SI's Best Photos From Super Bowl 50

SI's Best Photos From Super Bowl 50

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Sunday's win was Peyton Manning's 200th career victory.

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Von Miller douses coach Gary Kubiak after Denver defeated Carolina 24-10 in Super Bowl 50.

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Denver tight end Owen Daniels celebrates the Broncos' victory.

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Gary Kubiak and Peyton Manning in the closing seconds of Denver's third Super Bowl-winning season.

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Von Miller was named Super Bowl MVP after his two forced fumbles and two-and-a-half sacks.

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Peyton Manning put himself into position to retire as a Super Bowl champion.

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Peyton and son Marshall make their way through the postgame crowd.

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John Elway dedicated the title game to Denver owner Pat Bowlen, who's dealing with Alzheimer.

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Cam Newton congratulates Peyton Manning.

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Panthers cornerback Josh Norman was reduced to tears after the loss.

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Emmanuel Sanders on the field with his son after the game.

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Cam Newton was stripped of the ball twice, this one leading to a touchdown by Malik Jackson early in the game.

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Malik Jackson recovers a Cam Newton fumble for a touchdown to give Denver a 10-0 lead.

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Malik Jackson's score was Denver's first defensive touchdown in a Super Bowl.

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Von Miller forces Cam Newton to fumble.

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DeMarcus Ware attempts unsuccessfully to recover a loose ball.

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T.J. Ward scoops up a loose ball and takes it to the five to set up Denver's final touchdown.

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Cam Newton had a hard time dealing with Von Miller, selected one spot behind Newton in 2011, all night.

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Newton was sacked six times as he struggled in the game against Denver’s intimidating pass rush.

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Von Miller prevents Jerricho Cotchery from completing a deep pass early in the third quarter.

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Danny Trevathan beats Ted Ginn Jr. to a loose ball fumbled after an interception by TJ Ward in the third quarter.

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C.J. Anderson ripped off an impressive 34-yard run in the second quarter.

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C.J. Anderson scored on a two-yard run with 3:13 to go to put the game out of reach.

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C.J. Anderson celebrates his late touchdown.

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Jordan Norwood returns a punt 61 yards, setting a new Super Bowl record. The previous record was 45 yards by John Taylor in Super Bowl XXIII.

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Peyton Manning completed just 13-of-23 passes for 141 yards with an interception.

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Bennie Fowler may have caught Peyton's Manning last pass, this two-point conversion.

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Unlike the 43-8 loss to Seattle in Super Bowl 48, Peyton Manning walked off a winner this time.

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Emmanuel Sanders led Denver in receiving with six catches for 83 yards.

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Von Miller stripped sacked Cam Newton on this play, leading to a touchdown.

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Luke Kuechly had seven tackles and this one sack of Peyton Manning.

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Carolina held Denver to 194 yards gained, the fewest for a Super Bowl winner

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Jonathan Stewart dove over from a yard out to close the gap to 10-7 in the second quarter.

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Jonathan Stewart carried the ball 12 times for 29 yards.

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Corey Brown had a game-high 80 yards receiving, 42 on this catch in front of T.J. Ward and Aqib Talib.

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Andre Caldwell was one of five Broncos to make a catch in a game that featured no receiving touchdown.

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Cam Newton turned the ball over three times, twice via interception and one fumble.

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Cam Newton and the Panthers ground game had just over 100 yards rushing.

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Aqib Talib had three penalties and two personal fouls in the first half, including this facemask.

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Von Miller takes down a leaping Cam Newton.

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Cam Newton gets flushed out of the pocket. He led Carolina with 45 yards on the ground.

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T.J. Ward fumbles the ball while returning an interception.

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Cam Newton slides to avoid a would-be tackle.

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Greg Olsen was held in check with 41 yards on four receptions.

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Peyton Manning told everyone who asked that he was going to enjoy the moment before addressing retiring.