The New England Patriots and Denver Broncos meet Sunday in the AFC Championship at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Manning lovers think he’s the best ever even without the titles, but another Super Bowl trophy gives them some ammunition to back their claim. “They answered the challenge”.
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This one turned when Broncos cornerback Bradley Roby punched the ball out of Pittsburgh running back Fitz Toussaint’s hands with 9:52 left.
The play was big, no doubt.
In the Broncos’ next game against the New England Patriots, Tom Brady loves to throw the ball to many different recieves, just like Roethlisberger did.
“I thought [Manning] was playing really well”, Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak said after the game. It was just the fifth postseason game of Manning’s career in which he did not throw a touchdown pass, and it was his first start of the season without throwing an interception. “We stayed patient tonight”.
Brady has his detractors in the wake of “Deflategate”, but the Patriots were the better team and the win set up what might be the last showdown between Brady and Peyton Manning, who engineered the Broncos’ exciting victory over the Steelers on Sunday. I didn’t think that he had touched me.
Earlier this season Anderson had a 48-yard run in the snow at Denver in overtime to defeat New England 30-24, the Patriots first loss of the year.
Roethlisberger certainly looked hurt when he was carted off the field in the Bengals game, but then he returned to lead the Steelers. “Obviously we’ll be dealing with a little bit of pain and some limited movement here for a little bit but supposedly will heal on its own”, Roethlisberger said, adding that he would only need surgery to clean out scar tissue.
Denver drove 65 yards on 13 plays – converting a pair of third downs along the way – to score the game-winning touchdown.
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“Yeah, that’s insane. I remember watching that game”, Anderson said. Now that Manning is playing the worst football of his career, it’s his defense that is the main reason why he has a chance to get back to the Super Bowl. We could have won that game. I don’t know because those video guys get there pretty quick. By hitting five field goals on five attempts to keep the Broncos in this game, McManus showed what an important role kickers do have in a football game.
