The road to Super Bowl 51 starts with the Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night football, which our Ty Walden reported on earlier Thursday evening…
The Broncos, despite the lack of Peyton Manning, are still one of the most popular teams and biggest audience draws for the NFL, and were given the maximum five prime time games. Those five prime time games include three appearances on NBC’s Sunday Night Football (including the Thursday night opener), one on NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football, and one on ESPN’s Monday Night Football.