Super Bowl 50
Super Bowl 50 (sometimes known with the Roman numeral as Super Bowl L) was an American football game in which the Denver Broncos, winners of the American Football Conference (AFC) for the 2015 season, beat the Carolina Panthers, winners of the National Football Conference (NFC) for the 2015 season, 24–10 to become winners of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2015 season. It was the third time the Denver Broncos had won a Super Bowl. It was played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on February 7, 2016. An estimated 167 million people watched it worldwide.
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| Date | February 7, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | , Santa Clara, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Von Miller, linebacker | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Panthers by 5.5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Clete Blakeman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 71,088[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Panthers: none Broncos: Pat Bowlen (owner) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | |||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Lady Gaga | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Fred Biletnikoff, Marcus Allen, Joe Montana, Jim Plunkett, Jerry Rice, Steve Young | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Coldplay featuring Beyoncé and Bruno Mars with Mark Ronson | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Phil Simms (analyst) Tracy Wolfson and Evan Washburn (sideline reporters) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 46.6 (national) 53.9 (Denver) 55.9 (Charlotte) U.S. viewership: 111.9 million est. avg.;167.0 million est. total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Market share | 72 (national) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of 30-second commercial | $5.01 million | ||||||||||||||||||
Starting teams
| Carolina Panthers | Position | Position | Denver Broncos |
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| Offense | |||
| Daryl Williams | OL | WR | Demaryius Thomas |
| Michael Oher | LT | Ryan Harris | |
| Andrew Norwell | LG | Evan Mathis | |
| Ryan Kalil | C | Matt Paradis | |
| Trai Turner | RG | Louis Vasquez | |
| Mike Remmers | RT | Michael Schofield | |
| Greg Olsen | TE | Owen Daniels | |
| Devin Funchess | WR | Emmanuel Sanders | |
| Cam Newton | QB | Peyton Manning | |
| Jonathan Stewart | RB | C. J. Anderson | |
| Ed Dickson | TE | Vernon Davis | |
| Defense | |||
| Charles Johnson | LDE | DE | Derek Wolfe |
| Star Lotulelei | LDT | NT | Sylvester Williams |
| Kawann Short | RDT | DE | Malik Jackson |
| Jared Allen | RDE | SLB | Von Miller |
| Shaq Thompson | SLB | WLB | DeMarcus Ware |
| Luke Kuechly | MLB | ILB | Brandon Marshall |
| Thomas Davis | WLB | ILB | Danny Trevathan |
| Robert McClain | LCB | Aqib Talib | |
| Josh Norman | RCB | Chris Harris Jr. | |
| Roman Harper | SS | T. J. Ward | |
| Kurt Coleman | FS | Darian Stewart | |
Super Bowl 50 Media
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was named the 2015 regular season MVP.
Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was making his fourth Super Bowl appearance.
San Francisco City Hall lit in gold, three days before Super Bowl 50
Lady Gaga singing the national anthem
Super Bowl 50 halftime show
The Panthers on special teams during Super Bowl 50
The last punt of Super Bowl 50
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References
- ↑ Perdum, David (January 25, 2016). Panthers open as clear favorites over Broncos to win Super Bowl. ESPN. http://espn.go.com/chalk/story/_/id/14641020/carolina-panthers-installed-clear-super-bowl-favorites-denver-broncos. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ Breech, John (February 11, 2016). Fans at Super Bowl 50 spent nearly $11 million, bought 8K glasses of wine. CBSSports.com. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25481285/fans-at-super-bowl-50-spent-nearly-11m-bought-8000-glasses-of-wine. Retrieved February 14, 2016.