The Pros And Cons Of Peyton Manning

In what might prove to be Peyton Manning’s last football game, the star quarterback was a shell of his former self that won the Super Bowl nine years ago as an Indianapolis Colt. He completed a mere thirteen passes for 141 yards and an interception. Manning lead a futile offense to victory, setting a Super Bowl record for fewest total yards by a wining team (194). Manning also set records for being the oldest quarterback to start and win the Super Bowl.

Despite his age, Manning was able to ride his defense and Super Bowl MVP Von Miller to a Denver Broncos twenty-four to ten victory over the Carolina Panthers. Miller has clearly paid off for the Broncos when they selected him second overall in the 2011 draft, only behind Cam Newton of the Panthers.

The only points for the rest of the first half came off the right foot of Denver placekicker Brandon McManus on a thirty-three yard field goal that was set up by the longest punt return in Super Bowl history by Jordan Norwood. The defense intensity and sloppiness of the offenses came to show on back-to-back possessions. First, Mike Tolbert fumbled the ball for the Panthers and then Manning threw his only interception for the Broncos. The start of the second half set the precedent for the fate of the Carolina Panthers. After Newton led his team right down the field and into field goal range, Graham Gano missed the field goal by hitting the upright. The Broncos would utilize this momentum to go down the field and make a field goal to make the game sixteen to seven in favor of the Broncos. Gano would later redeem himself by converting on a thirty-nine yard field goal with 10:21 remaining in the game. Gano’s field goal was set up by what else other than the Panther’s Kony Ealy sacking Manning and forcing a

Anderson ran in for a two yard touchdown and Manning converted the two point conversion to make it twenty-four to ten. The game was all over after that last touchdown and would not have occurred without the stellar play of Miller. Miller finished the game with six tackles, two and a half sacks, two quarterback hits, a pass defended, and two forced fumbles. Miller was very humble in his postgame press conference. "If I could cut this award, I would give it to DeMarcus [Ware] and [Derek] Wolfe and all the other guys," he said. "That's what I would do. This is all great and stuff, but for me, I want to be with my guys. I would take the ring. The MVP is great, but I'll take the ring. I want to go in there with my