Super Bowl 50: Mike Tanier’s Game Preview and Score Prediction

February 6, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

The Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers reached Super Bowl 50 by way of two very different paths. To understand who will arrive at their destination, you have to understand the journey.     
 
Four Years of Last-Ditch Efforts
John Elway faced a rapidly shrinking Super Bowl target at the end of last season.
The Broncos general manager/living legend had just watched his team endure an ugly 24-13 playoff loss to the Indianapolis Colts. The previous season, the Broncos' championship hopes were pulverized in a humiliating 43-8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. The year before that, the Broncos suffered a fourth-quarter defensive lapse that allowed the Baltimore Ravens to force overtime and win a wild 38-35 divisional-round showdown in Denver.
Their 38-10 regular-season record over those three seasons was little consolation. Elway's Broncos kept getting stopped short of their goal, and that goal was starting to get further away. So ...

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