“Offseasons are tough because we lose guys”.
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Ben Roethlisberger doesn’t understand why the Denver Broncos thought he was pretending to have a shoulder injury, saying on his weekly appearance with 93.7 The Fan Pittsburgh that he took a painkilling shot to get through Sunday’s game, the first time in his career he has done so. He’s a columnist for The Washington Post and a professor of journalism at the University of Maryland. “There’s not too much I could do”.
“Down in the fourth quarter, down in the homestretch, that was a great play by our defense”, Manning told CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson after the game. I mean, after all the injuries he’s been through.
The Broncos can beat the Patriots without Bolden.
Brady has gotten the best of their 16 previous meeting, holding a decisive 11-5 edge.
BIG HIT: The Broncos defense may have bent a few times, but was never upended. And Carson Palmer, who won it back in 2002 at USC. “Yeah we won the football game, but there are some things we have to go back and fix and do better with”.
“We all know that”. And yes, Tom Brady was the quarterback of those teams as well.
Arguably, the biggest thing Manning did in the game was not turn the ball over.
There will be talk about how Brady has four Super Bowl rings while Manning has one.
Carolina, winners of 12 straight at home, made all the right plays in building a 31-0 lead, then were dominated by Seattle in the second half before holding on for a 31-24 victory to advance to the NFC championship game.
After a less-than-scary performance from Peyton Manning, the Patriots will look to replicate their Chiefs gameplan – take away the running game and keep everything in front of them.
Perhaps it’s only fitting these two quarterbacks meet in the AFC title game, since Manning didn’t get to suit up against New England on November 29 because of a foot injury. A 12-point win at Detroit in September was a five-point game until Owen Daniels’ TD with 2:28 left.
GREENE:…Who because two other running backs were injured… It’s a great story, and yes please, I want to see it again. You know it’s coming. They are such a family-oriented team.
How do you like them deflated footballs, Bill Belichick? And you saw that locker room yesterday, and you read the comments this morning, that team really rallied around Fitz Toussaint.
“They’re just such good rivals”, Marcie said. He had done an admirable job.
Despite those key absences from the lineup and relentless pressure, Roethlisberger still went 24-of-37 passing for 339 yards against Denver. Obviously that turned the momentum.
“Very unfortunate, I’m disappointed in certain players”. “It would be nice to get to my second Super Bowl in just a short career so far of three years”.
BLACKISTONE: I think the Patriots are going to be in the Super Bowl against Cam Newton. Of course, Brady also has tight end Rob Gronkowski.
New England had drives of 80, 98 and 69 yards against a timid Kansas City defense in a 27-20 victory.
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To guard against the possibility that Harris will be worse instead of better, they’ve added cornerback Taurean Nixon from the practice squad.
