1:19:02 > 1:19:0560 minutes of football. Take it to them right from the start!
1:19:05 > 1:19:07- Let's go get it! - Lofts it into the end zone!
1:19:07 > 1:19:09- Ridiculous!- Touchdown!
1:19:09 > 1:19:13- A somersault for the touchdown! - Unbelievable!
1:19:13 > 1:19:14Yes, yes!
1:19:14 > 1:19:17The pass is intercepted at the goal line!
1:19:17 > 1:19:20The New England Patriots are the NFL champions!
1:19:25 > 1:19:28Hello. In the race to Super Bowl 50,
1:19:28 > 1:19:31our 32 NFL teams have been whittled down to just four.
1:19:31 > 1:19:35It is the Conference Championships.
1:19:36 > 1:19:39They are finals in their own right, to find the champions
1:19:39 > 1:19:44of the two NFL conferences - the AFC and the NFC.
1:19:44 > 1:19:48But these grand occasions are also mere stepping stones
1:19:48 > 1:19:51to something even grander - the Super Bowl.
1:19:52 > 1:19:56In the AFC, there is experience of the rarefied air
1:19:56 > 1:19:57of "here at the top".
1:19:57 > 1:20:00The Denver Broncos at home, at Mile High,
1:20:00 > 1:20:03looking for an eighth Super Bowl appearance.
1:20:03 > 1:20:07The New England Patriots, the defending Super Bowl champions,
1:20:07 > 1:20:09looking for a record ninth appearance.
1:20:09 > 1:20:13The NFC contenders, with much less Super Bowl experience -
1:20:13 > 1:20:16just the one losing grand final apiece.
1:20:16 > 1:20:19But the Carolina Panthers are the team of the season.
1:20:19 > 1:20:22They have come this far with a swagger.
1:20:22 > 1:20:26And even better on offence this season, the Arizona Cardinals.
1:20:26 > 1:20:29Two finals, two stepping stones.
1:20:29 > 1:20:33Two losers and two winners to find.
1:20:37 > 1:20:41And so, just two games, with the winners heading to San Francisco
1:20:41 > 1:20:44for Super Bowl 50. One man who has been there, seen it, done it
1:20:44 > 1:20:47and has the rings to prove it, two-time Super Bowl champion
1:20:47 > 1:20:50with the New York Giants, Osi Umenyiora, and a man who can't wait
1:20:50 > 1:20:54to get on that plane to California. A former cornerback with Dallas,
1:20:54 > 1:20:56Houston and the Giants, Jason Bell.
1:20:56 > 1:20:59Right, straight to the action then and the AFC Championship game.
1:20:59 > 1:21:03The 17th meeting between two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks.
1:21:06 > 1:21:09In a sport that soaks up its statistics,
1:21:09 > 1:21:12they share yards that stack up into multiple miles.
1:21:14 > 1:21:17They have thrown enough footballs in their careers
1:21:17 > 1:21:20to cover the 2,000 miles that separate Foxborough
1:21:20 > 1:21:24in Massachusetts, New England and Denver, Colorado.
1:21:24 > 1:21:29Tom Brady of the Patriots and Peyton Manning of the Broncos.
1:21:29 > 1:21:32They have faced each other 16 times in the past,
1:21:32 > 1:21:38because they also share 77 years. Brady, 38, Manning, 39.
1:21:38 > 1:21:43A pair of MVQs - Most Venerable Quarterbacks.
1:21:43 > 1:21:47Two stars on a special day at Mile High Stadium.
1:21:51 > 1:21:54Peyton Manning, some really good throws here on his first drive.
1:21:54 > 1:21:58New England said, their key - "Can we slow their running game down?
1:21:58 > 1:22:01"Get him in obvious passing situations and can he make
1:22:01 > 1:22:02"the tough throws?"
1:22:02 > 1:22:05Well, it is early, but the early answer is yes.
1:22:05 > 1:22:09Demaryius Thomas has a linebacker on him in the slot to the right.
1:22:09 > 1:22:102nd & 10, let's see if Manning finds him.
1:22:10 > 1:22:12He's got someone else open!
1:22:12 > 1:22:13And it's a touchdown!
1:22:13 > 1:22:16It's Owen Daniels to the end zone.
1:22:16 > 1:22:19Really good job by Owen Daniels.
1:22:19 > 1:22:22Everything, when you get in the red zone, so much about scoring,
1:22:22 > 1:22:25when you get near the goal line is about deception.
1:22:25 > 1:22:28And Owen Daniels just did it that time. He fakes like he's
1:22:28 > 1:22:31going to hook up in the middle, there's the little hook up,
1:22:31 > 1:22:33goes down the middle, Jamie Collins, nobody with him.
1:22:33 > 1:22:35Wide-open touchdown.
1:22:35 > 1:22:39This is a tougher Denver football team than we have seen.
1:22:39 > 1:22:41And it's because of Gary Kubiak,
1:22:41 > 1:22:43the fact that they run the football more.
1:22:43 > 1:22:47Of course, Wade Phillips, an aggressive defence.
1:22:47 > 1:22:49They win a lot of close games because they're tough.
1:22:49 > 1:22:522nd & 8, bad pass.
1:22:52 > 1:22:56They rule it incomplete, and want to make sure it wasn't a live ball.
1:22:57 > 1:23:00- Look at this pass.- Very close. It's got to be forward.
1:23:00 > 1:23:04I'm surprised Hillman didn't at least try to go after it.
1:23:04 > 1:23:07The challenge flag is out. The Patriots have challenged it!
1:23:07 > 1:23:10It's such a big play that it might be worth the challenge.
1:23:10 > 1:23:14You saw Freeny pick it up and trot to the end zone.
1:23:14 > 1:23:17It wouldn't be a touchdown, it would be the point where he recovered it,
1:23:17 > 1:23:21if the Patriots do in fact win the challenge.
1:23:21 > 1:23:23And the Patriot bench is showing signs of celebration.
1:23:23 > 1:23:25The pass was backward.
1:23:25 > 1:23:30Therefore, the recovery by New England gives New England the ball.
1:23:30 > 1:23:34Steven Jackson is the tailback here. On 1st & goal to go.
1:23:37 > 1:23:38It's Jackson.
1:23:38 > 1:23:42And Jackson, second effort gets him across for the touchdown!
1:23:43 > 1:23:46And David Andrews, the rookie from Georgia
1:23:46 > 1:23:49who started the year at centre, comes in, plays as a fallback
1:23:49 > 1:23:54on that occasion and helps lead the way, Jackson to the end zone.
1:23:54 > 1:23:56How about Steven Jackson?
1:23:56 > 1:23:59He wasn't even signed until December 27th.
1:23:59 > 1:24:01The all-time leading rusher, I mentioned, with the Rams.
1:24:01 > 1:24:03He wasn't even really following the game.
1:24:03 > 1:24:06Said he watched one game the whole season, Thanksgiving day.
1:24:06 > 1:24:08Next thing you know, you're on the Patriot roster
1:24:08 > 1:24:11and you're a game away from going to the Super Bowl.
1:24:11 > 1:24:15He's a power runner, and that situation is perfect for him.
1:24:15 > 1:24:16The extra point is no good!
1:24:16 > 1:24:20Gostkowski had not missed all year long.
1:24:20 > 1:24:24He was one of only five placekickers who were perfect.
1:24:24 > 1:24:29And he had a streak of 523 consecutive makes,
1:24:29 > 1:24:31until this one.
1:24:31 > 1:24:34New England, now, are pressing the wide receivers,
1:24:34 > 1:24:36not playing soft coverage.
1:24:36 > 1:24:39It's 3rd & 4, and he's going deep down the field for Sanders,
1:24:39 > 1:24:44who makes the catch, right over the top of Malcolm Butler!
1:24:44 > 1:24:47And Ward's out there to congratulate him, what an effort.
1:24:47 > 1:24:51Malcolm Butler did a great job in their first meeting
1:24:51 > 1:24:53and he just misplaced the ball.
1:24:53 > 1:24:56Emmanuel Sanders beats him to it.
1:24:56 > 1:24:58Planted his feet, went up,
1:24:58 > 1:25:01attacked the football and makes a tough catch.
1:25:05 > 1:25:08It's a 2nd & 10 from the pocket.
1:25:08 > 1:25:12It's picked off! And it's Miller with the interception.
1:25:14 > 1:25:17Trying to throw a soft touch pass.
1:25:17 > 1:25:20Watch Gronkowski go out here,
1:25:20 > 1:25:24watch Miller drop off in coverage and get underneath it.
1:25:24 > 1:25:27Really, that was so good by Von Miller, it fooled Tom Brady.
