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Simulated Super Bowl 50 (2015 Playoffs)

Tuesday, September 16, 2025


Actual Result: Denver Broncos 24 Carolina Panthers 10, Manning gets over the hump with the Broncos

Simulation: Manning's a back to back SB Champion, Denver once again has home field advantage throughout the playoffs as they stare down a threepeat.  The Seahawks have won 3 straight conference championships and are back in the divisional round as a WC - it's the Panthers with home field, having gone 15-1 in the regular season.

NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 16, 2016
Green Bay Packers (10-6) at Arizona Cardinals (13-3)
Ariz -7
Ariz 26 GB 20

CARDINALS 24  PACKERS 3
7 years ago, the Cardinals lost SB 43, next week they play in the NFC Championship game.

1st: Michael Floyd 4 yd reception (Palmer Ari 7-0)
       Chandler Catanzaro 44 yd FG (10-0)
      
2nd: Mason Crosby 48 yd FG (10-3)
         John Brown 9 yd reception (Palmer 17-3)

3rd: Larry Fitzgerald 8 yd reception (Palmer 24-3)

MVP: Chris Johnson 24 carries 159 yds rushing



AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 16, 2016
Kansas City Chiefs (11-5) at New England Patriots (12-4)
38 degrees
NE 27 KC 20

PATRIOTS 35  CHIEFS 14
The Patriots go back to the AFC Championship game, still looking to get back to the SB after their perfect '07 season.

1st: Stephen Gostkowski 51 yd  FG (NE 3-0)
       Stephen Gostkowski 29 yd FG (6-0)

2nd: Danny Amendola 12 yd reception (Brady 13-0)
         Jamaal Charles 11 yd run (13-7)

3rd: Rob Gronkowski 38 yd reception (2 pt Brady 21-7)

4th: LeGarrette Blount 3 yd run (28-7)
        Tom Brady 1 yd run (35-7)
        Jamaal Charles 3 yd reception (Smith 35-14)

MVP: Tom Brady 18-29 287 yds 2 TDs, 1 Run



AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 17, 2016
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) at Denver Broncos (12-4) 
43 degrees
Den -7.5
Den 23  Pitt 16

BRONCOS 22  STEELERS 17
The 2 time Super Bowl Champions are back in the AFC Title game, once again hosting the Patriots.

1st: Ronnie Hillman 7 yd run (Den 7-0)
       Le'Veon Bell 38 yd run (7-7)

2nd: DeAngelo Williams 18 run (Pitt 14-7)
         DeMarcus Ware safety (14-9)
         Brandon McManus 48 yd FG (14-12)

3rd: Emmanuel Sanders 11 reception (Manning Den 19-14)

4th: Chris Boswell 44 yd FG (19-17)
        Brandon McManus 33 yd FG (22-17)
        
MVP: DeMarcus Ware 2 sacks, safety



NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 17, 2016
Seattle Seahawks (10-6) at Carolina Panthers (15-1)
43 degrees
Car -2.5
Car 31 Sea 24

SEAHAWKS 20  PANTHERS 17
The Panthers finished 15-1 but are knocked out in the divisional round by the 3 time conference champion Seahawks. Seattle will head to Phoenix to play the Cards in the NFC Title game.

1st: Jonathan Stewart 24 yd run (Car 7-0)
       Steven Hauschka 30 yd FG (7-3)

2nd: Russell Wilson 17 yd run (Sea 10-7)
         Cam Newton 22 yd run (Car 14-10)

3rd: Steven Hauschka 39 yd FG (14-13)

4th: Graham Gano 48 yd FG (17-13)
        Doug Baldwin 29 yd reception (Wilson Sea 20-17)

MVP: Russell Wilson 17-25 259 yds TD, TD run



NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 24, 2016
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals


SEAHAWKS 26  CARDINALS 24
The first team in NFL history to win four straight conference championships, to play in four straight Super Bowls is the Seattle Seahawks.

1st: Larry Fitzgerald 19 yd reception (Palmer Ari 7-0)
       Thomas Rawls 20 yd run (7-7)
       Chandler Catanzaro (Ari 10-7)

2nd: Thomas Rawls 2 yd run (Sea 14-10)
         Steven Hauschka 39 yd FG (17-10)
          Chris Johnson 4 yd run (17-17)

3rd: Steven Hauschka 30 yd FG (Sea 20-17)

4th: Russell Wilson 20 yd run (missed XP 26-17)
        Chris Johnson 8 yd run (26-24)

MVP: Thomas Rawls 18 carries, 109 yds 2 TDs



AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 24, 2016
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
46 degrees
NE -3
Den 20 NE 18

BRONCOS 16  PATRIOTS 10
Denver will get a chance for a 3 peat and for the third straight season we have a Denver/Seattle Super Bowl.  

