Denver recovered the ball and drove 65 yards, going ahead on C.J. Anderson’s one-yard touchdown with three minutes remaining.
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Their 23-16 win over Pittsburgh on Sunday was their 10th by seven points or fewer, tying the 1978 Houston Oilers for most such triumphs in a single season in National Football League history.
For Manning, it didn’t look as if the opportunity to play in this game would be possible due to injuries.
The Patriots will ride into Mile High Stadium in the role of a road favorite.
“No, I mean, we were struggling cause we didn’t catch the ball”, Kubiak said. We do this.’ That’s just going to go on forever. With all of the injuries to the Steelers, the Broncos were expected to easily win the game, but instead had to make a late comeback to win. Brock Osweiler helped the Broncos pull out a 30-24 overtime win, coming back from 14 points down in the fourth quarter.
“They held their own with the players they had to play”. However, with a ticket to the Super Bowl on the line, Manning is 2-1 against Brady. Cleveland’s Bernie Kosar went up against John Elway of the Broncos three times with Elway winning all three, most famously in 1987 with what is known as “the drive”. This ultimately will give the Denver Broncos confidence that when they need to rely on a clutch kick to win or keep them in the game, they’ll have no doubt sending McManus out to take care of the job. “The wind was a factor, the ball was moving a bit so it was tough, but our guys, I know they wouldn’t use that as excuse”. “It’s another one of those games we found a way to do it”.
Even the biggest gain of the day for the Broncos – a 34-yard pass from Manning to Emmanuel Sanders – came when Manning tumbled to the ground while avoiding a sack before getting to his feet and throwing. He did not have either when the Broncos beat the Patriots in Week 12. I’m optimistic. It was a good season barring the injuries.
“Yeah, that’s insane. I remember watching that game”, Anderson said.
Brady has long gotten the better of Manning, who is 5-11 lifetime against his counterpart, but 2-2 in the playoffs, including a win two years ago in this stadium. “Two of these teams have to go home”.
Despite the hype of the Brady/Manning rivalry, the two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks have met just four times in the playoffs with each having won twice.
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“I think it’s awesome that we got to where we were”, one woman said.
