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C.J. Anderson And Broncos Win Super Bowl 50
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SANTA CLARA – Former Cal running back C.J. Anderson helped lead the Denver Broncos to a 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers in Sunday’s Super Bowl 50 played at Levi’s® Stadium in Santa Clara. Anderson finished with a game-high 90 yards rushing and his first career Super Bowl touchdown on 23 carries while adding four receptions for 10 yards.
“Yeah, man we’re just relentless,” Anderson said after the game. “We’re relentless. We grind. We work hard. That’s what it’s been for 16, 17, 18, 19 games. Regular season through the playoffs – that’s all it’s been is us grinding, us playing for each other, us loving each other as teammates. It feels good to be where we’re at right now.”
Anderson had 10 carries and one reception in the fourth quarter with the Broncos trying to hold on to the lead including his game-clinching touchdown on a two-yard run with 3:08 to go in the game. He carried the ball on eight of the Broncos’ last nine plays from scrimmage.
Anderson is the third former Cal player in as many seasons to be the starting running back for the Super Bowl winners following Marshawn Lynch for the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII and Shane Vereen for the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX.
Anderson became the second former Cal player to score a touchdown in the Super Bowl with Lynch the other in both Super Bowl XLVIII and XLIX. Aaron Rodgers and Craig Morton have both thrown for touchdowns in previous Super Bowls.
Anderson jumped out to a strong start on Denver’s opening drive that ended with a field goal and 3-0 lead with 20 yards on his first two carries and later adding a pass reception.
Anderson posted Denver’s longest play from scrimmage and the game’s longest run with a 34-yarder in the second quarter that put the Broncos’ on the Carolina 26-yard line but Peyton Manning was intercepted three plays later and Denver came up empty.
Anderson played a huge role in the Broncos’ run to a Super Bowl victory by rushing for a combined 234 yards and two touchdowns on 54 carries in wins over Pittsburgh, New England and Carolina. He also had nine receptions for 39 yards.
Anderson played for two seasons at Cal from 2011-12 rushing for 1,135 yards and 12 touchdowns on 198 carries. Anderson is a local product who transferred to Cal after playing two seasons at Laney College in Oakland (2009-10) following his prep career at Bethel High School in Vallejo, where he was the school’s first-ever player to later play for a Pac-12 school.
Carolina Panthers’ head coach Ron Rivera was the first former Cal player to be a head coach in the Super Bowl while Richard Rodgers Sr. was the Panthers’ assistant defensive backs coach. Carolina become the seventh team in NFL history to post a final 15-1 regular-season record or better including a 14-0 start that was tied for the fourth-best in NFL history.
“I don’t want to diminish what we accomplished,” Rivera said following the game. “We did a lot of good things. We had some great opportunities. We made a lot of plays, did a lot of positive things, but again, we’re going to take a step back – that’s the one thing. The truth of the matter is we came in second. We’ll go back, evaluate our season and start looking forward to next year.”
Cal has now had at least one former player represent the Bears in the Super Bowl in 14 of the last 15 seasons but Super Bowl 50 marked the first time that former Cal players have ever squared off against each other with one an NFL player and the other an NFL coach.
The Super Bowl trio was among a total of 11 former Cal players in the NFL playoffs including Chris Harper (New England Patriots), DeSean Jackson (Washington Redskins), Marvin Jones (Cincinnati Bengals), Marshawn Lynch (Seattle Seahawks), Brandon Mebane (Seattle Seahawks), Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers), Richard Rodgers (Green Bay Packers) and Nick Sundberg (Washington Redskins).
CalBears.com along with the Cal football Twitter (@CalFootball), Instagram (Cal_Football) and Snapchat (CalFootball) social media accounts have provided coverage of former Cal players throughout the 2015 NFL regular season and playoffs continuing into Super Bowl 50. Fans can join in the conversation using the hashtags #CalInTheNFL, #GoBears, #CalFamily and #SB50.
NFL PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE
SUPER BOWL 50
Sunday, February 7, 2016 (Levi’s® Stadium, Santa Clara, CA – 3:30 pm PT, CBS)
Denver Broncos 20, Carolina Panthers 14
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Sunday, January 24, 2016
AFC – at No. 1 Denver 20, No. 2 New England 18
NFC – at No. 1 Carolina 49, No. 2 Arizona 15
DIVISIONAL ROUND
Sunday, January 17, 2016
NFC – at No. 1 Carolina 31, No. 6 Seattle 24
AFC – at No. 1 Denver 23, No. 16 Pittsburgh 16
Saturday, January 16, 2016
AFC – at No. 2 New England 27, No. 5 Kansas City 20
NFC – at No. 2 Arizona 26, No. 5 Green Bay 20 (OT)
WILD CARD ROUND
Sunday, January 10, 2016
NFC – No. 6 Seattle 10, at No. 3 Minnesota 9
NFC – No. 5 Green Bay 35, at No. 4 Washington 18
Saturday, January 9, 2016
AFC – No. 5 Kansas City 30, at No. 4 Houston 0
AFC – No. 6 Pittsburgh 18, at No. 3 Cincinnati 16
“Yeah, man we’re just relentless,” Anderson said after the game. “We’re relentless. We grind. We work hard. That’s what it’s been for 16, 17, 18, 19 games. Regular season through the playoffs – that’s all it’s been is us grinding, us playing for each other, us loving each other as teammates. It feels good to be where we’re at right now.”
