SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Don’t say quarterback Peyton Manning didn’t tell you exactly how the Denver Broncos would win Super Bowl 50.
Manning said, over and over throughout Super Bowl week, that no matter his right arm felt, no matter how his left foot felt, it has been the Broncos’ bruise-inflicting, quarterback-rattling defense “that got us here, let’s just make that clear.’’
And much like the rest of their season, Manning had just enough left in his 39-year-old body to keep things in order on offense and give the Broncos' defense room to stomp, flex and rumble to a 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 in Levi’s Stadium.