1st: Brandon McManus 49 yd FG (Den 3-0)
       Ronnie Hillman 20 yd run (10-0)

2nd: Brandon McManus 30 yd FG (13-0)
          Julian Edelman 19 yd reception (Brady 13-7)

3rd: Brandon McManus 39 yd FG (16-7)
        Steven Gostkowski 48 yd FG (16-10)

MVP: Von Miller 3 sacks



SUPER BOWL 50
Feb 7 2016
Seattle Seahawks v. Denver Broncos
Santa Clara
76 degrees

BRONCOS 21  SEAHAWKS 17
The Broncos join the Cowboys (SB11-13) and Niners (SB22-24) as winners of back-to back-to back Super Bowls - all 3 coming against the Seattle Seahawks the first team to ever play in 4 straight and lose 3 straight.  

1st: Chris Harris 38 yd INT return (Wilson Den 7-0)
        
2nd: Emmanuel Sanders 70 yd punt return TD (14-0)
         Steven Hauschka 30 yd FG (14-3)
         Steven Hauschka 49 yd FG (14-6)

3rd: Paul Richardson 37 yd reception (2 pt conversion 14-14)
          
4th: Steven Hauschka 47 yd FG (Sea 17-14)
      
        under 2 min

        CJ Anderson 30 yd run (Den 21-17)

MVP: Chris Harris, INT, TD






Super Bowl History
SB1: PACKERS 17   BILLS 10                   MVP-J.Taylor             QB-Starr            HC-Lombardi
SB2: RAIDERS 28    COWBOYS 14          MVP-W.Wells             QB-Lamonica    HC-Rauch
SB3: CHIEFS 19       COLTS 16                  MVP-R.Holmes          QB-Dawson       HC-Stram
SB4: COWBOYS 21  CHIEFS 13                MVP: L.Rentzel          QB-Morton       HC-Landry
SB5: VIKINGS 20     BENGALS 10            MVP: A.Page               QB-Cuozzo       HC-Grant
SB6: VIKINGS 27     CHIEFS 16                MVP G.Cuozzo            QB-Cuozzo       HC-Grant
SB7: STEELERS  20   COWBOYS 6          MVP J.Ham                 QB-Bradshaw   HC-Noll
SB8: COWBOYS 33  BENGALS 27 (OT)   MVP: C.Hill                QB-Staubach    HC-Landry
SB9: STEELERS 20  RAMS 10                   MVP: L.McCutcheon  QB-Bradshaw  HC Noll
SB10: STEELERS 18   RAMS 0                  MVP LC Greenwood   QB-Bradshaw  HC Noll
SB11: COWBOYS 33  PATRIOTS 7           MVP H.Martin             QB-Staubach    HC-Landry
SB12: COWBOYS 17  RAIDERS 10           MVP T.Dorsett             QB-Staubach    HC-Landry
SB13: COWBOYS 42   OILERS 21             MVP R.Staubach         QB-Staubach    HC Landry
SB14: STEELERS 24  EAGLES 7               MVP F.Harris              QB-Bradshaw   HC-Noll
SB15: FALCONS 24  RAIDERS 8               MVP:W.Andrews         QB-Bartkowski  HC-Bennett
SB16: 49ERS 39  BENGALS 19                   MVP: J.Montana         QB-Montana     HC-Walsh
SB17: COWBOYS 30  CHARGERS 10      MVP: D.White              QB-White          HC-Landry
SB18: REDSKINS 30  DOLPHINS 29        MVP: J.Washington     QB-Theismann  HC-Gibbs
SB19: 49ERS 24   SEAHAWKS 6                MVP: R.Lott                 QB-Montana      HC-Walsh
SB20: BEARS 51  RAIDERS 13                  MVP: W.Payton            QB-McMahon    HC-Ditka
SB21: GIANTS 19  BRONCOS 6                MVP: J.Morris              QB-Simms          HC-Parcells
SB22: 49ERS 27  BROWNS 9                      MVP: R.Craig               QB-Montana      HC-Walsh
SB23: 49ERS 24   BENGALS 10                  MVP: C.Haley              QB-Montana      HC-Walsh
SB24: 49ERS 34    BILLS 14                        MVP: J.Montana          QB-Montana      HC-Seifert
SB25: BILLS 17  BEARS 14                         MVP: B.Smith              QB-Kelly            HC-Levy
SB26: BILLS 17    REDSKINS 13                MVP: G.Clark              QB-Kelly            HC-Levy
SB27: 49ERS 35   DOLPHINS 23                MVP: R.Watters           QB-Young          HC-Seifert
SB28: OILERS 24   COWBOYS 17             MVP: L.White              QB-Moon           HC-Pardee
SB29: STEELERS 20   COWBOYS 13        MVP: G.Lloyd              QB-O'Donnell   HC-Cowher
SB30: COWBOYS 37   CHIEFS 27             MVP: E.Smith               QB-Aikman       HC-Switzer
SB31: PACKERS 20   BRONCOS 13          MVP: R.White               QB-Favre           HC-Holmgren
SB32: 49ERS 16  PATRIOTS 10                  MVP: D.Stubblefield     QB-Young         HC-Mariucci
SB33: VIKINGS 40   BRONCOS 37         MVP: R.Smith/T.Davis    QB-Cunningham  HC-Green
SB34: RAMS 28   JAGS  14                          MVP: M.Faulk               QB-Warner       HC-Vermeil
SB35: TITANS 14   GIANTS 10                   MVP: E.George              QB-McNair       HC-Fisher
SB36: RAMS 30   STEELERS 24 (OT)       MVP: T.Holt                   QB-Warner       HC-Martz
SB37: RAIDERS 17  BUCS 16                     MVP: J.Rice                    QB-Gannon      HC-Callahan
SB38: PATRIOTS 20  PACKERS 8             MVP: R.Harrison          QB-Brady         HC-Belichick
SB39: STEELERS 17  FALCONS 10          MVP: J.Porter           QB-Roethlisberger HC-Cowher 
SB40: SEAHAWKS 17 STEELERS 16     MVP: S.Alexander         QB-Hasselbeck   HC-Holmgren 
SB41: RAVENS 21   BEARS 10                   MVP: B.Scott                   QB-McNair      HC-Billick
SB42: PATRIOTS 27  PACKERS 20           MVP: T.Brady                QB-Brady          HC-Belichick
SB43: RAVENS 21  CARDINALS 19          MVP: E.Reed                 QB-Flacco          HC-Harbaugh
SB44: RAVENS 24  VIKINGS 17                 MVP: J.Flacco               QB-Flacco          HC-Harbaugh
SB45: STEELERS 19  BEARS 14                MVP: L.Timmons         QB-Roethlisberger HC-Tomlin
SB46: RAVENS 23   SAINTS 17 (OT)         MVP: L.Webb              QB-Flacco          HC-Harbaugh
SB47: SEAHAWKS 31   TEXANS 23          MVP: M.Lynch             QB-Wilson        HC-Carroll
SB48: BRONCOS 19  SEAHAWKS 16 (OT) MVP: P.Manning       QB-Manning    HC-Fox
SB49: BRONCOS 23  SEAHAWKS 20        MVP: V.Miller              QB-Manning    HC-Fox
SB50: BRONCOS 21  SEAHAWKS 17        MVP: C.Harris         QB-Manning    HC-Kubiak





