Super Bowl 50

To be honest Super Bowl 50 wasn't very entertaining, from the game, to the halftime show, and even the commercials, other than "Puppy-monkey-baby". The Denver Broncos won 24-10 in a game that was absolutely awful if offense was your thing. The Broncos daunting defensive line lead by DeMarcus Ware, Malik Jackson, and Von Miller were in the backfield on every play it seemed. It was just too much for the Panthers offensive line and Cam Newton to handle. Which reminds me that after the game a lot of the blame for the loss was heaped on Cam Newton. Now to be fair, the quarterback of the losing team usually receives a lot of the blame, and Cam Newton is a very confident person. In fact Cam kind of set himself up for a win or be shamed situation, with all of his talk, celebration, and success (the Panthers were 17-1 coming into the game). But despite all of this, there seemed to be a popular opinion that the MVP Cam Newton would shred the Broncos, and yet after the game, it seemed as though those same people mocked Cam, and photo-shopped his face into memes. Plus no matter how good the quarterback is, there isn't much he can do when two or three linemen are in his face on every single play. I find it funny how much peoples opinions can change from just one game.

The game can be explained by the fact that there was pressure on almost every play, and also by turnovers, both teams had trouble hanging on to the ball. The Panthers turned the ball over four times and the Broncos turned it over twice, one of the biggest factors in the game. The Panthers did however have over 300 yards of offense and 20 first downs, but was never able to consistently score. Cam Newton was bothered early on in the game, giving up a touchdown to the Broncos defense by way of a strip-sack. Shortly after that the Panthers scored their first touchdown, but after that all offense from both teams sort of just halted. Carolina was able to get a couple long plays down the field, but the Broncos were able to consistently put the Panthers in difficult third down situations.

Carolina was able to get it to a 16-10 game in the second half, but weren't able to do anything with it, coughing up a fumble in their own red-zone to set up a Denver touchdown. It wouldn't surprise me if both of these teams were in position for a Super Bowl next year, although I think the Panthers have a better chance. Th Broncos need to focus on getting a good quarterback because right now they have the best defense in the NFL.