There are dozens of storylines for Super Bowl 50, and that's not a surprise.However, an angle that is sure to remain throughout all of the hype is the one that involves the two quarterbacks.The Carolina Panthers come charging into the big game with Cam Newton leading them. By the time the Super Bowl is over February 7, Newton will have a chance to collect the regular-season MVP award, lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy and also make his case for the Super Bowl MVP award.The game will be at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and will be televised by CBS. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET.Newton has had a magnificent year in leading the Panthers to a 15-1 regular-season record and two impressive victories in the postseason over the Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals. His mind-boggling athletic ability has placed him in a league of his own, per Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman:Newton threw 35 touchdown passes in the regular season, and he also ran for 10 more touchdowns. The signal-caller completed 296 of 495 passes for 3,837 yards and carried the ball 132 times for 636 yards.But as good as those numbers are, they don't tell the whole story with Newton. He made big plays for the Panthers basically every time head coach Ron Rivera needed him to, and he is clearly rolling. In the NFC Championship Game against Arizona, Newton threw for 335 yards and two scores, and he also ran for two touchdowns.On the Broncos, quarterback Peyton Manning certainly knows what it's like to command the football world. The 39-year-old is a 14-time Pro Bowler and a seven-time All-Pro quarterback.He is also a five-time MVP award winner who threw as many as 55 touchdown passes two years ago. But the last two seasons have been difficult for the future Hall of Famer, as it appears both Father Time and injuries have caught up with him.Manning played in just 10 games during the regular season, and his once-unfathomable passing numbers now mock him. Manning had a 9-17 touchdown-to-interception ratio this season as he was plagued by injuries and ineffectiveness.The Denver quarterback appeared to indicate in a conversation with New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick after the AFC Championship Game that retirement is a distinct possibility, per NFL on ESPN:Though Manning struggled through injury in the regular season, when he came off the bench in Week 17 and led the Broncos to a home win over the San Diego Chargersa win that allowed Denver to claim the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffshead coach Gary Kubiak reinserted him into the starting lineup. While he did not set the world on fire in Denver's two postseason victories over the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England, he seems to have adapted to Coach Kubiak's game plan. He did not throw an interception in either of those two games, and he has been content to let the defense do the heavy lifting for the Broncos.That might not be enough against Newton and the explosive Panthers. But it's a disciplined way to play the game, and it appears to be a much better option than asking Manning to try to trade scoring shots with the strong-armed Newton.Of course, there is so much more to this game than the story of the two quarterbacks. The powerful Denver defense and the opportunistic Panthers defense will have much to say about the outcome as well. Jonathan Stewart will try to give Newton a complementary running game, while Denver's Ronnie Hillman and C.J. Anderson will try to establish a running game that keeps the Panthers offense off the field.Special teams may have a huge impact, and so will the coaching strategy.But the Super Bowl often comes down to quarterback play. Can the old war horse summon up some of the old magic' If he does, will it be enough to counter what the 26-year-old superstar can do'That's the angle nearly all football fans are waiting to see play out in Super Bowl 50.
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