Los Angeles Times

LEVI’S STADIUM, SANTA CLARA, FEB. 7, 3:30 P.M., CHANNEL 2

- — Sam Farmer

On one side, Denver’s Peyton Manning. On the other, Carolina’s Cam Newton. That makes Super Bowl 50 the first to pit two quarterbac­ks selected No. 1 overall. The Broncos and Panthers, top-seeded in their respective conference­s, have played each other four times — in 1997, 2004, ’08 and ’12 — with Denver winning three of those. In that game four years ago, Denver linebacker Von Miller had a sack, a forced fumble, and four tackles for a loss. Miller was nearly unblockabl­e Sunday in the AFC championsh­ip game against New England. But the Broncos will have their hands full trying to contain Newton, the NFL’s presumptiv­e most valuable player, and tight end Greg Olsen. One person who could be in demand Super Bowl week: Chicago Coach John Fox. He led both Carolina and Denver to Super Bowls — but went 0-2 in those games.

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