Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers runs with the ball against the Denver Broncos SUPER BOWL 50 With cameras flashing and fans cheering Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton ran onto the field It was February 7 2016 and Super Bowl 50 was about to begin If Cam and his teammates could beat the Denver 4
Broncos they would be National Football League NFL champions Cam had wanted to play in the Super Bowl for most of his life I have been dreaming of this moment since I was seven years old he said It is the biggest football game of the year The Carolina Panthers played the Denver Broncos at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara California 5
Denver Broncos players chase Cam left during Super Bowl 50 With more than 100 million viewers Super Bowl 50 was one of the most watched TV shows ever The game started poorly for the Panthers Cam couldn’t find an open wide receiver and his team made mistakes The Denver defense swarmed to the ball On offense Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning moved 6
his team down the field They were ahead at halftime 13 7 The second half didn’t start out much better for Carolina Cam still couldn’t find open receivers to throw the ball to Both teams kicked field goals Denver had the lead 16 10 Denver’s Von Miller left knocks the ball from Cam’s hands 7