INDIANAPOLIS — The feeling was as special as Peyton Manning remembered from 10 years ago, when he won his first Super Bowl. But this one — this one was a little different. After a tumultuous season that included, among many other things, a shaky transition to coach Gary Kubiak's zone-blocking offense and the loss of two left tackles and a tight end to injuries, the Broncos capped the chaos with a Super Bowl championship.
This time Manning, couldn't help but credit the new leader of the Broncos.
"Our defense has just been — from the get-go they've been nothing but awesome," he said after Super Bowl 50.