Peyton Manning came out firing.
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Manning spoke highly of his teammates, but in regards to the defense that helped the Broncos nail down Super Bowl victory, he said he’s been thanking them all year long. One interception. No touchdown passes. I caught myself hitting my chair a couple of times. It’s going to be a peaceful thing, I’m not going to worry about that. “I’m going to drink a lot of Budweiser tonight”. It’s been an emotional week, emotional night, and the night is just beginning. His position coach Brian Stansbury talked with WFAA regarding what it felt like to watch his former athlete play in the Super Bowl.
But for Manning and the Broncos, the result was simply handsome. He was battered, booed and benched during this season.
But in Week 17, Manning returned, coming off the bench to lead Denver to a win over the San Diego Chargers to clinch a first-round bye in the playoffs.
Manning’s answer simultaneously leaves both retirement and another season open.
During the Super Bowl, Newton was sacked six times and committed three turnovers, one of which the Broncos recovered in the end zone. We hung in there and found a way to get it done. White jerseys have now won 11 of the last 12 Super Bowls, with the Broncos becoming the latest.
According to Forbes, he has amassed career earnings of $247 million – an National Football League record – and that’s before you add endorsements. Brett Favre held the previous record with 199.
A zoomed in shot of Eli Manning showed the New York Giants quarterback with a blank expression, surrounded by his celebrating family. So I think that was good advice to kind of let this sink in. I think (LB) Von (Miller) will be the first one to tell you that the group defensively, the coaches and the players, knew that we needed to finish it off. We needed to do it one more time.
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Manning can mosey towards the sunset just like his boss and Broncos president John Elway did in 1999, capping a Hall of Fame career with consecutive Super Bowl titles and the roar of a championship crowd behind him. “That’s the best way to go out”.
