Does Manning get too much credit?

Johnny O says no

And that’s it, which by this analysis means five times in the last seven season – the 2007 postseason game against San Diego, the 24-20 loss to New England in 2007, the 2006 loss to Dallas, the 2003 regular-season loss to New England and the 2003 regular-season loss to Jacksonville – Manning and the Colts’ offense took possession with enough time to tie or take the lead and failed to either do so or move into field-goal range.

Five times. In seven seven seasons. Compare that to 26 of his 41 fourth-quarter game-winning drives coming over the same span, and 14 of those coming in the final two minutes, and it’s not particularly difficult to see the logic in not giving Manning the ball late.

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