This year’s Super Bowl game is monumental, not only because it is the 50th championship to take place, but because it could be the last time Peyton Manning has a chance to put a ring on his finger. This Sunday, the Denver Broncos will go head to head with the Carolina Panthers. It is a game that has been highly anticipated, for some, since the beginning of the season. As we all know, analyzing into a game of this caliber is all about the numbers.
50: The number of Super Bowls American Football as seen.
13: The age difference between Peyton Manning (39 years old) and Cam Newton (26 years old).
5,217: How many US dollars a ticket to the Super Bowl costs, according to price tracking site SeatGeek.
4: The number of times Peyton Manning has played in a Super Bowl game.
1: The amount of times Peyton Manning has won a Super Bowl and the MVP.
5: The number of league MVP trophies Peyton Manning has.
0: The number of times Denver has won a Super Bowl while wearing the color orange.
1: The number of times the Super Bowls has seen a match up between two QBs selected No. 1 overall.
1: This is the first time Cam Newton will be playing in the Super Bowl.
2: This is the second time the Panthers will make it to the Championship game, as they lost to New England 12 years ago.
8: This will be the eighth time the Broncos play in the Super Bowl, which ties them with Pittsburgh, Dallas, and New England.
4: The number of times Carolina’s defense picked off Carson Palmer in the NFC Title game.
5: The number of 50 plus yard field goals Broncos kicker Brandon McManus has this season. Panther’s kicker Graham Gano has made 13 out of 16 field goals from 40 to 49 yards out.
0: The number of kickoff returns for a touchdown Carolina's Ted Ginn Jr. and Broncos return man, wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, has this year.
6: The Panthers ranked sixth defensively this season in terms of yards and points allowed.
2: The number of interceptions for touchdowns Luke Kuechly (CAR) has in two games this post season.
4: The Broncos finished fourth in terms of points allowed and first in terms of yards.
496: The number of yards Cam Newton has this postseason. He has completed 35 of 50 passes, with one interception and three touchdowns.
398: The number of yards future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning has this postseason. Manning has thrown two touchdowns without a single interception.
31.2: The average points per game that Carolina's offense had this season. The Panthers are now averaging 40 points per game this postseason.
21.5: The average points per game that Denver's offense had this season.
1: The number of Lombardi Trophies to be given out after the game.
