accompanied by his children who were a guest of honor at the victory parade. they beat the carolina panthers. it was manning's second career super bowl victory. and cam newton was under fire throughout the super bowl but it was a media blitz that sent the quarterback back to the locker room. he abruptly walked away from reporters and comments by bronco's player separated by just a black curtain may have triggered the early exit. >> they just played better than us. i don't know what you want me to say. they made more plays than us. to.