07-25-2015, 02:39 AM
(07-24-2015, 07:54 PM)Utts Wrote: Don't blame the messenger. It's pure fantasy to portray that evening as some magnificent domination of Peyton Manning under the bright bright prime time lights.
The truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Let's not pretend we faced some turd QB with a broken arm. Peyton looked fine while leading 3 straight 3rd quarter TD drives to take a 28-27 lead going into the 4th quarter.
You were probably thinking Peyton had the win locked up just like the rest of us. Instead our defense answered with 3 INT's in the 4th quarter.
Give the team the credit it deserves. For one thing, most Marvin prime-time teams would've crapped their pants after they lost the lead going into the 4th. Heck, I expected them to implode and give up after that Dalton INT to start the game.
Instead they kept fighting the whole game. And even a hobbled Manning is still fantastic. Our D had everyone covered tightly and forced him to make throws he hasn't been capable of making since he's been a Bronco.
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