1:25:27 > 1:25:30Had big moments, last couple games we've seen.
1:25:30 > 1:25:33He's the difference maker when you need it.
1:25:33 > 1:25:353rd & 6, from the 12.
1:25:40 > 1:25:41End zone...
1:25:41 > 1:25:44caught by Daniels!
1:25:44 > 1:25:46The second touchdown of the half.
1:25:48 > 1:25:50He had a step on Collins.
1:25:50 > 1:25:53Yeah, he just outmanoeuvred him.
1:25:53 > 1:25:57What did I say? Deception is what it's all about
1:25:57 > 1:26:00when you're talking about scoring down near the end zone.
1:26:00 > 1:26:04What a good stop-and-go by Owen Daniels.
1:26:04 > 1:26:06On the ensuing possession,
1:26:06 > 1:26:08New England went on a 13-play drive,
1:26:08 > 1:26:12capped off with a Stephen Gostkowski field goal from 46 yards.
1:26:12 > 1:26:14Denver's lead down to five points.
1:26:17 > 1:26:21So far, the Patriots today, eight carries by the backs.
1:26:21 > 1:26:22The biggest run was by Brady.
1:26:24 > 1:26:29Who's hit, but he throws it and it leads to an interception by Stewart!
1:26:30 > 1:26:33It was Malik Jackson who knocked down Brady
1:26:33 > 1:26:37and he's intercepted for the second time in this quarter.
1:26:37 > 1:26:40Malik Jackson comes around
1:26:40 > 1:26:42and really gets a solid hit on Tom Brady.
1:26:45 > 1:26:48Two Denver possessions later, and with half-time looming,
1:26:48 > 1:26:51the home team went on a six-play drive that ended with
1:26:51 > 1:26:54a 52-yard Brandon McManus field goal.
1:26:54 > 1:26:56That made it 17-9 at the break.
1:26:58 > 1:27:01New England struck back soon after the restart,
1:27:01 > 1:27:05Gostkowski converting Brady's eight-play drive to make it 17-12.
1:27:10 > 1:27:12Extra linemen in for the Broncos.
1:27:12 > 1:27:15They failed in the third quarter on a 3rd & 1.
1:27:16 > 1:27:20Anderson, this time though, just past the line, and takes off!
1:27:20 > 1:27:23McCourty cuts off the angle near the 20.
1:27:25 > 1:27:30Louis Vasquez, one of those who opened it up for a gain of 30.
1:27:30 > 1:27:33Right guard Vasquez gets a great block.
1:27:33 > 1:27:35Watch him knock it out.
1:27:35 > 1:27:40Ninkovich can't close the hole and lets CJ Anderson get through it.
1:27:40 > 1:27:43Anderson's 30-yard run put Denver into field goal range,
1:27:43 > 1:27:47and McManus duly obliged, to restore the eight-point lead.
1:27:47 > 1:27:48When New England got the ball back,
1:27:48 > 1:27:51they needed to drive deep into home territory
1:27:51 > 1:27:53with seven minutes left on the clock.
1:27:55 > 1:27:594th down & short, Bill Belichick is going to go for it.
1:27:59 > 1:28:02It's a long one, 4th & 1.
1:28:02 > 1:28:05Jackson is the running back.
1:28:05 > 1:28:07At the six-minute mark.
1:28:07 > 1:28:10They fake to Jackson, the pass to Edelman,
1:28:10 > 1:28:12and is staked right away by Harris!
1:28:12 > 1:28:16And the Denver defence gets the ball back for the Broncos.
1:28:18 > 1:28:21Even if Brady threw it a little bit harder, I think still
1:28:21 > 1:28:23Chris Harris is going to get there.
1:28:23 > 1:28:28Not fooled, he let his guy go across the field because he saw the action,
1:28:28 > 1:28:29made the big tackle.
1:28:29 > 1:28:33Defence is absolutely playing championship football.
1:28:33 > 1:28:34Brady staying loose,
1:28:34 > 1:28:37and he may be getting the football back here momentarily.
1:28:37 > 1:28:383rd & 14.
1:28:41 > 1:28:42Safe throw,
1:28:42 > 1:28:46and the Patriots were there waiting for it. The Broncos to punt.
1:28:46 > 1:28:49- They're going to go for it again. - Yeah, they have to go for it.
1:28:49 > 1:28:51White shifts back, alongside Brady.
1:28:55 > 1:28:57Pocket collapsing, Brady throws it off his back foot,
1:28:57 > 1:29:00and it's tipped away! They were going for Gronkowski.
1:29:00 > 1:29:02He had three Broncos around him,
1:29:02 > 1:29:06and Gronkowski claims there was contact.
1:29:06 > 1:29:10Looked like Talib was the one who got a hand on it.
1:29:10 > 1:29:13Talib's kind of got his right arm wrapped around him
1:29:13 > 1:29:15for a moment there. Talib got a fingertip on it
1:29:15 > 1:29:16as it deflected away.
1:29:16 > 1:29:183rd & 10, and Manning from the gun.
1:29:20 > 1:29:23Goes down the sidelines, got a man there, and is batted down.
1:29:23 > 1:29:26Beautifully covered by Butler.
1:29:26 > 1:29:28He was step-for-step with Sanders.
1:29:28 > 1:29:31And the Patriots are going to get the football back,
1:29:31 > 1:29:32right at the two-minute warning.
1:29:32 > 1:29:37So, for the third time in this quarter, the Patriots face 4th down.
1:29:37 > 1:29:42The Broncos have not allowed a 4th down conversion
1:29:42 > 1:29:47over a long span - the last ten attempts by an opponent.
1:29:47 > 1:29:49This one could close it out.
1:29:49 > 1:29:52Brady, though, goes down the field to Gronkowski!
1:29:52 > 1:29:55And he has the football at the 10-yard line!
1:29:55 > 1:30:00He was double covered. And what happens when you're double covered?
1:30:00 > 1:30:03Who's got him deep? The in-and-out...
1:30:03 > 1:30:07Look at that. "I've got him inside, you've got him outside."
1:30:07 > 1:30:10Gronkowski goes right down the middle.
1:30:10 > 1:30:14And that was a beautiful throw by Tom Brady on 4th down.
1:30:14 > 1:30:19And now the AFC Championship's going to come down to this very next snap.
1:30:19 > 1:30:23They've been down here a couple of times already in this quarter.
1:30:23 > 1:30:28And now, for the third time, trying to pull off the comeback.
1:30:28 > 1:30:31And, of course, they'll have to step right back up and face
1:30:31 > 1:30:35another do-or-die situation with the two-point conversion.
1:30:35 > 1:30:37Here we go.
1:30:37 > 1:30:41The 13th snap in the quarter inside the 30.
1:30:44 > 1:30:48With the game on the line, Brady, in the pocket.
1:30:48 > 1:30:49End zone-bound...
1:30:49 > 1:30:54and it is caught by Gronkowski to make it 20-18!
1:30:54 > 1:30:56He got away from the Denver defenders!
1:30:56 > 1:30:59Double covered again.
1:30:59 > 1:31:02Tom Brady, under pressure, just threw it up.
1:31:02 > 1:31:04We've got an official right there.
1:31:04 > 1:31:08Of course, every touchdown has to be validated.
1:31:08 > 1:31:12That looked like he was inside of it.
1:31:12 > 1:31:14Perfect coverage, they had it.
1:31:14 > 1:31:19Just the size of Gronkowski, 6'6", goes over Chris Harris.
1:31:19 > 1:31:21So the Denver defence has to be in a little bit of shock
1:31:21 > 1:31:23after the two 4th-down conversions.
1:31:23 > 1:31:26The latest one going for the touchdown.
1:31:26 > 1:31:28But they must regroup here,
1:31:28 > 1:31:31because one stop takes them to the Super Bowl.
1:31:31 > 1:31:33Here's Brady, rolling out.
1:31:33 > 1:31:35Rolling and throwing - it's tipped in the air!
1:31:35 > 1:31:37And it's intercepted.
1:31:37 > 1:31:39It's intercepted by Roby.
1:31:39 > 1:31:43He lost the football back at the 20, but it doesn't matter.
1:31:43 > 1:31:50It was tipped by Talib, and the Denver defence saves it at the end.
1:31:50 > 1:31:53Denver wins it, heading to Super Bowl 50.
1:31:53 > 1:31:55This was a sweet victory.
1:31:55 > 1:31:58To me, this victory is a great example
1:31:58 > 1:32:02of what this entire season has been like.
1:32:02 > 1:32:03It hasn't been easy.
1:32:03 > 1:32:05It's been a lot of...
1:32:08 > 1:32:10..different people stepping up,
1:32:10 > 1:32:12doing their parts at different times.
