Super Bowl 50: Grading The Weekend Festivities

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Feb 8, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; General view of Super Bowl 50 Lombardi and most valuable player trophy and Denver Broncos helmet during press conference at the Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

The Broncos won their third championship in franchise history by a score of 24-10 over the Panthers. Manning’s Super Bowl looked much like John Elway‘s did the year he went out. Despite the fact that there has been no official word yet, it is safe to assume this will be the last the NFL sees of #18.

While it was nothing to be proud of performance-wise, Manning can enjoy the illustrious career he had and ride off into the sunset.

What will Super Bowl 50 be remembered for? The good or the bad?

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Peyton possibly finishing off his career with a win, a defense-dominated game, and the National Anthem is the good that came out of the Super Bowl. The bad was a lackluster offensive game, a poor playing surface, and a weak halftime show.

What Super Bowl 50 will be remembered for is Peyton Manning and the underacheivement this Super Bowl provided for over 110 million viewers.

Overall Grade: C

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