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Originally Posted by LovinNothin
, hardly any sensational plays. Neither team "went for it." .
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I must disagree with that part of your post. A ton of records were set in this game for one thing. Longest punt return in SB history being one. Manning - oldest QB to start in a SB in history for another.
It was a defensive slugfest. Tremendous amount of pass rush, tons of sacks, several hard hits causing fumbles. D and turnovers were key in this game. Anyone going into this hoping to see a Montana-to-Rice-esque airborne attack extravaganza were in for major disappointment.
Make no mistake, Broncos defense won this game. And when D's win the score is never huge. I'm surprised there was even 34 points scored, I thought the final score would amount to a lot less.
The moment when Newton hesitated and chose not to dive in and try to recover the ball I knew the Panthers were done.