INDIANAPOLIS | The Indianapolis Colts kept saying a perfect season didn t matter. Apparently it didn t. Coach Jim Caldwell pulled Peyton Manning and a handful of other starters for the previously u…
DENVER (AP) Patrick Mahomes is getting into his opponents' heads, and they're playing right into his hands. The Kansas City Chiefs are on a roll again thanks to division foes getting spooked by Mahomes the way opponents used to wig out when facing a young Peyton Manning. The Chiefs are riding a seven-game winning streak after a 3-4 start and have surged into the pole position in the logjammed AFC playoff chase as they jockey for their third trip to the Super Bowl in four years.
DENVER (AP) Patrick Mahomes is getting into his opponents' heads, and they're playing right into his hands. The Kansas City Chiefs are on a roll again thanks
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“OK, I want you to remember three things. No. 1, breathe. Don’t forget to breathe out there. No. 2, have fun. And No. 3, compete your asses off.”
Those were Peyton Manning’s words to his offensive teammates just before they officially took the field for Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7, 2016.
When the clock struck 0:00 and Denver had beaten Carolina 24-10, Manning and the Broncos could finally do the first one - breathe.
It had been a crazy season. Despite starting 6-0, Broncos had won in waning seconds, often on a defensive miracle and with what seemed like barely enough offense to survive. Peyton Manning missed six games with a plantar fascia injury that contributed to him getting benched in Week 10 and coming back after halftime in Week 17 to change momentum and lead the Broncos through the playoffs, riding the backs of the defense.