Silver on greatness of Manning

I don’t link him up often, but Silver is all about 18 this week

“That was a freakin’ gutsy throw,” veteran center Jeff Saturday(notes) said of Collie’s second scoring play. “He stayed in the pocket and held it, held it and knew he was gonna get hit, and he just threw the ball on a dime. What can I say? That’s what he does.”

What Manning has done so far in 2010 is complete 69.6 percent of his passes for nine TDs and zero interceptions. The Colts, who’ve won 12 or more games for seven consecutive seasons, are 2-1, tied for first atop the AFC South with the Texans and Titans and well on their way to becoming just the third team (along with the ’06 Seahawks and ’09 Cardinals) in the past decade to make the playoffs the year after losing the Super Bowl.

A curse vs. Manning? Good luck with that.