Clearly, it had no impact on the game as the Patriots rolled to the win.
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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning yells to his team during the second half in an NFL football divisional playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in Denver.
Manning’s experience proved crucial against Pittsburgh, as Denver mounted a late, time-consuming fourth quarter drive to score the game’s decisive touchdown through running back CJ Anderson.
Brady has won 11 of the 16 meetings against Manning, but they’re 2-2 in the playoffs, including Denver’s 26-16 win in the conference championship game two years ago. “There is a huge gap right now between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning”, said Reiss. Denver’s drive stalled in part when Linebacker James Harrison set back the Broncos with a sack of Manning.
-Safety Darian Stewart had no issues with his hamstring after missing most of the regular-season finale and a week of practice to allow the injury to heal.
The Steelers put up a strong fight away from home despite being without their best player and only having a half-usable Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback. “There is not one play that signifies we lost this game”. This is not all on him by any means. Now the Broncos will host the New England Patriots on Sunday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. His 51-yard kick down the middle also ties Bronco legend Jason Elam for the second longest in team playoff history.
“I have tried to stay in the moment, tried to be patient and not look too far ahead”, Manning said. Then your emotions keep going, ‘Boy, what an unbelievable run we made with the injuries we had. “Sometimes, you’re kicking with the wind, sometimes you’re kicking into it. Certain crosswinds make it hard sometimes, especially from certain yardage”.
Roethlisberger threw for 339 yards, with Martavis Bryant grabbing nine passes for 154 yards as the featured receiver in place of the injured Antonio Brown. They did the test run on Friday so he would know how his arm would feel in the game. “We were all stressing that we needed a turnover, that we haven’t had a turnover all game”, Roby said. We gave it our all. All things that sound cliché’ish, but that’s what he just lives for…. It could be Manning’s last season., so who knows.
Dodging pressure from a safety blitz, Manning went down to the ground in a heap but he sensed that Steelers safety Will Allen didn’t touch him while he was on the ground.
Get ready for Brady-Manning XVII. It’s a great story, and yes please, I want to see it again.
“I can assure you he’s fine”, Kubiak said.
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