1:32:12 > 1:32:15Starters, nonstarters becoming starters.
1:32:15 > 1:32:19It's been a unique season, there's no question about it.
1:32:19 > 1:32:21And this game today was a unique football game.
1:32:21 > 1:32:25We won a lot of games this year, just grinding as a football team,
1:32:25 > 1:32:28playing great defence. And we played tremendous today,
1:32:28 > 1:32:30in making the play at the right time.
1:32:30 > 1:32:32Just so proud of our football team.
1:32:32 > 1:32:35Got great respect for the Patriots, so great victory,
1:32:35 > 1:32:37just very proud of our team.
1:32:37 > 1:32:38Disappointing result.
1:32:38 > 1:32:41I think we all feel, as coaches, players, all of us,
1:32:41 > 1:32:44that it was such a fine line today
1:32:44 > 1:32:48between winning and losing that we all could have done
1:32:48 > 1:32:51just a little bit more, may have made a different result,
1:32:51 > 1:32:52but it wasn't.
1:32:56 > 1:32:58Crash landing to the end of the season,
1:32:58 > 1:33:00like it usually is in National Football League.
1:33:00 > 1:33:01We made a lot of plays,
1:33:01 > 1:33:03but there were a lot of plays we didn't make.
1:33:03 > 1:33:08A lot of 4th-down plays that ended up costing us.
1:33:08 > 1:33:10We made a couple, but again there were too many of those,
1:33:10 > 1:33:14and we never could play with the lead, never could play on our terms.
1:33:14 > 1:33:16So it was an uphill battle all day.
1:33:18 > 1:33:21The blueprint for beating the New England Patriots
1:33:21 > 1:33:23has always been getting pressure on the quarterback
1:33:23 > 1:33:26and the Denver Broncos executed it flawlessly,
1:33:26 > 1:33:29with my man, Von Miller over here,
1:33:29 > 1:33:34decimating the Patriots' offensive line and Tom Brady.
1:33:34 > 1:33:35Check him out right here.
1:33:38 > 1:33:41This offensive lineman is already a yard off the ball.
1:33:41 > 1:33:44Watch how fast Von Miller gets off this ball right here.
1:33:44 > 1:33:46You're never going to see anything like this
1:33:46 > 1:33:48from another defensive player.
1:33:48 > 1:33:52Watch this guy dip right around the corner and get to Tom Brady.
1:33:52 > 1:33:53Unbelievable!
1:33:53 > 1:33:55Look at the get-off, that's ridiculous, man,
1:33:55 > 1:33:58as he gets there. I have never seen anything like this before.
1:33:58 > 1:34:00The get-off of this guy is ridiculous!
1:34:00 > 1:34:02Look at this poor offensive tackle.
1:34:02 > 1:34:05He stands no chance! Von is already moving
1:34:05 > 1:34:07as he gets a clean shot on the quarterback.
1:34:07 > 1:34:10I can tell you, there is nothing that feels better
1:34:10 > 1:34:12than getting a clean shot on the quarterback.
1:34:12 > 1:34:13I can't think of one...
1:34:13 > 1:34:15- Actually, I can. - LAUGHTER
1:34:15 > 1:34:18We're not going to talk about that. Let's keep going.
1:34:18 > 1:34:20Von Miller again to the quarterback.
1:34:20 > 1:34:23And now what we're going to have is a chess match.
1:34:23 > 1:34:26We are going to have a match between the offensive coordinator
1:34:26 > 1:34:28and the defensive coordinator right here.
1:34:28 > 1:34:30The Broncos now have to slide their line this way.
1:34:30 > 1:34:33They've got to put this running back right here in protection
1:34:33 > 1:34:34to account for Von Miller,
1:34:34 > 1:34:38but what the defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos,
1:34:38 > 1:34:41Wade Phillips, is going to say - no, no, no, not today.
1:34:41 > 1:34:48And he's going to allow Von Miller to have another one-on-one rush
1:34:48 > 1:34:51by bringing in this linebacker right here.
1:34:51 > 1:34:54Now, the running back now has to account for the blitzing linebacker
1:34:54 > 1:34:56and that is going to leave Von Miller one-on-one,
1:34:56 > 1:34:59which is what the Denver Broncos want.
1:34:59 > 1:35:02Watch him again as he speeds by the offensive tackle
1:35:02 > 1:35:04and gets another sack.
1:35:04 > 1:35:08This guy was balling! Look at him running off the field!
1:35:08 > 1:35:10The running back has to pick this guy up
1:35:10 > 1:35:12and he comes around and gets the sack.
1:35:12 > 1:35:14And now what you are going to see
1:35:14 > 1:35:18is the Denver Broncos are now going to drop him into coverage.
1:35:18 > 1:35:22The New England Patriots now have to
1:35:22 > 1:35:25slide their line this way again
1:35:25 > 1:35:27to account for Von Miller.
1:35:27 > 1:35:30But guess what? Von Miller isn't rushing this time.
1:35:30 > 1:35:32The pressure is coming from DeMarcus Ware.
1:35:32 > 1:35:36Tom Brady never sees Von Miller dropping in the coverage
1:35:36 > 1:35:41and he throws the ball directly to him. Von Miller, making plays,
1:35:41 > 1:35:44deflated Tom Brady. Just deflated him.
1:35:44 > 1:35:48But lest you feel too sorry for Tom Brady, my dad always told me,
1:35:48 > 1:35:51never feel too sorry for a man married to a supermodel!
1:35:51 > 1:35:56When he goes home, he's going to be A-OK. See you guys next time.
1:35:56 > 1:35:57LAUGHTER
1:35:57 > 1:36:01I'd like to know more about young Osi's chats with his dad,
1:36:01 > 1:36:03but we just don't have time.
1:36:03 > 1:36:06I certainly don't want to know what the one thing better than
1:36:06 > 1:36:07hitting a quarterback is.
1:36:07 > 1:36:09Let's get back to what Peyton Manning said
1:36:09 > 1:36:11in the post-match interviews,
1:36:11 > 1:36:14that that game encapsulated Denver's season.
1:36:14 > 1:36:16It does. That is how they have been winning all season
1:36:16 > 1:36:18and playing all season, as a team.
1:36:18 > 1:36:21Somebody on each side of the field, offence and defence,
1:36:21 > 1:36:23has been doing something well and doing it together.
1:36:23 > 1:36:26We can see more examples of what the defence did to Brady
1:36:26 > 1:36:30during that game. The Patriots have fired, or Belichick has fired
1:36:30 > 1:36:33their offensive line coach and co-ordinator
1:36:33 > 1:36:37after this performance. Is that harsh on the O-line coordinator,
1:36:37 > 1:36:39given how good Denver's defence is?
1:36:39 > 1:36:42Definitely harsh, man. You're talking about DeMarcus Ware,
1:36:42 > 1:36:45Von Miller, two of the best pass rushers in football.
1:36:45 > 1:36:48There is nobody you could put out there who could stop those guys
1:36:48 > 1:36:51from getting to the quarterback. It's definitely harsh.
1:36:51 > 1:36:55I don't think it's harsh because you got a 100 million quarterback
1:36:55 > 1:36:56who's been getting hit all year.
1:36:56 > 1:36:58Somebody has to take the blame for it.
1:36:58 > 1:37:02Just give us an overview on this Denver defence
1:37:02 > 1:37:07and how you would describe it. You were both part of the defence.
1:37:07 > 1:37:09What I think they do really well is,
1:37:09 > 1:37:13- of course, they have a great pass rush.- First and foremost.
1:37:13 > 1:37:16Yeah, they got a great pass rush, but I'm a DB and I love how
1:37:16 > 1:37:19these defensive backs get their hands on the receivers
1:37:19 > 1:37:22because with a great pass rush, they get their hands on those receivers
1:37:22 > 1:37:24and they don't let them get up field
1:37:24 > 1:37:27- and it is just chaos for the quarterbacks.- Absolutely, man.
1:37:27 > 1:37:29When you have the DBs putting their hands on the receivers,
1:37:29 > 1:37:32it allows the defensive line that extra second
1:37:32 > 1:37:36to get to the quarterback. There's nothing worse than beating your man,
1:37:36 > 1:37:39beating offensive tackle, then all of a sudden, the ball's been thrown.
1:37:39 > 1:37:40That's very frustrating
1:37:40 > 1:37:43but the Denver DBs do a great job of giving the Broncos time.
1:37:43 > 1:37:46So how much does Gary Kubiak deserve credit for?
1:37:46 > 1:37:49I'm guessing a lot of credit for bringing Wade Phillips in
1:37:49 > 1:37:52as the defensive coordinator, a man who knows the Broncos well?
