Hot Shot
vs. Old School,
A battle
between ages for Super Bowl 50
Every year, the Super Bowl is the event
of the season, dominating the TV and gathering people all over the country
around the little screen to watch their team fight for the Heisman Trophy. This
year was especially great, as it was the 50th anniversary of the big
game and it didn’t disappoint. Although the commercials may have lacked
compared to previous years with the exception of Doritos and the ever creepy
‘Puppy Monkey Baby’ theme for Mountain Dew, the game itself was exceptional.
Usually you have the same two or three teams and usually the Patriots end up
winning it but finally, we had two different teams fighting for the title. The
Denver Broncos may be a well-known team, but were never able to make it to the
Super Bowl thanks to its horrible postseason record. But this year, they
defeated the one and only Patriots to get there to face off with an even more
unlikely team, the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers have only ever been in the
Super Bowl once before this year and they lost, never to return until now.
Usually in order to win a game, you want
to score as many points as possible. This was a battle of the defenses though
with only 3 touchdowns being scored between the two teams combined. Both
quarterbacks were also sacked numerous times, especially Cam Newton, who got
sacked 7 times! Speaking of the quarterbacks, they were a big part of the
reason why this Super Bowl was so interesting. On one side, you have Peyton
Manning, the old veteran who has already won a Super Bowl ring but spent a
couple weeks of the season hurt with a foot injury ad who has had a bad
reputation in the postseason. On the other side, you have Cam Newton, the
young, unbeatable quarterback who led his Panthers to a 16 and 1 season and
whose dance moves and boisterous and lively attitude made him popular among
fans everywhere. It was a battle between the old version of the game and the
new version, generation against generation. In the game of football, experience
and maturity can be overlooked when talking about the traits of a good
quarterback, but when you’re in a big game like the Super Bowl and trying
frantically to throw a pass while under pressure of a good defense, those two
things are what’s going to get you out of there successfully. That’s what
Peyton did and that’s why he was able to overcome Cam Newton’s energetic game.
Between those two factors combined with a quarterback sack that led to a
touchdown and a 62 yard run off of a kick reception, this game certainly lived
up to all of the hype surrounding it.
