THE COACHES: Gary Kubiak of the Broncos and Ron Rivera of the Panthers are both ex-players and excellent coaches. A gay friend of mine was dismissive, saying that not even someone as good looking as Newton could pull them off and they made his ass look too big. Newton did have a WTF? fashion moment though on Sunday when he decided to wear gold zebra pants on the flight to the Bay Area. Manning looking every inch the button-downed business exec, with Newton auditioning for GQ and clearly conscious of what he wears. Their styles are even reflected in their choice of post-game wardrobes.
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This might well be Manning's last game as a pro while Newton is a bright star who will be around for a while. If the Broncos win the Super Bowl, Manning will get a $2 million bonus. Manning is a hell of a lot richer, having earned an estimated $500 million through salary and endorsements in his career. Newton endorses yogurt, Manning Papa John's, the latter a wise investment in pot-legal Colorado. Newton is the league's MVP this season while Manning missed seven games with an injury and has clearly diminished physical skills. Newton is a threat to run as well as pass, while Manning's speed is timed with a sundial. Their playing styles couldn't be more different. The two have some things in common - each was the first player taken overall in the draft (Manning in 1998, Newton in 2011) and both played for Southeastern Conference schools (Manning at Tennessee, Newton at Auburn). It's the largest age gap between starting Super Bowl quarterbacks. Cam Newton of Carolina won't turn 27 until May. Peyton Manning of the Broncos, who will turn 40 in March, is the oldest starting quarterback in Super Bowl history. QUARTERBACKS: This is a battle between generations. The Panthers will wear their black jerseys with silver pants, a combo that is 0-2 for them all-time in the playoffs.īoth teams look good in their chosen unis: At home, they wear bright orange but are wearing their road whites since the team is 0-4 in Super Bowls wearing orange.
WHERE: The game will be played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., 45 miles south of the host city San Francisco. Next year, we'll be back to Super Bowl LI. They thought Super Bowl L would conjure up too many "L is for losers" memes. The Panthers are favored to win the game by the Vegas oddsmakers by about 6 points.įor the first time, the NFL is doing away with Roman numerals for the game. 7 between the Denver Broncos (14-4) of the American Football Conference and the Carolina Panthers (17-1) of the National Football Conference. WHAT: Super Bowl 50 will be played Sunday Feb. We know this isn’t the most popular decision, but we ask that you respect it.Celebrating our 15th anniversary, this year's Gay Guide to the Super Bowl. If you feel passionately, there are plenty of other outlets available to you to express your opinions. With everything going on in our country, it would be nice to keep our complaints and cheers purely related to football here. Yes, the forum is meant for discussion, but we’d like to keep that discussion to football as much as possible. Recent events have brought the NFL to the forefront of political debates, but due to the highly emotional and passionate discussion it tends to involve, we think it’s best to continue to keep politics and this forum separate. While we certainly understand the frustration by fans on all sides of the discussion, we have decided to keep the Broncos Country message boards separate from politics. Select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.