But isn’t the reason Brady has a “greater legacy” over Manning because of the playoffs? Stephen Gostkowski? He nearly always is. Edelman caught a 13-yard pass on the next play, and the Patriots’ offense was in full gallop, moving at its accustomed pace, back to where it was before Edelman succumbed to a foot injury at the end of the first quarter of its Week 10 win over the New York Giants.
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DENVER (AP) – Tom Brady and Peyton Manning still earn top billing in Sunday’s AFC championship between the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos. “Disappointing, disappointing result. There’s such a fine line today between winning and losing”. If the Broncos elect to rush three and use one safety deep, they’d have two extra defenders to sit in zones over the middle of the field.
The Patriots got yet another chance when the Broncos couldn’t move the ball, and again got inside the Broncos’ 20 with less than three minutes left.
“I didn’t see any reason for him to come back in”. I can’t even explain how I feel right now. I don’t really rank them.
“You definitely shouldn’t put the heat on him”. After multiple neck injuries, it appears father time has caught up with the future Hall of Famer, but with only two games left in the season, Manning doesn’t need to perform at his prime level to beat the Patriots.
Maybe, but it’s never a good idea to give Brady & Co. added incentive. Brady boasts more Super Bowl victories, but faces a huge obstacle when having to get past the Broncos in the Postseason on his way to the Super Bowl. Brady was 27 of 56 for 310 yards and two interceptions.
Aqib Talib stepped in front of Brady’s pass and deflected it skyward. Bradley Roby made the pick. The Broncos (14-4) recovered the onside kick and the celebration began.
Myers believes Manning, the National Football League’s regular season giant, sorely needs another Super Bowl title to elevate his status, while Brady would reign as the league’s greatest ever quarterback should he raise the Lombardi Trophy once more. “So, it’s going to be a big challenge for us”, said Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady. “I know we’ve had a lot of pretty lonely feelings when we’re driving out of that stadium”. Each of the four divisional playoff games was decided by six or seven points. The Patriots have certainly been in that situation before. The Pats are trying to reach the Super Bowl for the seventh time in the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era.
“It’s so hard to be consistent in this league and I think that’s something that every franchise hopes to establish, some consistency and stability”, said Matthew Slater, the Patriots special teams captain. This town has been a house of horrors for Brady, who’s now 2-7 in the Mile High City. We just play. What we do, right now we’re getting ready for Denver. “I would be really, really surprised if he attempted to play next year”. “You’ve got a bunch of dudes over there that play the game the way it’s supposed to be played”.
“We just have to hit them in the mouth”. The Patriots drove to the Denver 16, only to be stopped on a fourth-and-1 when Julian Edelman was tackled short of the first line after catching a floating pass.
“Asked why he eschewed field goals, Belichick simply said: “‘Cause of the scoring situation in the game”.
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I expect this game to play out similarly to the Carolina/Seattle game a week ago.
