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The Carolina Panthers had to come out of the locker room after the first half needing to get something going if they were going to come back and beat the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50. The first half was dominated by the defense. Whose defense would be able to hold out for the rest of the game would determine who would win the Super Bowl.

Denver Broncos defense king in Super Bowl 50

The first play was a run, which again, like in the first half, Denver shut down. However, the next play Cam Newton hit Ted Ginn for 45 yards. Ginn began to be Newton’s go to player. However, While the pass started to work for Carolina, it was not enough to get them a touchdown and the Panthers attempted a 44 yard field goal. However Graham Gano, the Panthers’ …show more content…

On a first down pass, a penalty on the Panthers gave Denver an additional 15 yards. However, Manning’s arm was hit on the next play as he attempted a pass and Carolina recovered the ball on the 50 yard line. The Panther offense could not capitalize on the turnover and were forced to settle for a 39 yard field goal by Gano. This time it was good, and it inched the Panthers closer to Denver, but they still trailed the Broncos 16-10.

As time ticked away in the fourth quarter, the Denver Broncos started working on running the clock down. They ran the ball as much as they could then would punt the ball down the field and count on the Broncos defense to keep Cam Newton from getting the Panther offense going. And it worked. Von Miller, who was so big for Denver’s defense in the first half, caused Newton to fumble and the Broncos recovered the ball on the four yard line.

After a defensive hold call against Carolina, Denver’s C.J. Anderson fought his way into the end zone for Denver’s first offensive touchdown of the game. This gave Denver a 24-10 lead after a successful two-point conversion. That made things tough for Carolina, with just over three minutes left and trailing by 14 points, Cam Newton had a big, almost impossible task in front of

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