The Kansas City Chiefs defense intercepted the Denver Broncos offense 5 times, leading to a 29-13 road victory from Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colo. “Maybe that was a false feeling or wrong feeling”, Manning said via Jhabvala. Going into the game he was listed with both a foot and a rib injury, while he was listed with a right shoulder injury going into the loss to the Indianapolis Colts last Sunday. I was going out to help the team, and I ended up hurting the team.
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Smith said he had a chance to talk to Manning after the game, but he wasn’t about to feel bad for the opposing signal caller, who completed 5 of 20 passes for 35 yards with four interceptions and two sacks (0.0 passer rating). But he failed to break his tie with Favre for wins by a starting quarterback.
Charles’ replacement, Charcandrick West, ran for 69 yards and scored on an 80-yard catch and run from Alex Smith.
Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said he made the decision to pull Manning because, “I was protecting him….”
There have been reports for several weeks that the Broncos were anxious about Manning’s play and his mounting injuries. And I should have probably right there said, ‘No.
“He’s a competitor. He wanted to play….” Where once fans were angrily wishing the Chiefs would lose all their games and finish the season 1-15 after the loss to the Minnesota Vikings, the Chiefs now have the easiest remaining schedule in the National Football League and their key games in the playoff run come at Arrowhead.
The problems on the o-line happened early and often, as Denver on the day had nine drives that consisted of just three plays (including three interceptions), and Broncos quarterbacks faced third down conversions of more than five yards on six of those occasions. “If Peyton is healthy and ready to go, he’s our quarterback”. “I didn’t practice until Friday and that’s not ideal for anybody to go out and play, and so I’d like to be healthier to practice a few on Wednesday, like I have in the past, and on Thursday”.
With his first completion, Manning set another milestone, supplanting Brett Favre for most career passing yards.
Manning performed poorly against the Chiefs, throwing four interceptions against the Chiefs. Kansas City was dominant to the point that future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning was benched in the third quarter for Brock Osweiler.
In 288 previous games in the pros, including the postseason, Manning never had produced a lower rating than 31.3, according to STATS. He thought he could play despite the issues. “The best I’ve ever seen him in all of the years he’s been out there playing”.
However, he didn’t catch any of the four passes thrown his way and he left in the second half with a possible concussion.
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The Arizona Cardinals emerged from a wild fourth quarter with a 39-32 victory over the Seattle Seahawks which moved them three games clear in the NFC West.
