[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Peyton+Manning&iid=7784079″ src=”9/3/7/7/Super_Bowl_XLIV_ff8b.jpg?adImageId=9888314&imageId=7784079″ width=”380″ height=”258″ /] I am going to attempt to write close to 1,000 words on Super Bowl XLIV without using the words “Peyton Manning” and “legacy” in a sentence together. Also, read in amazement as I write this without using the name “Peyton […]
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Indianapolis+Colts+New+Orleans+Saints&iid=7173427″ src=”5/3/6/8/New_Orleans_Saints_3772.jpg?adImageId=9868717&imageId=7173427″ width=”380″ height=”244″ /] The Saints will attempt to buck some history and statistical trends on Sunday in Super Bowl XLIV. The old axiom is that “defenses win championships”. According to that theory, the Saints might be in a bit of a pickle on […]
You are looking at a picture of Dwight Freeney’s ankle from Tuesday’s Media Day session. The shot of his ankle was offered up on TV today by the good folks at NFL Network.
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Darren+Sharper&iid=7649276″ src=”a/4/e/e/NFC_Championship_Minnesota_cbbd.jpg?adImageId=9804307&imageId=7649276″ width=”380″ height=”253″ /] Soon after the conference title games ended, Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams began the trash-talking by saying the Saints D was going to give Peyton Manning some “remember me” shots. The latest salvo comes from the Colt of all Colts.
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Dwight+freeney&iid=3354169″ src=”0/8/5/3/Indianapolis_Colts_v_2157.jpg?adImageId=9761051&imageId=3354169″ width=”380″ height=”317″ /] Towards the end of Indy’s AFC title game victory of the Jets, Pro Bowl defensive end Dwight Freeney suffered a “sprained” ankle. As it turns out, that injury might be far more serious than the Colts initially let on. Freeney’s […]
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Indianapolis+Colts&iid=7647029″ src=”3/e/d/6/FBN_Indianapolis_vs_7163.jpg?adImageId=9459335&imageId=7647029″ width=”380″ height=”271″ /] The New York Jets had the Indianapolis Colts on the ropes and led 17-6 in the second quarter. However, Manning and the Colts proved to be just too much and moved on to Super Bowl XLIV in Miami with a […]
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=New+York+Jets&iid=7613596″ src=”0/8/9/0/Mayor_Michael_Bloomberg_03b5.JPG?adImageId=9396499&imageId=7613596″ width=”380″ height=”248″ /] The AFC Championship Game hits your televisions on Sunday. In perhaps what might be the biggest AFC Championship game mismatch at quarterback ever, Mark Sanchez and the Jets will attempt to slay the dragon that is Peyton Manning and his […]
While he did win Super Bowl XLI MVP, Manning posted one of the worst postseason runs for a Super Bowl winning quarterback of all-time. He threw three touchdown passes but posted seven interceptions and did not have a single game passer rating higher than 81.6. Despite slaying the Patriots on the way to winning the Super Bowl, something just seems missing from Manning’s resume.
He is missing THAT game. That hammer performance in a championship game. Montana had three monster Super Bowls; Unitas had the ’58 NFL title game; Brady had Super Bowl XXXVI & XXXVIII; Elway had back to back Super Bowls, both endearing in different ways. What is Peyton Manning’s defining postseason moment? The 2006 AFC title game? He was ok in Super Bowl XLI but far from lights out. He still needs THAT game.
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Colts+Ravens&iid=7562743″ src=”5/4/8/1/NFL_Divisional_Playoffs_5f65.jpg?adImageId=9122717&imageId=7562743″ width=”380″ height=”253″ /] The Ravens needed to run the ball effectively to win…and they didn’t. Peyton Manning, who is undergoing his third name change of the season (went from Peyton Manning to “The Sheriff” and to “18”), did enough (2 TDs) to hold […]
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Peyton+Manning&iid=7452418″ src=”b/f/5/1/Indianapolis_Colts_v_5739.jpg?adImageId=8881113&imageId=7452418″ width=”380″ height=”256″ /] Despite all of the Drew Brees, Phil Rivers, and Chris Johnson talk, it was relatively obvious that the MVP award was Peyton Manning’s to lose. As it turns out, he didn’t lose according to Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star.
Joe Montana's Right Arm 