Anderson had 10 carries and one reception in the fourth quarter with the Broncos trying to hold on to the lead including his game-clinching touchdown on a two-yard run with 3:08 to go in the game. He carried the ball on eight of the Broncos’ last nine plays from scrimmage.
Anderson is the third former Cal player in as many seasons to be the starting running back for the Super Bowl winners following Marshawn Lynch for the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII and Shane Vereen for the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX.
Anderson became the second former Cal player to score a touchdown in the Super Bowl with Lynch the other in both Super Bowl XLVIII and XLIX. Aaron Rodgers and Craig Morton have both thrown for touchdowns in previous Super Bowls.
Anderson jumped out to a strong start on Denver’s opening drive that ended with a field goal and 3-0 lead with 20 yards on his first two carries and later adding a pass reception.
Anderson posted Denver’s longest play from scrimmage and the game’s longest run with a 34-yarder in the second quarter that put the Broncos’ on the Carolina 26-yard line but Peyton Manning was intercepted three plays later and Denver came up empty.
Anderson played a huge role in the Broncos’ run to a Super Bowl victory by rushing for a combined 234 yards and two touchdowns on 54 carries in wins over Pittsburgh, New England and Carolina. He also had nine receptions for 39 yards.
Anderson played for two seasons at Cal from 2011-12 rushing for 1,135 yards and 12 touchdowns on 198 carries. Anderson is a local product who transferred to Cal after playing two seasons at Laney College in Oakland (2009-10) following his prep career at Bethel High School in Vallejo, where he was the school’s first-ever player to later play for a Pac-12 school.
Carolina Panthers’ head coach Ron Rivera was the first former Cal player to be a head coach in the Super Bowl while Richard Rodgers Sr. was the Panthers’ assistant defensive backs coach. Carolina become the seventh team in NFL history to post a final 15-1 regular-season record or better including a 14-0 start that was tied for the fourth-best in NFL history.
“I don’t want to diminish what we accomplished,” Rivera said following the game. “We did a lot of good things. We had some great opportunities. We made a lot of plays, did a lot of positive things, but again, we’re going to take a step back – that’s the one thing. The truth of the matter is we came in second. We’ll go back, evaluate our season and start looking forward to next year.”
Cal has now had at least one former player represent the Bears in the Super Bowl in 14 of the last 15 seasons but Super Bowl 50 marked the first time that former Cal players have ever squared off against each other with one an NFL player and the other an NFL coach.
The Super Bowl trio was among a total of 11 former Cal players in the NFL playoffs including Chris Harper (New England Patriots), DeSean Jackson (Washington Redskins), Marvin Jones (Cincinnati Bengals), Marshawn Lynch (Seattle Seahawks), Brandon Mebane (Seattle Seahawks), Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers), Richard Rodgers (Green Bay Packers) and Nick Sundberg (Washington Redskins).
CalBears.com along with the Cal football Twitter (@CalFootball), Instagram (Cal_Football) and Snapchat (CalFootball) social media accounts have provided coverage of former Cal players throughout the 2015 NFL regular season and playoffs continuing into Super Bowl 50. Fans can join in the conversation using the hashtags #CalInTheNFL, #GoBears, #CalFamily and #SB50.
NFL PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE
SUPER BOWL 50
Sunday, February 7, 2016 (Levi’s® Stadium, Santa Clara, CA – 3:30 pm PT, CBS)
Denver Broncos 20, Carolina Panthers 14
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Sunday, January 24, 2016
AFC – at No. 1 Denver 20, No. 2 New England 18
NFC – at No. 1 Carolina 49, No. 2 Arizona 15
DIVISIONAL ROUND
Sunday, January 17, 2016
NFC – at No. 1 Carolina 31, No. 6 Seattle 24
AFC – at No. 1 Denver 23, No. 16 Pittsburgh 16
Saturday, January 16, 2016
AFC – at No. 2 New England 27, No. 5 Kansas City 20
NFC – at No. 2 Arizona 26, No. 5 Green Bay 20 (OT)
WILD CARD ROUND
Sunday, January 10, 2016
NFC – No. 6 Seattle 10, at No. 3 Minnesota 9
NFC – No. 5 Green Bay 35, at No. 4 Washington 18
Saturday, January 9, 2016
AFC – No. 5 Kansas City 30, at No. 4 Houston 0
AFC – No. 6 Pittsburgh 18, at No. 3 Cincinnati 16
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