e00e_99 | The Panthers beat the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional round, running up a 31–0 halftime lead and then holding off a | 0 |
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