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21 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said:

Nothing to do with the press conference as, as Ryan said, it's pointless arguing about it, but Cam has said that he didn't go for the fumble in case he got injured.

How does he look someone like TD in the eye saying something like that, considering this was TD's arm for the game.

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Almost looks like a football!

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I've long said that "offense sells tickets, defense wins games, and special teams wins championships", and Super Bowl 50 bore that out

DVOA assessment (negative is better for defense, positive is better for offense and special teams):

  1. Broncos defense / Panthers defense: -58% (tie)
  2. Broncos special teams: +21%
  3. Panthers special teams: -17%
  4. Panthers offense: -30%
  5. Broncos offense: -50%
  6. Yes, the Broncos offense was almost as bad as the defenses were good.

    That's right: according to DVOA, as great as Denver's defense was in Super Bowl 50, Carolina's defense was just as great. And that's after opponent adjustments. Before opponent adjustments, our system actually rated Carolina with an even better game than Denver. After all, Carolina gained more yards per play (4.2 vs. 3.5) and converted more often on third down (3-of-15 vs. 1-of-14).


    No, the real difference here came on special teams. Denver was above-average in all five phases of special teams that we measure, while Carolina had a missed field goal from Graham Gano and was poor on punt coverage and punt returns. Britton Colquitt and Brad Nortman both had excellent nights with similar gross averages: 45.9 yards for Colquitt, 45.0 yards for Nortman. However, that weird 61-yard punt return from Jordan Norwood was a huge change in field position, while Ted Ginn's three returns went for a combined 2 yards. Also, Nortman's gross average wasn't quite as valuable as Colquitt's because Nortman's longest punt, 61 yards, ended up netting only 41 because of a touchback.

    Ten Worst Super Bowl QBs by DYAR (since 1989, minimum 10 pass plays; WINNER):
    10. Neil O'Donnell (1995 Steelers vs. Cowboys): -30 DYAR from 28/49, 239 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT, 4 sacks/32 yds, 1 rush/0 yds, 0 fumbles
    9. Rex Grossman (2006 Bears vs. Colts): -42 DYAR from 20/28, 165 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT, 1 sack/11 yds, 2 rushes/0 yds, 2 fumbles/1 lost
    8. Cam Newton (2015 vs. Broncos): -51 DYAR from 18/41, 265 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT, 6 sacks/64 yds, 6 rushes/45 yds, 2 fumbles/2 lost
    7. Ben Roethlisberger (2005 vs. Seahawks): -58 DYAR from 9/21, 123 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT, 1 sack/8 yds, 7 rushes/25 yds/1 TD, 0 fumbles
    6. Rich Gannon (2002 vs. Bucs): -61 DYAR from 24/44, 272 yds, 2 TD, 5 INT, 5 sacks/22 yds, 2 rushes/3 yds, 1 fumble
    5. Chris Chandler (1998 vs. Broncos): -65 DYAR from 19/35, 219 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT, 2 sacks/13 yds, 4 rushes/30 yds, 0 fumbles
    4. Frank Reich (backup, 1992 vs. Cowboys): -75 DYAR from 18/31, 194 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT, 2 sacks/12 yds, 2 rushes/0 yds, 3 fumbles/2 lost
    3. Peyton Manning (2015 vs. Panthers): -115 DYAR from 13/23, 141 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT, 5 sacks/37 yds, 0 rushes, 2 fumbles/1 lost
    2. John Elway (1989 vs. 49ers): -118 DYAR from 10/26, 108 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT, 4 sacks/30 yds, 4 rushes/8 yds/1 TD, 2 fumbles
    1. Kerry Collins (2000 vs. Ravens): -294 DYAR from 15/39, 112 yds, 0 TD, 4 INT, 4 sacks/26 yds, 3 rushes/12 yds, 1 fumble

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