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Manning Wins 2nd Super Bowl, Sidesteps Question On Retirement

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (CBS4/The Sports Xchange) - After the Broncos defeated the Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50 Peyton Manning did a postgame interview with CBS and said he hasn't made his mind up about retirement.

"This game was much like our season has been. It really tested our toughness, our resilience, our unselfishness," Manning said of the victory, which was his second Super Bowl championship.

Manning told CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson he will take some "time to reflect" before making up his mind.

Peyton Manning Wins 2nd Super Bowl
Peyton Manning #18 of the Denver Broncos celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. The Broncos defeated the Panthers 24-10. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

"I've got a couple of priorities first. I want to go kiss my wife and my kids. I want to go hug my family. I'm going to drink a lot of Budweiser tonight, I promise you that," he said. "I'm definitely going to say a little prayer and thank the man upstairs."

Manning completed 13 of 23 passes for 141 yards and an interception -- a 56.6 passer rating -- in Sunday's win.

Most people expect Manning, at 39 the oldest quarterback to win the Super Bowl, to retire, as his boss, Broncos general manager John Elway, did after winning back-to-back championships in the 1997 and 1998 seasons.

And like Elway, Manning was not able to ascend the peak again until he got the kind of help he rarely had in his career. In Elway's case, it was the great running of Terrell Davis. In Manning's case, it was Denver's league-leading defense, led by Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller.

Manning was selected the NFL's Most Valuable Player a record five times (four times as a member of the Indianapolis Colts, once with the Broncos). He was selected to the Pro Bowl a record 14 times and chosen first-team All-Pro seven times. He also holds the NFL record for career touchdown passes and career passing yards.

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