Outside of that, both teams look rather healthy heading into the Super Bowl.
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So why can Peyton Manning and his Broncos beat the Panthers on Super Bowl Sunday this weekend? “We’ve been good against the run but they’ll really test you”.
In the previous 15, the team with the No. 1 defense has gone 11-4 in the Super Bowl. Their record, like the Eagles’ 7-9 mark this season, screamed of mediocrity.
“We all think it’s blasphemy (to doubt Manning’s arm strength), because Peyton, he still has it”, Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall told the NFL Network.
With concussions being diagnosed at an alarming rate during the 2015 season, Manning was asked if the study on Stabler gave him pause to continue in the National Football League for a 19th year should he elect to return after the Super Bowl.
But, late in the week, tight end Shannon Sharpe took me aside, willing to tell me a secret if I promised not to write it: Coach Mike Shanahan had sold his game plan so convincingly to the Broncos they were 100 percent certain of winning. The Eagles were 12th and 13th, respectively. He was a big factor in the AFC Championship Game and the veteran TE can be a valuable escape hatch for Manning when Carolina brings the pressure.
But don’t fool yourself.
But just like he dreams of playing in the Super Bowl, should there be an opportunity to make a play that turns the tide in favor of the Broncos Sunday, Davis feels confident in his abilities.
That’s what high school football coach Dallas Allen said about NFL quarterback and Georgia native Cam Newton. In his two playoff games this season, Finnegan has 10 tackles and one interception. His quarterback rating over those last eight games was 116.7. Charles Tillman and Bene Benwikere both hit the injured list at the end of the season, taking away two of the Panthers cornerbacks.
Jeanna Thomas (The Falcoholic co-editor in chief): Carolina… the Carolina Panthers are a very complete team. You might have noticed from watching Riley Cooper disappear, or first-round draft choice Nelson Agholor at times seem overwhelmed, or Josh Huff struggle with inconsistency that the Eagles also don’t have an elite outside wide receiver.
Manning’s still as smart as quarterbacks come, though.
Manager Julie McKinley says “We’re a little low on the panthers things you know if people get in here in the next day”. The NFL, they do outstanding steps for player health and player safety. Nothing in Bradford’s history has shown that. But the Panthers will seize control in the second half and not let go. The Eagles ranked 30th. So that’s not a surprise. Can the Broncos defense prevail? Manning always plays better after a bye week, and at 39 years old, he’s going to need that extra week.
Manning said Fox was one of the factors that lured him to Denver in the first place.
Now we’re down to one last decision to make.
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