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Broncos heap praise on Panthers leading up to Super Bowl 50
PAT GRAHAM record-tying eighth Super Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton celebrates after the NFL football NFC Championship game
Associated Press Bowl appearance. “You against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in Charlotte, N.C. The Panthers won 49-15 to
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — have to be able to get advance to the Super Bowl.
Nothing but compliments pressure on him, but you
for Cam Newton after have to be decisive on (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
completely bashing Tom how you’re rushing. You
Brady. can’t be a wild rusher.”
And no, this nasty Denver The Broncos certainly went
Broncos defense hasn’t wild against Brady, hitting
suddenly turned soft. him 23 times, all the more
They’re simply playing nice amazing given how quickly
with the Super Bowl still two Brady usually gets rid of the
weeks away. ball.
The pleasantries seem And no one was in his face
tame after all the trash talk- more often than Von Miller,
ing Denver did before the who had 2 1/2 sacks and
New England game. The an interception on a pass
Broncos called Brady a cry- intended for Gronkowski.
baby for complaining to “We go out there and the
the officials over calls. They scoreboard talks for itself,”
also accused tight end Rob Miller said.
Gronkowski of constantly So good was defensive
pushing off to get open. coordinator Wade Phil-
On Sunday, they backed lips’ scheme that after the
up their words by constant- game, coach Gary Kubiak
ly harassing Brady in a 20- felt he had to give out sev-
18 win over the Patriots to eral game balls.
earn a spot in Super Bowl “We’ve got to come up
50 against Carolina (17-1). with a great game plan
Now, the Broncos (14-4) against them like we did
are pulling out the respect against New England,”
card, especially when it Talib said. “We may switch
comes to Newton. it up here and there a little
“He’s probably the most bit, but for the most part,
dangerous quarterback we’re going to get pres-
in the NFL right now,” Pro sure on the quarterback
Bowl cornerback Aqib Talib and cover.”
said. The Broncos are facing a
Outside linebacker DeMar- different kind of QB in New-
cus Ware heaped plenty of ton. He’s not like Brady,
praise on Newton, too. who will find seam after
“You can’t rush timid be- seam for big play after big
cause if you do that, he’s play. Instead, Newton will
one of those pocket quar- take off if the pressure is too
terbacks that can get the intense. In a 49-15 win over
ball deep down the field,” Arizona during the NFC title
said Ware, whose team game, Newton rushed for
will wear their white road two TDs and threw for two
uniforms on Feb. 7 in their more.q
NFL conducting probe of Manning
DENVER (AP) — The NFL says Al Jazeera reported last
it is conducting a compre- month that an intern at
hensive review of allega- an Indianapolis anti-ag-
tions that Broncos quarter- ing clinic was secretly re-
back Peyton Manning had corded suggesting that
human growth hormone Manning’s wife received
delivered to his house. deliveries of HGH, which
There’s no timetable to is banned by the league.
complete the investiga- Manning, then with the
tion, but it’s not expected Colts, was rehabbing from
before the Denver plays shoulder surgeries.
Carolina in the Super Bowl The intern, Charles Sly, has
on Feb. 7.League spokes- since recanted his story.
man Brian McCarthy says Manning angrily denied us-
the inquiry, which began ing performance-enhanc-
weeks ago, involves re- ing substances and called
views of records, interviews the report “complete
and coordination with oth- garbage.”q
er agencies.
