SANTA CLARA, Calif. | Defense ruled Sunday’s Super Bowl 50 – two offensive touchdowns.
Check that. Denver’s defense reigned supreme.
The Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers 24-10 at Levi’s Stadium despite having Peyton Manning at quarterback.
The Broncos won their first championship since the 1998 season despite not scoring an offensive touchdown until the final four minutes.
And the Broncos prevented Carolina from becoming the third 18-1 champion despite getting nothing from their top receiver (Demaryius Thomas) and tight end (Owen Daniels).
Yes, that was the kind of virtuoso game plan authored by defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and executed by game MVP Von Miller and Derek Wolfe, Chris Harris and Darian Stewart, Danny Trevathan and Brandon Marshall.