Broncos logo painted on both Super Bowl 50 end zones

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The Denver Broncos were temporarily given quite the advantage in Super Bowl 50, after the grounds crew accidentally painted the Broncos logo on both end zones.

The crew at Levi's Stadium had a simple job, paint one end zone for the Broncos and one for the Panthers, the two teams playing in Super Bowl 50.

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A CBS photographer said the mistake happened Monday.

The grounds crew painted the Broncos end zone on the visitor side, but Denver has been designated as the home team, leading the crew to move quickly to fix their mistake.

In a photo, a faint Broncos logo can be seen, but crews painted over it and finished the Panthers logo Thursday.

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