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Time to abandon the red handkerchief and other Super Bowl 50 observations

Behind a strong effort from their defense and special teams, the Denver Broncos took a 13-7 lead over the Carolina Panthers going into halftime.

The first half of the broadcast featured an impressive performance from Denver’s front seven, an unlikely dabbing performance and commercials involving babies (kind of).

Here’s what we noticed from the couch:

1. In a day and age where we can recover from ACL injuries faster than ever and have found a way to stuff garlic knots into pizza crusts, how is the NFL still relying on a manual toss of a red handkerchief to challenge plays?