Welcome to Super Bowl 50, another quarterbacks-are-known-by-their-first-names event.
It’s Peyton vs. Cam.
When Denver plays Carolina on Feb. 6 in Santa Clara, Calif., it will be 39-year old Peyton Manning’s fourth appearance in the title game and 26-year old Cam Newton’s debut.
But despite that trigger-man experience disparity, the 17-1 Panthers are the deserving favorite over the 14-4 Broncos.
Here is our early look at the game.
WHEN DENVER Twenty-two days ago, when the Broncos started their regular-season finale against San Diego, Manning was a backup. He was dreadful (nine touchdowns and 17 interceptions) until a foot injury shut him down for six games.
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