1:37:52 > 1:37:55He'd been at the Broncos late '80s, early '90s,
1:37:55 > 1:37:57- he was head coach of the Broncos. - Yeah, they know each other,
1:37:57 > 1:38:00and one thing about being an offensive coach,
1:38:00 > 1:38:02you know the guys you hated coaching against,
1:38:02 > 1:38:04so he's coached against them and he knows them, so he knows,
1:38:04 > 1:38:07"That's the kind of guy I want on my roster helping my team."
1:38:07 > 1:38:08Absolutely, man.
1:38:08 > 1:38:11He knows Wade Phillips is a three-four defensive co-ordinator.
1:38:11 > 1:38:13They have Von Miller, DeMarcus Ware -
1:38:13 > 1:38:16two of the best three-four outside linebackers in the league.
1:38:16 > 1:38:17He knew that coming in with Wade Phillips
1:38:17 > 1:38:20was going to explode his defence and that's what's happened.
1:38:20 > 1:38:22Let's talk about quarterbacks.
1:38:22 > 1:38:24I know it's a favourite subject for both of you.
1:38:24 > 1:38:25LAUGHTER
1:38:25 > 1:38:28Peyton Manning - was this a better performance from him
1:38:28 > 1:38:30than his previous outing for the Broncos?
1:38:30 > 1:38:34Yes. He did not turn the ball over. That is what he needs to not do.
1:38:34 > 1:38:37He's always done a good job getting them in the right play
1:38:37 > 1:38:39but he didn't turn the ball over
1:38:39 > 1:38:43and he scored in the red zone with those plays to the tight end,
1:38:43 > 1:38:45- which is what you got to do. - Absolutely, man.
1:38:45 > 1:38:47When your defence is performing at that level,
1:38:47 > 1:38:50the one thing you can't afford to do is turn the ball over.
1:38:50 > 1:38:51That is what he did not do.
1:38:51 > 1:38:54He played a great game for Denver in this game.
1:38:54 > 1:38:55So he managed the game well.
1:38:55 > 1:38:59We had this discussion off air at which point you nearly exploded,
1:38:59 > 1:39:03Osi, when I suggested that he managed the game well.
1:39:03 > 1:39:05He's a game manager.
1:39:05 > 1:39:08- We're talking about Peyton Manning! - I'm not saying he's a game manager.
1:39:08 > 1:39:10I'm saying he managed that game well.
1:39:10 > 1:39:13That is what he's been doing since he's been back - managing the game.
1:39:13 > 1:39:15You don't see the Peyton Manning of old throwing for 400 yards.
1:39:15 > 1:39:17- He has always managed games.- No.
1:39:17 > 1:39:19He's always got the offence in the best play.
1:39:19 > 1:39:23He's always used the clock well, checked, read the defence well.
1:39:23 > 1:39:25- That is managing the game! - Yes, he's always done that,
1:39:25 > 1:39:28but when you're talking about Peyton Manning, who has the most
1:39:28 > 1:39:30passing yards in NFL history,
1:39:30 > 1:39:32you can't put "game manager" and Peyton Manning together.
1:39:32 > 1:39:35And he's throwing for 160 yards a game now, I mean,
1:39:35 > 1:39:39that's game management type... That's Alex Smith type numbers, man.
1:39:39 > 1:39:41LAUGHTER
1:39:41 > 1:39:45- You don't mean that as a compliment, do you?- No. No.
1:39:45 > 1:39:47But that comes with experience and age.
1:39:47 > 1:39:52You can't do what you did in your 20s when you're in your late 30s.
1:39:52 > 1:39:53Tom Brady's doing it!
1:39:53 > 1:39:55Ooh!
1:39:55 > 1:40:00- We know...- Tom Brady isn't going to a Super Bowl!- True.
1:40:00 > 1:40:01As a player, as you get older,
1:40:01 > 1:40:04you have to adjust, you have to know what your body can and can't do.
1:40:04 > 1:40:06And that guy is doing it.
1:40:06 > 1:40:08Just one extra line...
1:40:08 > 1:40:10Just one line on the Patriots, actually.
1:40:10 > 1:40:12For all of the praise for Denver in defence
1:40:12 > 1:40:14and Peyton Manning's game management and everything,
1:40:14 > 1:40:17they were two points away from taking it to overtime.
1:40:17 > 1:40:21If Gostkowski had not done what he did with the extra point
1:40:21 > 1:40:25- for the first time, what did they say, 523 times...- What a time.
1:40:25 > 1:40:27I know sport is full of ifs and buts...
1:40:27 > 1:40:29They would have been in overtime.
1:40:29 > 1:40:34It is crazy to think that they got back in the game like that.
1:40:34 > 1:40:36But that is Tom Brady. That is what he does.
1:40:36 > 1:40:39- Man, what a time to miss an extra point!- I know.
1:40:39 > 1:40:42You would have been having words, wouldn't you, in the locker room?
1:40:42 > 1:40:44Immediately! No locker room, right away.
1:40:44 > 1:40:47The best thing is that we've got through that whole chat
1:40:47 > 1:40:50without mentioning who Denver are going to play,
1:40:50 > 1:40:51which I'm so relieved about
1:40:51 > 1:40:53considering their next game is coming up.
1:40:53 > 1:40:56Super Bowl 50 is only the second time that the championship game
1:40:56 > 1:40:58will be played in the Bay area.
1:40:58 > 1:41:01In '85 the San Francisco 49ers and the Miami Dolphins
1:41:01 > 1:41:03played for Super Bowl XIX,
1:41:03 > 1:41:07remembered with pride by the 49ers' running back, Roger Craig.
1:41:12 > 1:41:13My first Super Bowl,
1:41:13 > 1:41:15I was so busy trying to win,
1:41:15 > 1:41:18I didn't realise that I was the first player to score
1:41:18 > 1:41:20three touchdowns in a Super Bowl.
1:41:20 > 1:41:22Craig gets it and goes in for a touchdown!
1:41:22 > 1:41:25Handoff given to Craig. Craig batters his way to the goal line.
1:41:25 > 1:41:27- He goes in!- Popped by Craig on the way to the end zone,
1:41:27 > 1:41:29and Craig goes in for the score!
1:41:29 > 1:41:32I think you get so wrapped up in the game that scoring is great
1:41:32 > 1:41:35but it's not so much personal, it's more for your team.
1:41:35 > 1:41:37It's for the scoreboard at the end of the day.
1:41:37 > 1:41:40If you lose, scoring a touchdown doesn't mean anything
1:41:40 > 1:41:41in the Super Bowl, but when you win,
1:41:41 > 1:41:46it's a great, great feeling that you contributed to something special.
1:41:46 > 1:41:50And it finished 38-16 to San Francisco.
1:41:50 > 1:41:52Time to turn our attention to the NFC
1:41:52 > 1:41:55and the best two offences in the NFL.
1:41:55 > 1:41:58The Arizona Cardinals travelled east, where of course
1:41:58 > 1:42:01the weather had been battering the Eastern Seaboard of the States,
1:42:01 > 1:42:05and the Carolina Panthers were waiting in a snowy Charlotte.
1:42:10 > 1:42:13Two teams with a collective power and a shared purpose.
1:42:13 > 1:42:17The Arizona Cardinals outstanding in offence, titanic on the road.
1:42:17 > 1:42:20They have won away from home seven times,
1:42:20 > 1:42:23and on the road again here, in Charlotte,
1:42:23 > 1:42:26home of the Carolina Panthers, the team of the season.
1:42:26 > 1:42:29Tightknit, extravagant.
1:42:29 > 1:42:30The quarterback drawn!
1:42:30 > 1:42:32Somersaults for the touchdown.
1:42:32 > 1:42:34Oh, my goodness!
1:42:34 > 1:42:39But within the team, there are individuals like these two.
1:42:39 > 1:42:42True, they have a couple of things in common -
1:42:42 > 1:42:44they play in the same position,
1:42:44 > 1:42:48have both thrown 35 touchdown passes this season,
1:42:48 > 1:42:50they are both former winners of the Houseman Trophy,
1:42:50 > 1:42:54awarded to the outstanding college player of the year.
1:42:54 > 1:42:57But that is where the similarities stop.
1:42:57 > 1:42:59They are defined more by their differences.
1:42:59 > 1:43:05Carson Palmer, old school, at home in the pocket, calm, cool,
1:43:05 > 1:43:08serving others, like Larry Fitzgerald, the fastest in history
1:43:08 > 1:43:11to score ten post-season touchdowns.
1:43:11 > 1:43:14End zone touchdown! Larry Fitzgerald!
