“I’m going to say this – and he wouldn’t want me to say this”, Elway said from a stage during the postgame celebration, “This one’s for Pat!”
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Kubiak added: “I haven’t seen Pat in a couple of months”.
But he is going to be 40 next month and his playing ability clearly isn’t close to what it used to be.
“I feel very, very grateful….” He also was the winning quarterback in Super Bowl XLI in 2007 when he played for the Indianapolis Colts. I will take the [Super Bowl] ring.
Newton hasn’t spoken to the media in his previous four seasons on the day players clean out their lockers, but he felt compelled to talk on Tuesday amid criticism of him.
Peyton Manning: “Well, Jim, I got some good advice from Tony Dungy, whose going into the Hall of Fame, and my old coach”.
In other words, the decision has not been made yet. I’ll take some time to reflect. “I’m sure he’s enjoying it now”. “It would hurt a lot easier if I just didn’t make the playoffs and I didn’t have a shot at it”. “I’m looking forward to tonight, being with my family and my friends, some team-mates and celebrating a special victory”. There is so much hard work and it is such a long season that it’s great to be able to exhale and say “We are world champs” is a great feeling.
“I’m just glad I was on the same team with that defense and didn’t have to play against them”, said Manning, who completed 13 of 23 passes for 141 yards, with an interception.
“If you really look at Cam Newton and the way he played all year, it was something about his game, it was off”, said football fan Arthur Gantt who cheered for the Panthers Sunday night.
“So we have an opportunity to grow and learn from this experience and give ourselves an opportunity to get back here”.
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The normally-upbeat Newton was in a sullen mood afterwards as he uttered short answers to the press with a team hoodie pulled up over his head.
