THE PANTHERS

 

—Scored a season-low 10 points. They scored at least 20 points in all 18 of their previous games except for Week 16 in Atlanta, when they scored just 13.

—Gave up a season-high seven sacks.

—Allowed a season-high four turnovers.

—Extended their streak of consecutive games with 100+ yards rushing to 32 (including postseason).

–Gained 73 yards on their first half scoring drive and just 67 on their seven other drives in the half.

—Committed 12 penalties, the most since they were flagged 12 times against the Titans on 11/13/11.

 

THE BRONCOS

 

—Gained only 194 yards, the fewest for a winning team in a Super Bowl. The previous low was 244 yards by the Ravens in their win over the Giants in Super Bowl XXXV.

—Didn’t convert a third down conversion in the second half and went 1-for-14 on third down for the game.

—Were the sixth team to win a Super Bowl without throwing a touchdown pass.

—Tied a Super Bowl record with seven sacks.

—Are the ninth franchise to win as many as three Super Bowl championships.

—Became the 11th team in the past 12 years to win the Super Bowl while winning white jerseys.

 

PANTHERS

 

QB Cam Newton

Continued a bad trend for regular-season MVPs. Rams QB Kurt Warner remains the last regular-season MVP to win a Super Bowl (1999).

Didn’t throw a touchdown pass for just the third time this season (Week 12 at DAL, Week 16 at Atlanta).

 

RB Jonathan Stewart

Gained his fewest yards (29) in a game when he’s had at least 10 carries (12) since he picked up 29 yards on 14 carries against the 49ers on 10/24/10.

 

TE Greg Olsen

Was limited to four receptions on nine targets after he combined to catch 12 of his 14 targets in playoff games against the Seahawks and Cardinals.

 

DT Kony Ealy

Became the first player in Super Bowl history with two sacks and an interception. He actually finished with three sacks, tying him with Reggie White of the Packers in Super Bowl XXXI and Darnell Dockett of the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII for the most in a Super Bowl.

Picked up his first interception since he was a junior at Missouri.

Became the first player since Leslie O’Neal of the Chargers (1/2/93 vs. Kansas City) with multiple sacks, an interception and a forced fumble in a postseason game.

 

BRONCOS

 

QB Peyton Manning

Became the oldest starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl at 39. The previous record was held by Broncos GM John Elway, who was 38 when he won Super Bowl XXXIII.

Is the first quarterback to start and win Super Bowls for two different teams. He also won Super Bowl XLI with the Colts.

 

WR Jordan Norwood

Set a Super Bowl record with a 61-yard punt return in the second quarter.

 

OLB Von Miller

Became the 10th defensive player in Super Bowl history to win Super Bowl MVP. The other three linebackers to win the award are Chuck Howley of the Cowboys (Super Bowl V), Ray Lewis of the Ravens (Super Bowl XXXV) and Malcolm Smith of the Seahawks (Super Bowl XLVIII).

 

Head coach Gary Kubiak

Became the fourth coach to win a Super Bowl in his first year as the head coach of that team.