1:43:14 > 1:43:17Like I've always said about Carson, there's one thing about him,
1:43:17 > 1:43:19he is resilient. He stayed strong on the sideline,
1:43:19 > 1:43:22believed in his guys, made plays to win the game.
1:43:22 > 1:43:23Then there is Cam Newton.
1:43:24 > 1:43:2726, Ten years younger than Palmer.
1:43:27 > 1:43:29HE YELLS
1:43:29 > 1:43:32Not calm, not afraid to leave the pocket.
1:43:32 > 1:43:36Cam Newton, accurate, sharp,
1:43:36 > 1:43:39sensational today.
1:43:39 > 1:43:43A running showman, a talking showman.
1:43:43 > 1:43:45That's all you got, 93?
1:43:45 > 1:43:50He's 12 years old. Look at him. He ain't got his permit yet.
1:43:50 > 1:43:53He can't even drive home, he has to get an Uber.
1:43:53 > 1:43:55HE SHOUTS
1:43:55 > 1:43:57I'm happy to be a part of that.
1:43:57 > 1:43:59Palmer does not have a great history of beating his nerves
1:43:59 > 1:44:01in the play-offs.
1:44:01 > 1:44:04He looked tense against the Green Bay Packers last week,
1:44:04 > 1:44:07which must make the Panthers the favourites, but somehow,
1:44:07 > 1:44:09a lot of seasoned observers
1:44:09 > 1:44:12have been expecting them to trip up this season.
1:44:12 > 1:44:14They're not a Super Bowl team, man.
1:44:14 > 1:44:15And you know what, I'm always right, Mark.
1:44:15 > 1:44:19We're not worried about the Super Bowl, that's irrelevant.
1:44:19 > 1:44:21Right now we're focused on the Arizona Cardinals.
1:44:21 > 1:44:25Who can defy expectation now? Who will master their nerves?
1:44:30 > 1:44:33He is essentially a running back playing quarterback,
1:44:33 > 1:44:35as big and as physical as he is.
1:44:35 > 1:44:37It's the ultimate wildcat quarterback
1:44:37 > 1:44:40but yet he could beach it within the pocket.
1:44:40 > 1:44:43He has proven any doubters that he had that he can do that this year.
1:44:43 > 1:44:462nd down & 3.
1:44:46 > 1:44:50How about this? A little toss to Ginn.
1:44:50 > 1:44:54Ginn slowed down a bit, still going inside the ten.
1:44:54 > 1:44:55Gets a block touchdown.
1:45:00 > 1:45:01He's going to pull it,
1:45:01 > 1:45:04make it look like it is going that way
1:45:04 > 1:45:07but they pull Ryan Kalil, the centre, out the opposite way.
1:45:07 > 1:45:11Even with that being said, the tackle has to be made there
1:45:11 > 1:45:14and he's able to traverse all the way across the field
1:45:14 > 1:45:16and get it into the end zone.
1:45:16 > 1:45:18Third down is the quarterback's down.
1:45:18 > 1:45:22It's a possession down and these two quarterbacks have been
1:45:22 > 1:45:24two of the best all season long.
1:45:28 > 1:45:29Extra men on the rush.
1:45:29 > 1:45:32Newton steps into it. Scott Brown wide open
1:45:32 > 1:45:34and Corey Brown is gone!
1:45:36 > 1:45:3720. 10.
1:45:37 > 1:45:40Touchdown, Carolina.
1:45:41 > 1:45:44Look at the move Corey Brown puts on him.
1:45:44 > 1:45:45At the top of the route,
1:45:45 > 1:45:48he expects Brown to continue up the field
1:45:48 > 1:45:51and just completely gets turned around.
1:45:51 > 1:45:53All that field out in front of him
1:45:53 > 1:45:56and Cam Newton lays it out there beautifully.
1:45:56 > 1:46:00This Carolina team is flexing its muscles again here, early.
1:46:03 > 1:46:06Wind-up wide to the right, and the offensive formation.
1:46:06 > 1:46:08Here's the tight end, Fells.
1:46:08 > 1:46:12He leaps into Thomas Davis, who is banged up.
1:46:14 > 1:46:16And Fells is good for 15.
1:46:16 > 1:46:19That does not look good at all
1:46:19 > 1:46:24and a guy who is part of the best linebacker tandem in the NFL
1:46:24 > 1:46:28with Luke Kuechly, vital to the success of this defence...
1:46:28 > 1:46:30There's a look from the front side.
1:46:30 > 1:46:33He immediately came out grabbing that right arm.
1:46:33 > 1:46:34Tenth play of the drive.
1:46:36 > 1:46:38Johnson again! Slams it into the end zone.
1:46:38 > 1:46:41And the Cardinals are on the scoreboard.
1:46:41 > 1:46:45They are riding the 6'1", 224-pound back,
1:46:45 > 1:46:48came on in the second half of the season,
1:46:48 > 1:46:52and it is back-to-back three and outs for the Carolina Panthers
1:46:52 > 1:46:55after they scored on their first three possessions.
1:47:00 > 1:47:03Hits it sideways and on the run.
1:47:03 > 1:47:06It is off the arms of Peterson
1:47:06 > 1:47:08and now the fight for the football.
1:47:16 > 1:47:17WHISTLE BLOWS
1:47:19 > 1:47:22It was almost a shank. It belongs to Carolina.
1:47:22 > 1:47:27Cam Newton, the elite quarterback, was 10, 4, 11.
1:47:27 > 1:47:30Running it on 3rd down & 1
1:47:30 > 1:47:32and picking up the first down.
1:47:32 > 1:47:34If he converts here, it is a touchdown
1:47:34 > 1:47:39and the kids are lined up on the stairway waiting for a souvenir.
1:47:39 > 1:47:413rd & goal.
1:47:43 > 1:47:45Here comes Cam.
1:47:45 > 1:47:48He got it! Touchdown. From that angle
1:47:48 > 1:47:50he definitely got it across the goal line,
1:47:50 > 1:47:52big touchdown here for Carolina.
1:47:52 > 1:47:55Points off the turnover for the Panthers.
1:47:55 > 1:48:00They were the best in the league at that during the regular season,
1:48:00 > 1:48:01how they were helped to 15 and one.
1:48:01 > 1:48:04Last year's winner, Thomas Davis,
1:48:04 > 1:48:07not out there for the Carolina defence
1:48:07 > 1:48:09as they continue to look at him
1:48:09 > 1:48:11back in the locker room.
1:48:11 > 1:48:14Palmer has it knocked out of his hand.
1:48:14 > 1:48:16And Fells cannot get to it.
1:48:16 > 1:48:19Boston is there, did he cover up?
1:48:22 > 1:48:23He did.
1:48:23 > 1:48:27Johnson knocked it out and it is turnover number three
1:48:27 > 1:48:30for this Arizona team in the first half.
1:48:30 > 1:48:33As he's coming back, we'll take a closer look,
1:48:33 > 1:48:35and ball clearly out.
1:48:35 > 1:48:372nd & 10.
1:48:38 > 1:48:42This is Peterson. Did he need that!
1:48:42 > 1:48:44Patrick Peterson on the return.
1:48:44 > 1:48:48Down the sideline, getting blocks,
1:48:48 > 1:48:52trying to turn this first half around and he's down inside the 25
1:48:52 > 1:48:55and there is life for the Arizona Cardinals.
1:48:55 > 1:48:58Giveth and now he taketh away.
1:48:58 > 1:49:01Interception thrown, a rare one from Cam Newton.
1:49:01 > 1:49:05And now, from the 22, can the Cardinals cash in?
1:49:08 > 1:49:10Kuechly comes on it.
1:49:11 > 1:49:13Palmer, end zone!
1:49:13 > 1:49:15Gives it back! Intercepted by Coleman!
1:49:17 > 1:49:21Cardinals and Panthers trade interceptions,
1:49:21 > 1:49:26and that could be back-breaking for Carson Palmer.
1:49:29 > 1:49:32Graham Gano converted Carolina's first possession of the second half
1:49:32 > 1:49:35into three points to make it 27-7.
1:49:35 > 1:49:38The Cardinals went three and out on their next possession,
1:49:38 > 1:49:42giving Newton the ball back in Arizona territory.
1:49:42 > 1:49:46Does any quarterback in the NFL have a better nose for a first down
1:49:46 > 1:49:49or a touchdown than Cam Newton?
1:49:53 > 1:49:55He continues to run.
1:49:55 > 1:49:57He is in for the touchdown!
1:50:02 > 1:50:07And the likely MVP has been celebrating since this game began.
1:50:12 > 1:50:15Pass is caught by Fells, for the touchdown!
