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What we learned: Kubiak's gamble lifts Broncos to win

Carolina Panthers kicker Graham Gano missed a 50-yard field goal with nine seconds remaining, salvaging a 21-20 Denver Broncos victory in the 2016 NFL Kickoff. Here's what you need to know:

1. Carolina controlled the Super Bowl 50 rematch until a crucial mid-fourth quarter challenge by Ron Rivera turned Denver's first-and-goal opportunity at the 1-yard line into a fourth-and-inches brain-twister. Needing only a field goal to tie, Gary Kubiak out-Riverboated the Riverboat, opting to risk a fourth-down conversion with the game on the line. Four plays later, C.