DENVER — The NFL playoffs are down to four teams — New England, Denver, Arizona and Carolina — meaning there are four potential combinations for Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, three of which we’ve never seen on the game’s biggest stage.
Yes, there could be a rematch of Super Bowl XXXVIII between the Patriots and Panthers, a game best remembered for Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” during the halftime show, but the football world could be exposed to a wide array of other possibilities.
The permutations for the battle in the Bay Area:
Denver-Arizona — This game would reunite a terrific triumvirate of NFL personalities: Denver quarterback Peyton Manning and Arizona coaches Bruce Arians and Tom Moore.