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Super Bowl 50 was an American football game to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2015 season.The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Carolina Panthers, 24–10.
As the result of winning Super Bowl 50, the Broncos earned the right to host the Week 1 kickoff game on Thursday, September 8, in a Super Bowl rematch versus the Carolina Panthers. The Broncos' 2016 schedule was announced on April 14.
Lost Super Bowl XLVIII (vs. Seahawks) 8–43 Peyton Manning (MVP, OPOY) 2014: 2014: NFL AFC West: 1st: 12 4 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs 13–24 2015: 2015: NFL: AFC: West: 1st: 12 4 0 Won Divisional Playoffs 23–16 Won AFC Championship 20–18 Won Super Bowl 50 (3) (vs. Panthers) 24–10 Von Miller Gary Kubiak: 2016: 2016: NFL AFC West 3rd 9 7 0
The other two teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl (Cleveland and Detroit) both held NFL league championships prior to Super Bowl I in the 1966 NFL season. [n 7] Teams are listed below according to the length of their current Super Bowl droughts (as of the end of the 2023 season, after Super Bowl LVIII):
The National Football League playoffs for the 2015 season began on January 9, 2016. The postseason tournament concluded with Super Bowl 50, on February 7, when the Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The Broncos repeated as Super Bowl champions the following season, defeating the Atlanta Falcons (led by Elway's longtime head coach Dan Reeves) in Super Bowl XXXIII, 34–19. Elway was named Super Bowl MVP, completing 18 of 29 passes for 336 yards, with an 80-yard touchdown to wide receiver Rod Smith and one interception. [36]
In a special edition of the Super Bowl held in 2016, football fans paid $2,500 to celebrate the Super Bowl 50 golden anniversary. In a departure from tradition, the NFL used Arabic numerals ("50").
[3] [4] Shanahan was the first Broncos head coach to win a Super Bowl following the 1997 season, and repeated the feat following the 1998 season. The Broncos next Super Bowl victory was for Super Bowl 50 following the 2015 season under the leadership of coach Gary Kubiak who had previously played for Denver and served as an assistant coach.