1:50:19 > 1:50:23With 44 seconds expired in quarter number four,
1:50:23 > 1:50:25the Cardinals get their second touchdown.
1:50:25 > 1:50:28Second-best starting field position for the Cardinals,
1:50:28 > 1:50:30down 19.
1:50:34 > 1:50:36Only three men on the rush,
1:50:36 > 1:50:39pumping towards the end zone, up for grabs
1:50:39 > 1:50:42and picked up by Coleman. His second of the game.
1:50:44 > 1:50:47Newton keeps it, end zone, passes,
1:50:47 > 1:50:49caught for the touchdown! Funchess.
1:50:54 > 1:50:57They keep pouring the coals on the fire.
1:50:57 > 1:50:59They've put up 40.
1:50:59 > 1:51:02They get a free blitzer on Cam Newton and he cuts it loose.
1:51:02 > 1:51:06Perfect timing and delivers a strike to Funchess.
1:51:06 > 1:51:10So the drive will start inside the 15 at the 12.
1:51:10 > 1:51:14Carson Palmer, who got that first playoff win last week.
1:51:14 > 1:51:19Traded to Arizona from Oakland in 2013.
1:51:19 > 1:51:23A record-setting year. He's picked again!
1:51:23 > 1:51:25Kuechly for the touchdown!
1:51:31 > 1:51:36The celebration continues, Kuechly, who runs this defence.
1:51:36 > 1:51:39It's his third interception returned for a touchdown this season,
1:51:39 > 1:51:42he's a playmaker on the defensive side of the ball.
1:51:42 > 1:51:46He's been great as a run-stopper ever since he arrived in Carolina.
1:51:46 > 1:51:50Where he has improved the most this year is in his ability to cover.
1:51:50 > 1:51:52He reads it, he drives on and makes the play on the ball,
1:51:52 > 1:51:55touchdown Carolina.
1:51:55 > 1:51:58The Carolina Panthers are NFC champions!
1:51:58 > 1:52:01Ron Rivera's going to the Super Bowl!
1:52:01 > 1:52:03Cam, where are you?
1:52:03 > 1:52:05Ho!
1:52:09 > 1:52:11I'm excited. I'm excited, man.
1:52:11 > 1:52:14We're playing in front of the best fans in the NFL.
1:52:16 > 1:52:19We are getting coached by the best coaching staff in the NFL
1:52:19 > 1:52:22- but we're not done yet. - What would that mean to you,
1:52:22 > 1:52:24to go out there and beat the Denver Broncos?
1:52:24 > 1:52:26I don't want to make it personal.
1:52:26 > 1:52:29Everybody worked their tail off to get to this point,
1:52:29 > 1:52:32and we're going to keep consistently...
1:52:32 > 1:52:33CHANTING: MVP! MVP!
1:52:33 > 1:52:35Oh, man.
1:52:35 > 1:52:37- MVP.- That's OK!
1:52:37 > 1:52:41It's been great. We played loose
1:52:41 > 1:52:44and that's been our strategy all year - be ourselves,
1:52:44 > 1:52:47have fun and just do what we do. We play as a team, as a unit.
1:52:47 > 1:52:48That's what makes it so fun
1:52:48 > 1:52:51is the guys in the locker room stick together.
1:52:51 > 1:52:54We have so much fun and we're looking forward to keeping playing.
1:52:54 > 1:52:57We all worked so hard for this, man.
1:52:57 > 1:53:01I can't be more happy with the team we got, man. Glory to God.
1:53:01 > 1:53:05This is awesome. I mean, look at the stadium that put us on.
1:53:05 > 1:53:07We haven't had this in ten years, man.
1:53:07 > 1:53:10I have dreamed of this ever since I was in high school, man.
1:53:10 > 1:53:14I've had an opportunity to be a player, an assistant coach
1:53:14 > 1:53:16and now a head coach in the Super Bowl.
1:53:16 > 1:53:17I think that's really neat. I really do.
1:53:17 > 1:53:20I'm just kind of excited about the opportunity.
1:53:20 > 1:53:23It is the culmination of what you work for
1:53:23 > 1:53:25as a football player and a coach,
1:53:25 > 1:53:28so it's going to be exciting and I look forward to it.
1:53:28 > 1:53:30If you're not putting a ring on your finger,
1:53:30 > 1:53:33if that confetti's not falling on your head, it's a bad year.
1:53:33 > 1:53:36You've got to look back and there were a lot of positive things.
1:53:36 > 1:53:39To win 14 games, to win a play-off game,
1:53:39 > 1:53:42to be here in the Championship Game. Those are all positive things
1:53:42 > 1:53:46but we're not about that. We are about winning the championship
1:53:46 > 1:53:50and we didn't play near well enough, especially our best players,
1:53:50 > 1:53:52for us to win this game.
1:53:52 > 1:53:55This is as low as you can feel.
1:53:57 > 1:54:03Like I said, you put so much in and you come in here
1:54:03 > 1:54:05with such high expectations and...
1:54:07 > 1:54:11..to leave the way we are leaving just hurts.
1:54:11 > 1:54:13It hurts to lose like this, in this fashion.
1:54:16 > 1:54:18I love my team-mates. They fought all year.
1:54:18 > 1:54:21There was a lot of adversity, ups and downs
1:54:21 > 1:54:25and we are really proud to be here. But, you know,
1:54:25 > 1:54:27we obviously didn't want it to end this way.
1:54:29 > 1:54:33The Carolina Panthers defeated the Arizona Cardinals.
1:54:33 > 1:54:35And everybody wants to talk about Cam Newton,
1:54:35 > 1:54:39and, yes, he's a superstar, but it's the pieces around him
1:54:39 > 1:54:42that make things go, and we are going to talk about Ted Ginn Jr
1:54:42 > 1:54:45today, who did a bunch of things on offence, defence
1:54:45 > 1:54:48and special teams to help them win.
1:54:48 > 1:54:51First of all, we're going to start with him on special teams.
1:54:51 > 1:54:53This is a very underrated play.
1:54:53 > 1:54:55He is so fast. What an explosive player.
1:54:55 > 1:54:58He gets the ball right here, watch him make people miss.
1:54:58 > 1:55:01Give them a little dip, he goes all the way through
1:55:01 > 1:55:03and look at this guy getting knocked out by the punter -
1:55:03 > 1:55:05how do you get knocked out by the punter?
1:55:05 > 1:55:08I'm giving you credit and you get knocked out by the punter!
1:55:08 > 1:55:11Doesn't matter, and right here you're going to see a trick play.
1:55:11 > 1:55:14When you have a guy with this kind of speed and this kind of talent,
1:55:14 > 1:55:16you want to get the ball in his hands in open space
1:55:16 > 1:55:17and let him make plays.
1:55:17 > 1:55:20That is exactly what Carolina is going to do here.
1:55:20 > 1:55:22They're going to run a reverse.
1:55:22 > 1:55:24He's going to come all the way right here and get the ball
1:55:24 > 1:55:27from Cam Newton, and watch what he does here.
1:55:27 > 1:55:31Give him the ball, boom, he takes off running. Look at this guy.
1:55:31 > 1:55:35Making moves. Get off! Swerving. Looking like a Ferrari,
1:55:35 > 1:55:39in traffic, driven by a man who is having a midlife crisis.
1:55:39 > 1:55:43- LAUGHTER - Innit, Mark Chapman? Innit?
1:55:43 > 1:55:47Anyway, Ted Ginn Jr getting it done and he is not done.
1:55:47 > 1:55:49This is one of the most impressive things that I saw.
1:55:49 > 1:55:52Watch where this guy starts, right here.
1:55:52 > 1:55:56Cam Newton is going to throw an inaccurate pass
1:55:56 > 1:55:59and is going to be intercepted.
1:55:59 > 1:56:01Now, check this out here. This is the most important part.
1:56:01 > 1:56:03When you're talking about play-off football,
1:56:03 > 1:56:05you're talking about who wants it more.
1:56:05 > 1:56:07Who has the desire? Who wants to win the game?
1:56:07 > 1:56:10Look at where this man comes from and look at the speed
1:56:10 > 1:56:13of this man as he chases down Patrick Peterson.
1:56:13 > 1:56:15You don't even see him on the screen, where is he?
1:56:15 > 1:56:19Where is he? I don't know where he is. Where's Waldo?
1:56:19 > 1:56:22But look at him come through right here and make a great play
1:56:22 > 1:56:27for the Carolina Panthers who would go on to stop them on that series,
1:56:27 > 1:56:30so he played defence also in this particular game.
1:56:30 > 1:56:33Ted Ginn Jr had a magnificent performance
1:56:33 > 1:56:34and he's one of the reasons why
1:56:34 > 1:56:38the Carolina Panthers are playing the way they're playing right now.
