In fact, following last year’s defeat, Ryan went out and hired free agent cornerbacks specifically to stop Manning (and presumably Tom Brady of the Patriots as well). Perhaps we can think of them as Ahab’s South Sea harpooners—one of them is nicknamed “Reavis Island,” which has a nautical echo—and as a Colts fans I’m glad to report that they go down with the ship when Moby Dick rams it. Manning has sunk many such ships over his career.
Of course, in the novel the whale is killed along with the Captain. Maybe the equivalent to that would be that both teams beat each other up so much that whoever emerges triumphant is in no state to take down the next opponent. Not an ending I would want for either team.
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