Who Won The 2016 Nfl Championship?
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The 2016 NFL championship was won by the New England Patriots.
The Carolina Panthers
Their season
The Carolina Panthers enjoyed a successful 2016 season, finishing with a 15-1 record and winning the NFC Championship. The Panthers’ lone loss came against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 16, but they rebounded to defeat the Falcons in the NFC Divisional Round and then the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game. The Panthers then fell to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50.
Their players
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League, as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference South division. The team stars quarterback Cam Newton, linebacker Luke Kuechly, and defensive end Julius Peppers.
The Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos won the 2016 NFL Championship by defeating the Carolina Panthers 24-10. The Broncos were led by their defense, which held the Panthers to just 10 points. This is the Broncos’ first championship since 1998.
Their season
The 2016 Denver Broncos season was the franchise’s 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and the second under head coach Gary Kubiak. The Broncos entered the season as defending Super Bowl champions, having defeated the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 and as five-time AFC champions. They looked to improve upon their 12–4 record from 2015 and make a sixth consecutive Super Bowl appearance, which would tie an NFL record for most appearances by a team in a row.
Their players
The 2016 Denver Broncos season was the franchise’s 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and the first under new head coach Vance Joseph. The Broncos finished the season 9–7, failing to qualify for the playoffs.
It was also the first time since 2010 that Peyton Manning did not start a game for the Broncos, as he was replaced by rookie first round pick Paxton Lynch towards the end of the season.
The Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game is the culmination of a regular season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. Normally, Roman numerals are used to identify each game, rather than the year in which it is held. For example, Super Bowl 50 was played on February 7, 2016, following the 2015 regular season. The next game, Super Bowl LII, scheduled for February 4, 2018, will follow the 2017 regular season. The game was created as part of a merger agreement between the NFL and its then-rival league, the American Football League (AFL). It was agreed that the two leagues’ champion teams would play in an annual AFL–NFL World Championship Game until the merger was to officially begin in 1970.
The game
The National Football League (NFL) championship game, commonly known as the Super Bowl, is an annual professional American football game played between the champions of the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The game is the culmination of a regular season that begins in the late summer of the previous year. Normally, Roman numerals are used to identify each game, rather than the year in which it is held. For example, Super Bowl 50 was played on February 7, 2016, following the 2015 regular season. The 2016 game will be played on February 7th (same as last year), following
the 2016 regular season. Location of the game is chosen by the NFL well in advance.
The halftime show
The halftime show is the highlight of the Super Bowl for many viewers. It is a chance for the biggest musical acts in the world to perform in front of a huge audience, and it is always highly anticipated. This year, Coldplay, Beyonce, and Bruno Mars performed during the halftime show.
The commercials
The commercials during the 2016 NFL Championship game were, on average, more expensive than ever before. This is likely due to the high-profile nature of the event and the large number of viewers who tune in. For example, a 30-second ad during the game cost an average of $5 million, which is a significant increase from the $4 million that a similar ad would have cost in 2015.
Some of the most expensive commercials during the game were for car companies, with Jeep and Audi both spending millions of dollars on ads that ran during the broadcast. Other companies that spent big on commercials during the game include Budweiser, Doritos, and Coca-Cola.
Interestingly, one company that chose not to spend millions of dollars on a commercial during the game was Nike. The sporting goods giant ran a simple ad featuring NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick that was widely seen as a rallying cry for social justice. The ad was praised by many viewers and generated a considerable amount of online buzz, proving that you don’t necessarily need to spend millions of dollars to make a impactful statement during the Super Bowl.