ALL SB Team (1-25)

QB-J Montana, R,Staubach 
RB- T.Dorsett, F.Harris, R.Craig 
WR-J. Rice, D. Pearson, L.Swann
TE B.J Dupree
DL: A.Page, LC Greenwood, H.Martin, B.Smith
LB: J.Ham, C.Haley, J.Lambert
DB: R.Lott, M.Blount, Cliff Harris, M.Renfro

ALL SB Team (26-50)
QB: T.Brady, J.Flacco, P.Manning 
RB E.Smith, M.Faulk, M.Lynch 
WR - J.Taylor, T.Holt, Demaryius Thomas 
TE-T.Heap
DL R.White, D.Stubblefield 
LB - G.Lloyd, J.Porter, B.Scott L.Timmons, V.Miller
DB-R.Harrison, E.Reed, L.Webb, C.Harris

The 20 Best SB Performances


1. SB 17 (Dall)   Danny White 16-22 309 yds 4 TDs
2. SB 20 (Chi)    Walter Payton, 235 yds rushing, 3 TDs
3. SB27 (SF)       Ricky Watters  234 yds rushing 3 TDs
4. SB 47 (Sea)    Marshawn Lynch 4 TDs
5. SB13 (Dall)    Roger Staubach 12-18 280 yards 3 TD
6. SB42  (NE)     Tom Brady 17-23 278 yds 3 TDs.
7. SB 24 (SF)      Joe Montana 17-23 253 yds 2 TD, TD rushing
8. SB 6 (Minn)   Gary Cuozzo 16-25, 228 yds 3 TDs
9. SB 8 (Dall)      Calvin Hill 207 yards from scrimmage, 3 TDs.
10. SB 30 (Dall)    Emmitt Smith 138 yds 3 TDs
11. SB40 (Sea)      Shaun Alexander 151 yds 2 TDs
12. SB14 (Pitt)      Franco Harris 3 TDs
13. SB 18 (Wash)  Joe Washington 3 TDs
14. SB 33 (Minn)  Robert Smith, 3 TDs 
15. SB 33 (Den)    Terrell Davis 3 TDs
16. SB 49 (Den)    Von Miller, TD, 2 sacks
17. SB 19 (SF)       Ronnie Lott, 2 INT, TD
18. SB 43 (Balt)    Ed Reed INT, TD, sack
19. SB 25 (Buff)    Bruce Smith 3 sacks
20. SB 11 (Dall)    Harvey Martin 3 sacks

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