Elway Dedicates Broncos' Super Bowl 50 Win To Owner Bowlen

The Broncos last night won their third Super Bowl with a 24-10 victory over the Panthers, and Broncos Exec VP/Football Operations & GM John Elway dedicated the championship to team Owner Pat Bowlen. Elway, while on stage accepting the Lombardi Trophy, said, "He would not want me to say this, but this one's for Pat." Bowlen was unable to attend the game (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 2/8).

Denver Post, A1, “What A Rush!” ... Colorado Springs Gazette, A1, “Perfect Ending” ... Charlotte Observer, A1 above the fold, “Heartbreak” ... Columbia State, A1 banner, “Carolina Blues” ... S.F. Chronicle, A1 above the fold, “A Winning Day” ... Oakland Tribune, A1, “Golden Day For Bay Area, Broncos” ... USA Today, A1 above the fold, “Peyton Is Golden” ... Wall Street Journal, A1 above the fold, “A Good Night For Manning As Denver Takes Super Bowl” ... N.Y. Times, A1 below the fold, “Win For Broncos And Manning”

The game was "one of the ugliest Super Bowls you'll ever see" (AP, 2/7). It was "not the most artistic Super Bowl ever" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 2/8). The Broncos "played a mistake-prone game of fits and starts" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 2/8).

Peyton Manning appeared on all three network morning shows today, telling CBS, “I’ve done all those things: I’ve done a lot of kissing with my kids and Ashley and I’ve had a few Budweisers. And it’s been a special night” (“CBS This Morning,” 2/8). Manning in his postgame interview with CBS' Tracy Wolfson last night said, "I'm gonna drink a lot of Budweiser tonight" ("Super Bowl 50," CBS, 2/7).