Super Bowl 50: Storylines

February 3, 2016; San Jose, CA, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) addresses the media during a press conference prior to Super Bowl 50 at San Jose Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
February 3, 2016; San Jose, CA, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) addresses the media during a press conference prior to Super Bowl 50 at San Jose Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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February 3, 2016; San Jose, CA, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) addresses the media during a press conference prior to Super Bowl 50 at San Jose Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
February 3, 2016; San Jose, CA, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) addresses the media during a press conference prior to Super Bowl 50 at San Jose Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

A look at some of the biggest stories as we get set for the biggest game of the NFL season, Super Bowl 50. 

Super Bowl 50 is now upon us, a game in which the AFC Champion Denver Broncos will take on the NFC Champion Carolina Panthers inside Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Throughout the season these two teams proved time and time again that they are indeed the two best squads the NFL has to offer, and on Sunday, they’ll battle it out on the gridiron to see who is the best of the best.

However, the Super Bowl really is more than just a single football game. The Super Bowl is one of the biggest event of the year in not just all of sports, but entertainment as well. The eyes of the country are fixated on this game for one reason or another, and with a huge build-up to a happening such as this, there are stories that go along with it.

With two weeks to get set for the Super Bowl, a lot of topics are brought up in conversation, some just a little more annoying than others. But with the magnitude of this game, it’s hard to ignore the existence of these questions that hover over the Super Bowl. The only light at the end of the tunnel is that following the game on Sunday, some of these stories might have a definitive ending.

So heading into Super Bowl 50 on Sunday between the Broncos and the Panthers, what are some of the more polarizing headlines that have been consuming our lives?

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