SI's Best Photos From Super Bowl 50

SI's Best Photos From Super Bowl 50
SI's Best Photos From Super Bowl 50 /

SI's Best Photos From Super Bowl 50

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Donald Miralle for Sports Illustrated

Sunday's win was Peyton Manning's 200th career victory.

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Robert Beck for Sports Illustrated

Von Miller douses coach Gary Kubiak after Denver defeated Carolina 24-10 in Super Bowl 50.

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Jed Jacobsohn for Sports Illustrated

Denver tight end Owen Daniels celebrates the Broncos' victory.

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Donald Miralle for Sports Illustrated

Gary Kubiak and Peyton Manning in the closing seconds of Denver's third Super Bowl-winning season.

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John Biever for Sports Illustrated

Von Miller was named Super Bowl MVP after his two forced fumbles and two-and-a-half sacks.

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John Biever for Sports Illustrated

Peyton Manning put himself into position to retire as a Super Bowl champion.

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Al Tielemans for Sports Illustrated

Peyton and son Marshall make their way through the postgame crowd.

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John Biever for Sports Illustrated

John Elway dedicated the title game to Denver owner Pat Bowlen, who's dealing with Alzheimer.

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Al Tielemans for Sports Illustrated

Cam Newton congratulates Peyton Manning.

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John Biever for Sports Illustrated

Panthers cornerback Josh Norman was reduced to tears after the loss.

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Al Tielemans for Sports Illustrated

Emmanuel Sanders on the field with his son after the game.

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Robert Beck for Sports Illustrated

Cam Newton was stripped of the ball twice, this one leading to a touchdown by Malik Jackson early in the game.

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Jed Jacobsohn for Sports Illustrated

Malik Jackson recovers a Cam Newton fumble for a touchdown to give Denver a 10-0 lead.

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Jed Jacobsohn for Sports Illustrated

Malik Jackson's score was Denver's first defensive touchdown in a Super Bowl.

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Donald Miralle for Sports Illustrated

Von Miller forces Cam Newton to fumble.

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Donald Miralle for Sports Illustrated

DeMarcus Ware attempts unsuccessfully to recover a loose ball.

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Walter Iooss for Sports Illustrated

T.J. Ward scoops up a loose ball and takes it to the five to set up Denver's final touchdown.

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Simon Bruty for Sports Illustrated

Cam Newton had a hard time dealing with Von Miller, selected one spot behind Newton in 2011, all night.

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Simon Bruty for Sports Illustrated

Newton was sacked six times as he struggled in the game against Denver’s intimidating pass rush.

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John W. McDonough for Sports Illustrated

Von Miller prevents Jerricho Cotchery from completing a deep pass early in the third quarter.

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John Biever for Sports Illustrated

Danny Trevathan beats Ted Ginn Jr. to a loose ball fumbled after an interception by TJ Ward in the third quarter.

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Al Tielemans for Sports Illustrated

C.J. Anderson ripped off an impressive 34-yard run in the second quarter.

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Al Tielemans for Sports Illustrated

C.J. Anderson scored on a two-yard run with 3:13 to go to put the game out of reach.

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John W. McDonough for Sports Illustrated

C.J. Anderson celebrates his late touchdown.

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Deanne Fitzmaurice for Sports Illustrated

Jordan Norwood returns a punt 61 yards, setting a new Super Bowl record. The previous record was 45 yards by John Taylor in Super Bowl XXIII.

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Simon Bruty for Sports Illustrated

Peyton Manning completed just 13-of-23 passes for 141 yards with an interception.

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Donald Miralle for Sports Illustrated

Bennie Fowler may have caught Peyton's Manning last pass, this two-point conversion.

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Robert Beck for Sports Illustrated

Unlike the 43-8 loss to Seattle in Super Bowl 48, Peyton Manning walked off a winner this time.

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John Biever for Sports Illustrated

Emmanuel Sanders led Denver in receiving with six catches for 83 yards.

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Brad Mangin for Sports Illustrated

Von Miller stripped sacked Cam Newton on this play, leading to a touchdown.

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Brad Mangin for Sports Illustrated

Luke Kuechly had seven tackles and this one sack of Peyton Manning.

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Donald Miralle for Sports Illustrated

Carolina held Denver to 194 yards gained, the fewest for a Super Bowl winner

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Al Tielemans for Sports Illustrated

Jonathan Stewart dove over from a yard out to close the gap to 10-7 in the second quarter.

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Robert Beck for Sports Illustrated

Jonathan Stewart carried the ball 12 times for 29 yards.

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John Iacono for Sports Illustrated

Corey Brown had a game-high 80 yards receiving, 42 on this catch in front of T.J. Ward and Aqib Talib.

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Robert Beck for Sports Illustrated

Andre Caldwell was one of five Broncos to make a catch in a game that featured no receiving touchdown.

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Robert Beck for Sports Illustrated

Cam Newton turned the ball over three times, twice via interception and one fumble.

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Simon Bruty for Sports Illustrated

Cam Newton and the Panthers ground game had just over 100 yards rushing.

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Jed Jacobsohn for Sports Illustrated

Aqib Talib had three penalties and two personal fouls in the first half, including this facemask.

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Jed Jacobsohn for Sports Illustrated

Von Miller takes down a leaping Cam Newton.

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Jed Jacobsohn for Sports Illustrated

Cam Newton gets flushed out of the pocket. He led Carolina with 45 yards on the ground.

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John Iacono for Sports Illustrated

T.J. Ward fumbles the ball while returning an interception.

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Jed Jacobsohn for Sports Illustrated

Cam Newton slides to avoid a would-be tackle.

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Jed Jacobsohn for Sports Illustrated

Greg Olsen was held in check with 41 yards on four receptions.

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Deanne Fitzmaurice for Sports Illustrated

Peyton Manning told everyone who asked that he was going to enjoy the moment before addressing retiring.


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