All Bronco Defense

The Carolina Panthers started the 50th Super Bowl as if  they were the team that had never had any players play in the Super Bowl while the Broncos defense played as if they were the team slighted.  Manning led the Bronc's down the field on their first drive but had to settle for a field goal and Denver had a 3-0 lead right off the bat.

If you ever have thought of how refereeing can change the momentum of any game.  Jericho Cotchery makes a spectacular catch and I never saw on any replay the ball ever touched the ground.  Remember something new for the Super Bowl NFL headquarters were making the reviews and their first one they miss.  Two plays later Cam is sacked on the four and Denver scores.  The ball should have been across the Panther 40 on the catch by Cotchery.  10-0 Denver.

The Panthers fumbled twice  but the second the D held getting a turnover themselves.  They allowed A 61 yard punt return when they thought a fair catch had been called but the defense held to a field goal.  One 73 yard drive was all the offense could muster on a Stewart touchdown.  Poor clock management at the end of the half.  Just maybe the worse half of football all year by the Panthers but only down 13-7.  The Denver offense has done nothing since the opening drive.  The Panthers can't say much either as Cam's passes have been high on every throw.

The third quarter the Panther offense dominates the football but a field goal hitting the cross bar and another drive ends  on a Cam high throw.  The third quarter the Panthers doing everything they can to lose.  Denver gets the only points. 16-7 Denver.

The Carolina D did everything they could to win and yet the Denver D was better all night.  The final straw for the Panthers was Cam's last fumble when he chose to not dive after the ball.  Still with a chance to win if he recovers the game is still not over.  By giving up it was.

Give the Denver D all the credit in this one.  The pressure on Cam all night he threw high on every pass.  The Panthers four turnovers and a missed field goal, six false starts and seven sacks.  The was a stomping and thank goodness the Panthers defense came to play or it would have been worse.  The Panther D held Denver to 1-14 on third downs.  They played their hearts out but Denver D was better 24-10.

The Panthers simply were not the best team.