Santa Clara, Calif.
This time, the Denver Broncos did all the pounding.
The Carolina Panthers lost 24-10 to the Broncos in Super Bowl 50, denying Carolina the first Super Bowl title in franchise history.
The Panthers had trailed by at least 10 points for three times in a magical 17-1 run to the Super Bowl, and rallied to win each time.
But this was the Super Bowl, and the Panthers trailed 10-0 in the first quarter and 16-7 in the fourth.
They weren’t without chances. Carolina recovered a fumble on Kony Ealy’s strip sack of Peyton Manning, possibly playing the final game of a Hall of Fame career, gave the Panthers a short field and set up Graham Gano’s 39-yard field goal to cut Denver’s lead to 16-10.