<P> Super Bowl 50 was an American football game to determine the champion of the National Football League ( NFL ) for the 2015 season . The American Football Conference ( AFC ) champions Denver Broncos defeated the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champions Carolina Panthers . The game was played on February 7 , 2016 , at Levi 's Stadium in Santa Clara , California ( located in the San Francisco Bay Area ) . As this was the 50th Super Bowl game , the league emphasized the `` golden anniversary '' with various gold - themed initiatives during the 2015 season , as well as suspending the tradition of naming each Super Bowl game with Roman numerals ( under which the game would have been known as `` Super Bowl L '' ) , so the logo could prominently feature the Arabic numerals 50 . </P>
<P> Super Bowl 50 was an American football game to determine the champion of the National Football League ( NFL ) for the 2015 season . The American Football Conference ( AFC ) champions Denver Broncos defeated the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champions Carolina Panthers . The game was played on February 7 , 2016 , at Levi 's Stadium in Santa Clara , California ( located in the San Francisco Bay Area ) . As this was the 50th Super Bowl game , the league emphasized the `` golden anniversary '' with various gold - themed initiatives during the 2015 season , as well as suspending the tradition of naming each Super Bowl game with Roman numerals ( under which the game would have been known as `` Super Bowl L '' ) , so the logo could prominently feature the Arabic numerals 50 . </P>
who went to the super bowl in 2016
who went to the super bowl in 2016
Denver Broncos Carolina Panthers
Denver Broncos Carolina Panthers