Quote:Nobody can convince me Peyton choked the last time he went to New England. The turning point was obviously DRC getting hurt at the end of the first half. That game was like ours at Philadelphia - a turnover frenzy followed by a defensive back being knocked out in the first half, then the defense imploded without one of its star players. But if you ask Wes Welker, he will blame himself because of a botched fair catch attempt in overtime. Anyone who tries to call Peyton a choker for losing last year did not watch the game and is just hating on him.

 

Something weird came out of that game. All night Manning tightened his right glove before the snap. When Michele Tafoya explained why he did that, I thought he will never wear that glove again. The next week, he started wearing only his right glove instead of only the left as I expected. He is still doing that.

JW,

 

I watched that entire game last year from start to finish; and I can tell you that Peyton choked in that game. Just like he did against Seattle in the Superbowl.

 

I might actually be one of the few Jags fans on here who liked Peyton even when he was kicking our butts twice a year in the AFC South. He has tremendous leadership skills, a strong character, and not to mention one of the best arms in the game. But, he's arguably the biggest choker since Dan Marino.

 

 

He'll be remembered long after he retires from football for his insane stats and passing records, but he will ultimately be looked at as another Dan Marino when it comes to Super Bowls and big game situations overall.

 

 

And I believe that had Peyton faced any other QB besides Rex Grossman in SB XLI, he would have lost.

 

 

I don't know why you keep coming up with all these excuses as to why Peyton lost that NE game last year. Losing one or two defensive players doesn't change the fact that the Broncos offense stalled for much of the 2nd half and into OT. If the Broncos really were the better team last year they would have won regardless.

 

 

I guess this is your inner Broncos fan starting to come out huh?

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