The Latest: Broncos beat Panthers to win Super Bowl
Miller had 2 1/2 sacks, forced Cam Newton to fumble twice and the Broncos beat the Panthers 24-10 to win the franchise's third Super Bowl title Sunday night.
Newton, the NFL MVP, was harassed by Denver's smothering, top-ranked defense all game.
The victory was his 200th career win, second Super Bowl championship and he became the first QB to win an NFL title with two teams.
Von Miller forced Cam Newton to fumble for the second time and T.J. Ward recovered it at the Panthers 4, setting up C.J. Anderson's 2-yard touchdown run.
Carolina's Graham Gano kicked a 39-yard field goal to cut Denver's lead to 16-10 with 10:21 left in the fourth quarter.
The Panthers are playing the final quarter without wide receiver Philly Brown, who left with a concussion after a 42-yard catch in the third quarter.
Brandon McManus kicked his third field goal, a swarming defense smothered Cam Newton and the Broncos led the Panthers 16-7 after three quarters.
McManus hit a 30-yard field goal to give the Broncos a 16-7 lead over the Panthers in the third quarter.
After Graham Gano hit the upright on a 44-yard field goal attempt for the Panthers, Peyton Manning connected with Emmanuel Sanders for 25 yards.
Carolina's Graham Gano hit the right upright on a 44-yard field-goal try on the first possession of the second half and the Broncos still led the Panthers 13-7.
Cam Newton hardly looked like the NFL MVP and Peyton Manning played like a 39-year-old quarterback at the end of his career.
The Panthers also lost two fumbles on third-down plays.
Jordan Norwood's 61-yard punt return — the longest in Super Bowl history — set up McManus' second field goal.
Jordan Norwood set up Brandon McManus' 33-yard field goal with the longest punt return in Super Bowl history.
After a Panthers player bumped into him, Norwood bounced it outside and went 61 yards down the right sideline before Mario Addison caught him from behind at Carolina's 14.
A holding call on Louis Vazquez nullified C.J. Anderson's 2-yard run on fourth-and-1 and McManus kicked his second field goal to make it 13-7.
Cam Newton started scrambling and led the Carolina Panthers on a scoring drive to cut Denver's lead to 10-7.
The Broncos led the Panthers 10-0 after a defensive touchdown.
Panthers Pro Bowl running back Jonathan Stewart has returned to the game after missing one series with a foot injury.
Von Miller sacked Cam Newton, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Malik Jackson in the end zone for a touchdown that gave Denver a 10-0 lead in the first quarter.
After the Panthers lost the first challenge when Jerricho Cotchery couldn't control Newton's pass over the middle, the Broncos' top-ranked defense made its presence felt quickly.
After Ronnie Hillman lost 3 yards, Manning threw two incomplete passes and the Broncos settled for a 34-yard field goal by Brandon McManus to take a 3-0 lead.
The Panthers won the coin toss when Thomas Davis called tails but elected to defer so NFL MVP Cam Newton has to wait to take the field.
Bettors could bet anything from whether the first score of the game was a safety to whether Peyton Manning would take the last offensive snap of the game for the Denver Broncos.
Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning arrived with a more traditional and conservative blue blazer with a white shirt, orange tie and gray pants.
Golden State Warriors guard and NBA MVP Stephen Curry will bang the "Keep Pounding" drum for the Panthers, the team confirmed Sunday.
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was named the NFL's MVP on Saturday night.
Hitting the drum before the game is a tradition honoring the late Sam Mills, a former Panthers linebacker and coach who died of intestinal cancer inspired the message of "Keep Pounding."
Team spokesman Steven Drummond said the Panthers had no problems with curfew on Saturday night and there have been no off-the-field issues leading up the Super Bowl.
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