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Super Bowl 50 was an American football game to determine the champion of
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the National Football League (NFL) for the 2015 season. The American
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Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos defeated the National
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Football Conference (NFC) champion Carolina Panthers 24–10 to earn their
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third Super Bowl title. The game was played on February 7, 2016, at Levi's
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Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area at Santa Clara, California. As this
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was the 50th Super Bowl, the league emphasized the "golden anniversary"
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with various gold-themed initiatives, as well as temporarily suspending
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the tradition of naming each Super Bowl game with Roman numerals (under
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which the game would have been known as "Super Bowl L"), so that the logo
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could prominently feature the Arabic numerals 50.
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The Panthers finished the regular season with a 15–1 record, and
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quarterback Cam Newton was named the NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP). They
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defeated the Arizona Cardinals 49–15 in the NFC Championship Game and
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advanced to their second Super Bowl appearance since the franchise was
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founded in 1995. The Broncos finished the regular season with a 12–4
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record, and denied the New England Patriots a chance to defend their title
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from Super Bowl XLIX by defeating them 20–18 in the AFC Championship Game.
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They joined the Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, and Pittsburgh Steelers as one
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of four teams that have made eight appearances in the Super Bowl.
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The Broncos took an early lead in Super Bowl 50 and never trailed. Newton
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was limited by Denver's defense, which sacked him seven times and forced
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him into three turnovers, including a fumble which they recovered for a
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touchdown. Denver linebacker Von Miller was named Super Bowl MVP,
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recording five solo tackles, 2½ sacks, and two forced fumbles.
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CBS broadcast Super Bowl 50 in the U.S., and charged an average of $5
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million for a 30-second commercial during the game. The Super Bowl 50
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halftime show was headlined by the British rock group Coldplay with
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special guest performers Beyoncé and Bruno Mars, who headlined the Super
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Bowl XLVII and Super Bowl XLVIII halftime shows, respectively. It was the
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third-most watched U.S. broadcast ever.
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In early 2012, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stated that the league
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planned to make the 50th Super Bowl "spectacular" and that it would be "an
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important game for us as a league".
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The league eventually narrowed the bids to three sites: New Orleans'
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Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Miami's Sun Life Stadium, and the San Francisco
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Bay Area's Levi's Stadium.
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The league announced on October 16, 2012, that the two finalists were Sun
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Life Stadium and Levi's Stadium. The South Florida/Miami area has
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previously hosted the event 10 times (tied for most with New Orleans),
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with the most recent one being Super Bowl XLIV in 2010. The San Francisco
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Bay Area last hosted in 1985 (Super Bowl XIX), held at Stanford Stadium in
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Stanford, California, won by the home team 49ers. The Miami bid depended
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on whether the stadium underwent renovations. However, on May 3, 2013, the
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Florida legislature refused to approve the funding plan to pay for the
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renovations, dealing a significant blow to Miami's chances.
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On May 21, 2013, NFL owners at their spring meetings in Boston voted and
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awarded the game to Levi's Stadium. The $1.2 billion stadium opened in
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2014. It is the first Super Bowl held in the San Francisco Bay Area since
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Super Bowl XIX in 1985, and the first in California since Super Bowl
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XXXVII took place in San Diego in 2003.
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For the third straight season, the number one seeds from both conferences
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met in the Super Bowl. The Carolina Panthers became one of only ten teams
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to have completed a regular season with only one loss, and one of only six
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teams to have acquired a 15–1 record, while the Denver Broncos became one
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of four teams to have made eight appearances in the Super Bowl. The
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Broncos made their second Super Bowl appearance in three years, having
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reached Super Bowl XLVIII, while the Panthers made their second Super Bowl
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appearance in franchise history, their other appearance being Super Bowl
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XXXVIII. Coincidentally, both teams were coached by John Fox in their last
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Super Bowl appearance prior to Super Bowl 50.
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Despite waiving longtime running back DeAngelo Williams and losing top wide
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receiver Kelvin Benjamin to a torn ACL in the preseason, the Carolina
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Panthers had their best regular season in franchise history, becoming the
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seventh team to win at least 15 regular season games since the league
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expanded to a 16-game schedule in 1978. Carolina started the season 14–0,
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not only setting franchise records for the best start and the longest
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single-season winning streak, but also posting the best start to a season
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by an NFC team in NFL history, breaking the 13–0 record previously shared
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with the 2009 New Orleans Saints and the 2011 Green Bay Packers. With
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their NFC-best 15–1 regular season record, the Panthers clinched
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home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs for the first time in
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franchise history. Ten players were selected to the Pro Bowl (the most in
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franchise history) along with eight All-Pro selections.
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The Panthers offense, which led the NFL in scoring (500 points), was loaded
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with talent, boasting six Pro Bowl selections. Pro Bowl quarterback Cam
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Newton had one of his best seasons, throwing for 3,837 yards and rushing
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for 636, while recording a career-high and league-leading 45 total
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touchdowns (35 passing, 10 rushing), a career-low 10 interceptions, and a
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career-best quarterback rating of 99.4. Newton's leading receivers were
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tight end Greg Olsen, who caught a career-high 77 passes for 1,104 yards
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and seven touchdowns, and wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr., who caught 44
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passes for 739 yards and 10 touchdowns; Ginn also rushed for 60 yards and
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returned 27 punts for 277 yards. Other key receivers included veteran
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Jerricho Cotchery (39 receptions for 485 yards), rookie Devin Funchess (31
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receptions for 473 yards and five touchdowns), and second-year receiver
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Corey Brown (31 receptions for 447 yards). The Panthers backfield featured
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Pro Bowl running back Jonathan Stewart, who led the team with 989 rushing
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yards and six touchdowns in 13 games, along with Pro Bowl fullback Mike
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Tolbert, who rushed for 256 yards and caught 18 passes for another 154
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yards. Carolina's offensive line also featured two Pro Bowl selections:
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center Ryan Kalil and guard Trai Turner.
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The Panthers defense gave up just 308 points, ranking sixth in the league,
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while also leading the NFL in interceptions with 24 and boasting four Pro
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Bowl selections. Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kawann Short led the team in
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sacks with 11, while also forcing three fumbles and recovering two. Fellow
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lineman Mario Addison added 6½ sacks. The Panthers line also featured
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veteran defensive end Jared Allen, a 5-time pro bowler who was the NFL's
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active career sack leader with 136, along with defensive end Kony Ealy,
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who had 5 sacks in just 9 starts. Behind them, two of the Panthers three
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