It’s Panthers v Broncos for Super Bowl as Peyton Manning and Cam Newton face off
Age-defying Peyton Manning defeated Tom Brady in the NFL’s epic quarterback rivalry on Sunday to send the Denver Broncos into Super Bowl 50 and a championship showdown against the Carolina Panthers.
Manning threw for two first-half touchdowns and Denver’s ferocious defence withstood a New England rally in the dying seconds for a 20-18 triumph over the visiting Patriots in the American Football Conference final.
This is a sweet day, a sweet victory. To me this victory is a great example of what this season has been like
Cam Newton ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more to spark the Panthers over the visiting Arizona Cardinals 49-15, setting a scoring record for the National Football Conference final.
Manning will become the oldest starting quarterback in Super Bowl history at age 39 when the Broncos face the Panthers in two weeks in Super Bowl 50 at the San Francisco 49ers’ stadium in Santa Clara, California.
“This is a sweet day, a sweet victory. To me this victory is a great example of what this season has been like,” Manning said. “It hasn’t been easy, been a lot of different people stepping up at different times ... but everybody did their part and it truly was a team win.”
