It has to pain him to put Peyton ahead of Brady
2. Peyton Manning, Colts
He maintains his “don’t bet against me in any nationally televised night game” status, as well as his “don’t ever throw my opponent into a tease or parlay” status and “if you’re up by 17 with a quarter to go and you don’t chop my head off and finish the game, I will absolutely drop three quick touchdowns on you and you know I will” status. But Super Bowl 44 did three things. First, he lost the QB belt to Brees. Second, he had a chance to cement his legacy and didn’t. (Now troublemakers like me can play the, “Yeah, he was great, but he only won one Super Bowl, and it was against Rex Grossman” card until he gets that second ring.) And third, we have no idea if the unexpected return of the Manning Face — thought to be dead and buried — was a one-night-only return cameo or something more substantial. Intriguing season ahead. Especially with the umpire position shift potentially wreaking havoc with Manning’s hurry-up offense.
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