Super Bowl 50

2016 edition of the Super Bowl

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.

Super Bowl 50
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CAR070310
DEN1033824
DateFebruary 7, 2016 (2016-02-07)
StadiumLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
MVPVon Miller, linebacker
FavoritePanthers by 5.5[1]
RefereeClete Blakeman
Attendance71,088[2]
Current/Future Hall of Famers
Panthers: none
Broncos: Pat Bowlen (owner)
Ceremonies
National anthemLady Gaga
Coin tossFred Biletnikoff, Marcus Allen, Joe Montana, Jim Plunkett, Jerry Rice, Steve Young
Halftime showColdplay featuring Beyoncé and Bruno Mars with Mark Ronson
TV in the United States
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersJim Nantz (play-by-play)
Phil Simms (analyst)
Tracy Wolfson and Evan Washburn (sideline reporters)
Nielsen ratings46.6 (national)
53.9 (Denver)
55.9 (Charlotte)
U.S. viewership: 111.9 million est. avg.;167.0 million est. total
Market share72 (national)
Cost of 30-second commercial$5.01 million

Starting teams change

Carolina PanthersPositionPositionDenver Broncos
Offense
Daryl WilliamsOLWRDemaryius Thomas
Michael OherLTRyan Harris
Andrew NorwellLGEvan Mathis
Ryan KalilCMatt Paradis
Trai TurnerRGLouis Vasquez
Mike RemmersRTMichael Schofield
Greg OlsenTEOwen Daniels
Devin FunchessWREmmanuel Sanders
Cam NewtonQBPeyton Manning
Jonathan StewartRBC. J. Anderson
Ed DicksonTEVernon Davis
Defense
Charles JohnsonLDEDEDerek Wolfe
Star LotuleleiLDTNTSylvester Williams
Kawann ShortRDTDEMalik Jackson
Jared AllenRDESLBVon Miller
Shaq ThompsonSLBWLBDeMarcus Ware
Luke KuechlyMLBILBBrandon Marshall
Thomas DavisWLBILBDanny Trevathan
Robert McClainLCBAqib Talib
Josh NormanRCBChris Harris Jr.
Roman HarperSST. J. Ward
Kurt ColemanFSDarian Stewart

References change

  1. Perdum, David (January 25, 2016). "Panthers open as clear favorites over Broncos to win Super Bowl". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  2. Breech, John (February 11, 2016). "Fans at Super Bowl 50 spent nearly $11 million, bought 8K glasses of wine". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.