1:56:38 > 1:56:42I'm tempted to leave him over there for the midlife crisis.
1:56:42 > 1:56:46- Did I ask you back? - No, sorry. I apologise.
1:56:46 > 1:56:48- This is my manor, this bit, that's your manor.- Can I say here?
1:56:48 > 1:56:49That's your Ferrari.
1:56:49 > 1:56:53You've got to at least have a Ferrari, just an ageing one.
1:56:53 > 1:56:54One word on the Cardinals first.
1:56:54 > 1:56:58Bruce said afterwards, very keen not to just blame Carson Palmer,
1:56:58 > 1:57:00which a lot of people were doing.
1:57:00 > 1:57:03He didn't have a very good day, he blamed several of his superstars.
1:57:03 > 1:57:07Yeah, because he wanted to take the pressure off of Carson Palmer.
1:57:07 > 1:57:09You can't turn the ball over that many times, and that's what
1:57:09 > 1:57:13Carson was doing, trying to force the ball down the field.
1:57:13 > 1:57:16And I think the blame was on him and he was trying to lighten the load.
1:57:16 > 1:57:18Let's talk about the Carolina defence.
1:57:18 > 1:57:20Let's start with the question mark, first of all,
1:57:20 > 1:57:22which is Thomas Davies,
1:57:22 > 1:57:24who broke his arm against the Cardinals.
1:57:24 > 1:57:27Now, you have had this exact same injury.
1:57:27 > 1:57:31- Three times!- You've had this exact same injury three times.
1:57:31 > 1:57:35- Three times, yes. And you can come back from it.- You can?- Right.
1:57:35 > 1:57:38He's going to have surgery, they're going to put a plate on his arm.
1:57:38 > 1:57:39So the bone will be fixed.
1:57:39 > 1:57:42Now it's all about, can he deal with the pain?
1:57:42 > 1:57:46His biggest problem's going to be actually running and extending
1:57:46 > 1:57:49his hands to get the blocks off of them. But he can play.
1:57:49 > 1:57:52- So he's said he'll play?- Yes.
1:57:52 > 1:57:54And you don't see a problem with him playing
1:57:54 > 1:57:56in the Super Bowl with a broken arm?
1:57:56 > 1:57:57The hardest thing is the movement...
1:57:57 > 1:58:00The hardest thing is going to be actually running, and when he has
1:58:00 > 1:58:03to use his hands to get off of a block, that's going to really hurt.
1:58:03 > 1:58:05- But it's all about... - It must put a little bit
1:58:05 > 1:58:07of doubt in your head, mustn't it?
1:58:07 > 1:58:10- I think it will, but we're talking about the Super Bowl here.- Yeah.
1:58:10 > 1:58:12I mean, there's a lot of things people are going to play through
1:58:12 > 1:58:15that they ordinarily wouldn't play through because it's the Super Bowl.
1:58:15 > 1:58:18It'll be a little painful, but the biggest game of your life,
1:58:18 > 1:58:19you'll get over that.
1:58:19 > 1:58:22We've had lots of jokes with the Carolina Panthers as in,
1:58:22 > 1:58:26we love them, you're a little grumpy with them.
1:58:26 > 1:58:27Do you take...
1:58:27 > 1:58:30As we look at a couple of touchdowns from the game,
1:58:30 > 1:58:34do you take Cam Newton's point that they have just had fun
1:58:34 > 1:58:38this season? And that shouldn't be underestimated.
1:58:38 > 1:58:39You can't argue with that,
1:58:39 > 1:58:42if you look at the way they play from beginning to end,
1:58:42 > 1:58:44always having fun, always enjoying themselves.
1:58:44 > 1:58:47They seem to be a great team, they like each other's company.
1:58:47 > 1:58:50I mean, it's fun to watch them play like this, man,
1:58:50 > 1:58:52it's really exciting.
1:58:52 > 1:58:54Yeah, they play fun, they play loose,
1:58:54 > 1:58:56and that's what you want to do.
1:58:56 > 1:58:59If you've got a coaching staff that allows you as a player
1:58:59 > 1:59:01to be yourself and play loose, good things can happen.
1:59:01 > 1:59:05You're a team, the quarterback's playing like he's a 12-year-old
1:59:05 > 1:59:08and you get behind it, it's fun!
1:59:08 > 1:59:11will Denver be able to do to Cam Newton
1:59:11 > 1:59:13what they did to Tom Brady,
1:59:13 > 1:59:15when we see the kind of things Newton is capable of?
1:59:15 > 1:59:17- No.- No.
1:59:17 > 1:59:21First of all, when they come off the edge with all that pressure,
1:59:21 > 1:59:23he can roll out and get out of the pocket.
1:59:23 > 1:59:25That's the first thing he can do.
1:59:25 > 1:59:27And the second thing, to nullify the pass, is to run the ball.
1:59:27 > 1:59:29When you're running the ball at those guys,
1:59:29 > 1:59:32they can't come up field and attack you like that.
1:59:32 > 1:59:34- And that's what they do! - Absolutely, man.
1:59:34 > 1:59:36In Carolina, they have a great defence
1:59:36 > 1:59:39and that's what's going to keep them in the games.
1:59:39 > 1:59:41But I tell you what, if the Denver Broncos build a lead
1:59:41 > 1:59:44against the Carolina Panthers, the Carolina Panthers are done.
1:59:44 > 1:59:46What are you talking about?!
1:59:46 > 1:59:48Absolutely done. And this is why I said that -
1:59:48 > 1:59:50they don't have good offensive linemen,
1:59:50 > 1:59:52their tackles are weak, believe it or not.
1:59:52 > 1:59:53Cam Newton and that running game
1:59:53 > 1:59:56makes them a lot better than they are.
1:59:56 > 1:59:59Trust me when I tell you this, if they get down in this game
1:59:59 > 2:00:0214, 21 points, Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware are going to destroy
2:00:02 > 2:00:04the Carolina Panthers' offensive line.
2:00:04 > 2:00:07You're talking about a team that can throw the ball
2:00:07 > 2:00:10- vertically down the field...- Yes. - ..and that's how you score quick.
2:00:10 > 2:00:12- Yes.- So that's how you come from behind.
2:00:12 > 2:00:15Come from behind against the Denver Broncos?
2:00:15 > 2:00:17He can throw the ball vertically
2:00:17 > 2:00:19better than anybody in the league right now.
2:00:19 > 2:00:21They have the DB's number one to counteract that.
2:00:21 > 2:00:24They're not going to let Ted Ginn get behind the defence,
2:00:24 > 2:00:27not with Aqib Talib and not with the DBs that they have going on.
2:00:27 > 2:00:29If they get down by 14 points,
2:00:29 > 2:00:31they're going to have six or seven sacks against these guys.
2:00:31 > 2:00:35As DB, I didn't want anybody to get behind me either, but it happens.
2:00:36 > 2:00:39I'm still here. THEY LAUGH
2:00:39 > 2:00:42- Sorry, Mark. - The other thing with that point,
2:00:42 > 2:00:45can you see Denver going 14-21 points
2:00:45 > 2:00:49up on Carolina, given their offence at times this season?
2:00:49 > 2:00:52And surely, given how Carolina have played...
2:00:52 > 2:00:54I mean, they've just ripped the Cardinals apart.
2:00:54 > 2:00:57They tore into the Seahawks in the first two quarters
2:00:57 > 2:00:59in that game as well,
2:00:59 > 2:01:02isn't it more likely that they will go clear against Denver?
2:01:02 > 2:01:04No, because they haven't ran into a defence
2:01:04 > 2:01:06like they're going to on Super Bowl Sunday.
2:01:06 > 2:01:09Now, you make some very valid points.
2:01:09 > 2:01:11Obviously, Carolina's been blowing everybody out,
2:01:11 > 2:01:14but they're not going to get up 21, 28 points against these guys.
2:01:14 > 2:01:17Manning's not going to turn the football over to give him the chance
2:01:17 > 2:01:20to get up 28 points. And that defence, the way they play?
2:01:20 > 2:01:22No way that happens.
2:01:22 > 2:01:24I just want to talk about the two head coaches.
2:01:24 > 2:01:27Gary Kubiak went to Super Bowl as John Elway's backup,
2:01:27 > 2:01:30with the Broncos, Ron Rivera went to the Super Bowl with
2:01:30 > 2:01:33the Bears in '85, he mentioned it in his
2:01:33 > 2:01:36post-match press conference there,
2:01:36 > 2:01:39and of course, he also was an assistant coach as well.
2:01:39 > 2:01:42Will their experience help in dampening down the hype
2:01:42 > 2:01:44around both sides of the build-up?
