The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the NFL. The starting of this championship all began when the National Football League and the American Football League agreed to merge the two divisions into one, which created the official NFL we know of today.

The upcoming 2016 Super Bowl, known as Super Bowl 50, was held on the seventh of February in Santa Clara, California; the Denver Broncos playing the Carolina Panthers. This was the Broncos eighth Super Bowl appearance and the Carolina Panthers’ second Super Bowl appearance.

On game day, the ball was kicked off by the Carolina Panthers and Super Bowl 50 had begun. The Denver Broncos had already made a three point field goal within the first few minutes of the first quarter. The Panther’s ball came loose in the Broncos end zone and Malik Jackson, the Broncos defensive end, recovered the football the scoring the first touchdown of the game. With only six minutes left in the first quarter, the Broncos were in the lead.

The last two quarters of  Super Bowl 50 the teams were able to hold an outstanding defense against each other. The Broncos completed yet another field goal changing the score to 16-7.

In the final quarter of the game, quarterback, Peyton Manning, sent C.J. Anderson in for a final run touchdown. The final score of Super Bowl 50 was 24-10 – a Bronco victory.

Aric Bearce, 9, is a student at Lewis-Palmer High School. A Colorado native as well as a devoted Denver Broncos fan from the start.

“I was very excited that the Broncos had won considering the Broncos previous Super Bowl was not the greatest. Also, the Broncos are my favorite team and I have been with them from the start as a loyal and determined fan,” Bearce said.

In addition to a Denver win, the Broncos linebacker, Von Miller, won MVP. Miller completed the game with two and a half sacks and six tackles. This is the first time Miller has been awarded MVP.

Walker McDevitt, 12, is a student at Lewis-Palmer High School. McDevitt has always been a fan of the Broncos. He was excited to witness what could have potentially been his last game before retirement.

“I was absolutely stoked. It was the best day of my life considering the Super Bowl 48 loss. Peyton Manning had a great season and I think he was able to go out with a good win against the Carolina Panthers,” McDevitt said.

In celebration to the Broncos third Super Bowl win, the Broncos held a Super Bowl parade in Denver the following Tuesday. Fans across the state came to celebrate this monumental moment for Colorado.