2016 NFL playoffs and Super Bowl coverage
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Super Bowl 50 is set, and it should be a good one. MVP front-runner Cam Newton and the Panthers will face Peyton Manning's Broncos on Feb. 7.
Denver, thanks to a stout performance on defense, punched its ticket to Santa Clara, Calif., by edging New England in a thrilling AFC title game. Carolina had a much easier time, trouncing Arizona in the NFC championship.
Whether you want the latest on the Super Bowl or to look back on previous rounds, ESPN has you covered.
- Super Bowl 50 in Spanish on ESPN Deportes. English Coverage on CBS.
- Kickoff at 6:30 p.m. ET
- Also available on ESPN Deportes Radio & WatchESPN (in Spanish)
Jump to: Super Bowl 50 | NFC championship | AFC championship | AFC divisional round | NFC divisional round | AFC wild card | NFC wild card | Full schedule
Super Bowl 50
Carolina Panthers vs. Denver Broncos
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Sunday, Feb. 7 | CBS | 6:30 p.m. ET | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.
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NFC Championship Game
Carolina Panthers 49, Arizona Cardinals 15
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- Clayton: A fully-evolved Cam Newton dominates with his arm
- Newton: 'Super Cam' Newton, Panthers advance to Super Bowl with dominating performance
- Weinfuss: Cardinals' Carson Palmer fails on biggest stage of career
- Miller: How Cam Newton and the Panthers beat the Cardinals
- Newton: Five things to know about Philly Brown
- Weinfuss: Tyrann Mathieu's return from ACL injury among biggest offseason questions for Cardinals
AFC Championship Game
Denver Broncos 20, New England Patriots 18
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- Barnwell: How Denver's coaching retreads toppled the Patriots
- Legwold: Peyton Manning, defense lead Broncos back to second Super Bowl in three years
- MacMullan: Bruising loss showcases Patriots' flaws
- Seifert: Patriots fall as new PAT rule helps determine AFC champion
- Reiss: Tom Brady battered in Patriots' crushing AFC title game loss
- Miller: How Peyton Manning and the Broncos upset the Patriots
- Reiss: Appeal in Tom Brady case among biggest questions facing Patriots this offseason
- Van Valkenburg: Tom Brady's big reveal
- Neumann: The Ultimate Brady-Manning Quiz
AFC divisional round
New England Patriots 27, Kansas City Chiefs 20
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- Reiss: Pumped-up Tom Brady leads way as he's set to play in 10th AFC title game
- Teicher: Chiefs fail against Patriots to do the things that got them to playoffs
- Seifert: Clock management again bites Chiefs coach Andy Reid
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Denver Broncos 23, Pittsburgh Steelers 16
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NFC divisional round
Arizona Cardinals 26, Green Bay Packers 20
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- Weinfuss: Larry Fitzgerald helps Carson Palmer get his first playoff win
- Demovsky: Another Hail Mary couldn't save the Packers from playoff elimination
- Weinfuss: Cardinals star Larry Fitzgerald shines again on big stage
- Demovsky: High highs and low lows for Packers in playoff loss to Cardinals
- Seifert: Carson Palmer rewards the Cardinals' trust
- Wilde: Stuck on sideline, Aaron Rodgers watches Packers' season end ... again
Carolina Panthers 31, Seattle Seahawks 24
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- Newton: Panthers take control of the NFC from Seattle, advance to NFC Championship
- Kapadia: Disastrous first half dooms Seahawks in loss to Panthers
- Cimini: Jermaine Kearse leads Seahawks' unsuccessful rally
- Kapadia: Russell Wilson after loss: We will be back
AFC wild card
Kansas City Chiefs 30, Houston Texans 0
Pittsburgh Steelers 18, Cincinnati Bengals 16
- Fowler: Steelers leave Cincinnati bruised, battered -- and alive in AFC playoffs
- Harvey: Penalties from Vontaze Burfict, Adam Jones, keep Bengals from advancing
- SportsNation: Martavis Bryant's eye-popping touchdown catch in 5 photos
- ESPN Stats & Information: Bengals-Steelers rivalry is a painful one
NFC wild card
Seattle Seahawks 10, Minnesota Vikings 9
- Kapadia: Russell Wilson, Seahawks escape with victory against Vikings
- Goessling: Adrian Peterson's fumbling issues loom large in Vikings' loss to Seahawks
- Kapadia: Three plays that made the difference for the Seahawks
- ESPN Stats & Information: The numbers were very much in Blair Walsh's favor
- Goessling: Offensive line, offensive identity top Vikings' list of offseason questions
Green Bay Packers 35, Washington Redskins 18
- Demovsky: Packers look like a team to fear again after playoff win over Redskins
- Keim: After playoff elimination, Redskins face plenty of work in quest to return
- Keim: Kirk Cousins' contract among issues facing the Washington Redskins this offseason
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