2:01:44 > 2:01:47For sure, because they know how to control everything
2:01:47 > 2:01:48that's happening off the field.
2:01:48 > 2:01:50They know how to talk their guys through,
2:01:50 > 2:01:53going through the experience, things that they can expect.
2:01:53 > 2:01:56And just, your head coach being relaxed in that situation,
2:01:56 > 2:01:59as a player, it makes you relax and enjoy the situation.
2:01:59 > 2:02:01He knows better than me.
2:02:01 > 2:02:04Yeah, no doubt about it. I mean, Coughlin, who was our coach
2:02:04 > 2:02:07when we went, he had been to Super Bowl before, so he kind of knew
2:02:07 > 2:02:09what was going on, he knew exactly what to expect.
2:02:09 > 2:02:12He had everybody calm and really focused for the game.
2:02:12 > 2:02:15And I think people and coaches who have had experience with that
2:02:15 > 2:02:16help the teams.
2:02:16 > 2:02:19And we've discussed on this show in the past how odd it is to
2:02:19 > 2:02:21bill a game as between two quarterbacks,
2:02:21 > 2:02:24as they never actually go head-to-head against each other.
2:02:24 > 2:02:26But in the States in particular,
2:02:26 > 2:02:29- this will be the old era against the new era, won't it?- Yeah.
2:02:29 > 2:02:32- This is how it's going to be for the next ten days.- This is.
2:02:32 > 2:02:35And this is what's going to... Whoever pulls this off,
2:02:35 > 2:02:38everybody's going to want to make their team the same way next year.
2:02:38 > 2:02:39So if Carolina pulls this off,
2:02:39 > 2:02:41everybody's looking for the next Cam Newton.
2:02:41 > 2:02:43- Who you going for?- Carolina!
2:02:43 > 2:02:46- I don't even need to ask, do I? - You don't need to ask.- No.
2:02:46 > 2:02:50Now every week we try and bring you some insight into the game
2:02:50 > 2:02:53by letting you hear the sounds on the field of play.
2:02:53 > 2:02:56It's a practice the NFL has been doing for years, including
2:02:56 > 2:02:59back in Super Bowl 4 when Kansas City head coach,
2:02:59 > 2:03:01Hank Stram, was wired for sound.
2:03:04 > 2:03:06CHEERING
2:03:07 > 2:03:09GRUNTING
2:03:12 > 2:03:14- My ball.- It's our ball!
2:03:14 > 2:03:16Ah, come on!
2:03:16 > 2:03:18That's got to be our ball!
2:03:18 > 2:03:20Look, I didn't see the ball!
2:03:20 > 2:03:25- It's a free ball, he didn't see it. - Didn't see the...? What?
2:03:25 > 2:03:28We got six people out there and you can't see?
2:03:30 > 2:03:33How would it work if all six of you missed a play like that?
2:03:33 > 2:03:35All six of you miss the play.
2:03:35 > 2:03:39- Well, did you see it?- The ball was knocked loose when he made contact!
2:03:40 > 2:03:42Boy, that's a bad call.
2:03:42 > 2:03:45- Mr Official, let me ask you something.- OK, Coach, go ahead.
2:03:45 > 2:03:48- How can six of you miss a play like that, huh?- What...?
2:03:48 > 2:03:51All six! The ball jumped out of there as soon as we made contact...
2:03:51 > 2:03:55- I thought they were talking about you been on the field.- No! What?
2:04:03 > 2:04:05We've got the ball, boys.
2:04:12 > 2:04:14Now we got 65 Toss Power Trap.
2:04:14 > 2:04:17Look for 65 Toss Power Trap. What'd it look like?
2:04:17 > 2:04:20Look for 65 Toss Power Trap. See what it looks like.
2:04:20 > 2:04:23Come on, 65 Toss Power Trap.
2:04:23 > 2:04:26Get in there... 65 Toss Power Trap.
2:04:26 > 2:04:29- Come on!- Come on, let's go! - Let's get seven points!
2:04:29 > 2:04:3165 Toss Power Trap.
2:04:32 > 2:04:34They might pop wide-open, Reg.
2:04:36 > 2:04:38He's in there! Ha-haaaaa!
2:04:38 > 2:04:40Yes, sir!
2:04:40 > 2:04:42You see that, boys? Was that their accident?
2:04:42 > 2:04:44Nice going, baby. Yes, sir, boy!
2:04:44 > 2:04:46CHEERING
2:04:46 > 2:04:49COWBELL RINGS
2:04:52 > 2:04:5565 Toss Power Trap! Yeah!
2:04:55 > 2:04:57HE LAUGHS
2:04:57 > 2:05:00I told you, baby! Yes, sir, boys!
2:05:00 > 2:05:03HE LAUGHS Whoo!
2:05:04 > 2:05:06- Nice one!- Hey, way to go!
2:05:06 > 2:05:08OK, let's go, boys! Let's go, babes!
2:05:08 > 2:05:11Was that their boys? Were they all mentioned?
2:05:11 > 2:05:13We saw it again on television.
2:05:13 > 2:05:15Yeah? Pump in there, boys.
2:05:15 > 2:05:17Great stuff.
2:05:17 > 2:05:19So, we've arrived at Super Bowl 50.
2:05:19 > 2:05:20We know who is playing in it -
2:05:20 > 2:05:22the Denver Broncos will take on the Carolina Panthers
2:05:22 > 2:05:26in Levi Stadium, Santa Clara, on Sunday, February 7th.
2:05:26 > 2:05:29The two teams have only ever met four times,
2:05:29 > 2:05:34the last being in 2012, and Denver have won three of the four.
2:05:34 > 2:05:37Let's end with a little bit of social media.
2:05:37 > 2:05:40Here's our NFL rookie question this week from Adriano Selmi.
2:05:40 > 2:05:42"What constitutes pass interference?
2:05:42 > 2:05:46"I can't see the line that defenders cross when covering a receiver."
2:05:46 > 2:05:48- Here we go.- Nowadays, everything.
2:05:48 > 2:05:52But by the rules... Everything!
2:05:52 > 2:05:55But as a rule, after five yards, don't touch them.
2:05:55 > 2:05:59So the first five yards the receiver goes, you can
2:05:59 > 2:06:03- put your hands on him?- Once. - Once?- Once. And after that, don't.
2:06:03 > 2:06:07And let's just do a couple of other tweets from some famous sportspeople
2:06:07 > 2:06:10in this country. Asmir Begovic, who is the Chelsea goalkeeper,
2:06:10 > 2:06:14huge Patriots fan, but says, "Congratulations to the Broncos,
2:06:14 > 2:06:17"I hope they win the Super Bowl 50."
2:06:17 > 2:06:21And let's balance that up with Laura Robson, British tennis player,
2:06:21 > 2:06:23who's a massive Panthers fan.
2:06:23 > 2:06:26"Yessss, Panthers are Super Bowl-bound, is this real life?
2:06:26 > 2:06:28"Keep pounding."
2:06:28 > 2:06:31They're the tweets from our famous sportspeople.
2:06:31 > 2:06:34We have reached the end of our race.
2:06:34 > 2:06:38Jason and Osi's next offering will be from California.
2:06:38 > 2:06:42The preview of the big game is on Saturday, 6th of February
2:06:42 > 2:06:44at 11:55pm on BBC One.
2:06:44 > 2:06:48Then full, uninterrupted live coverage of Super Bowl 50
2:06:48 > 2:06:51on BBC Two, 10:50pm on BBC Two, 10:50 on Sunday.
2:06:51 > 2:06:54Darren Fletcher will have play-by-play commentary on 5 Live
2:06:54 > 2:06:58and we'll of highlights of it in our normal Tuesday night slot.
2:06:58 > 2:07:02Thank you very much for watching, we will see you for the Super Bowl.
2:07:05 > 2:07:07The teams of the NFL.
2:07:07 > 2:07:1132 of them have been put through some giant crusher,
2:07:11 > 2:07:15body armour subjected to extremes of pressure and temperature.
2:07:17 > 2:07:19And only two are left standing.
2:07:19 > 2:07:23The champions of the AFC will face the champions of the NFC,
2:07:23 > 2:07:28the wily veteran, master of the throwing arts, against the more
2:07:28 > 2:07:31flamboyant example of a new class of quarterback.
2:07:32 > 2:07:36Into the crusher they go, one last time.
2:07:36 > 2:07:39One last exposure to all the strains
2:07:39 > 2:07:42and extremes of the forces of reduction.
2:07:42 > 2:07:44Reduction to one.
2:07:45 > 2:07:47The one.
2:07:47 > 2:07:50The winner of the race to Super Bowl 50.