Panthers win 49-15, Carolina advances to Superbowl 50

It was certainly the most unexpected.

The Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos will face each other in Super Bowl 50. To be fair, those reports both come from the players themselves, and not medical professionals with the organization, but they appear confident and it would be surprising if they couldn't go.

"I was so exhausted like with, whatever it was, 12 seconds left in the game, and I just ran off the field", Ware said.

Aqib Talib stepped in front of Brady's pass and deflected it toward the sky.

Bush was a sixth round pick of the Jets who played 35 games and lasted on the roster until 2014.

But Patriots place kicker Stephen Gostkowski did something he had not done since 2006, missing an extra-point attempt that allowed the Broncos to maintain a lead in the AFC championship game they would never relinquish. Manning is now 3-1 against Brady when it has counted the most - with a spot in the Super Bowl on the line.

Manning will surpass now Broncos executive John Elway as the oldest quarterback to take his team to the Super Bowl. The Broncos will play Carolina, a 49-15 victor over Arizona in the NFC game.

One was in Indianapolis the year he won his only Super Bowl ring and now he's beaten Brady twice in Denver for the Lamar Hunt Trophy. I wish the two-point play would have been different. Of course not. Does it close the gap between Miami and New England? That average is more than $2,000 more than the average listing price right after the conference championships over the last six years.

He's going to California thanks in large part to the league's best defense, which led the NFL with 52 sacks and allowed fewer yards than anyone else this season, then made life hard as can be for Tom Brady and the Patriots on Sunday.

Von Miller finished with 2 1/2 sacks and an interception.

Ward went on to describe how the Broncos' defense kept Brady under control to secure the 20-18 victory and a trip to the Super Bowl. Gronkowski had scorched the Broncos with eight catches for 144 yards - including the two that put the Patriots in position to force overtime.

His 17-for-32 performance Sunday was not vintage Manning. The rest of Denver's points came from the leg of kicker Brandon McManus, who kicked two field goals.

"At the end, we just couldn't make enough plays", Patriots coach Bill Belichick said.

A odd twist? Yes, but the Broncos are used to those by now.

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