As Manning concluded his postgame news conference on Sunday, I saw a tired, subdued veteran who knows he must store up energy for what would be an unlikely run through a tough AFC playoff field. Before he headed to the team bus, I asked him if he felt any of that ’06 magic returning.
“I haven’t really gotten into a comparison thing,” he said. “We certainly knew three games ago we were ‘lose one and eliminated,’ and it’s almost like our playoffs started then. We hoped we could win and keep improving every week. And I think we have improved the last three weeks. Hopefully, we can win again and get better and head into the playoffs on a high note.”
In other words, Give me the ball, climb on my back and let me do my thing.
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