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Peyton Manning did not have to brave the elements. I guess you did not watch the game because it was cold and windy in Foxboro, MA. Besides, Peyton Manning had all the advantages:
You are one of dumbest trolls on this message board. Your season is over and go cry yourself to sleep on the hick IndyStar message board.
Manning's stats against SD defense:
33/48; 402 yards ; 68.8% ; 8.38 ypp ; 3TD/2INT ; 97.7 QB rating ; 24 pts
Brady's stats against the same, albeit MORE TIRED, SD defense:
22/33; 209 yards ; 66.7% ; 6.33 ypp ; 2TD/3INT ; 66.4 QB rating ; 21 pts
Well, if Manning's performance against SD last weekend is "evident" of being "the biggest choke artist in the NFL", then I guess Brady is the biggest choke artist in sports.
Manning outperformed Brady despite the fact that Manning receivers DROPPED multiple balls and were responsible for at least one of his interceptions while Brady's receivers bailed him out on at least half of his completions and were NOT responsible for ANY of his interceptions.
Manning drove his team up and down the field without a running game. Brady generated points only because he had great field position and Maroney ran like a first round pick.
The Patriots won this game on the strength of their defense. Give Manning this defense last week and he would have won. Give Brady the Indy defense today and the Pats would have lost.
Well, you can continue to live in fantasy land. However these are the facts:
Brady, with a chance to take the lead in Denver - throws a pick to Champ Bailey
Brady, after stinking up the joint in SD and being bailed out by the defense, throws a pick as the Pats are moving into position for a score. Gets bailed out by Troy Brown
Brady with two chances late in the game in Indy's redzone, unable to score touchdowns, Pats settle for FGs
Brady, needing 4 yards to get a first down (not a score, just a first down) and seal the AFC championship, throws a near pick, incomplete pass
Brady, with one full minute and a time out, needing a touchdown to win - throws a pick to end the game
Brady, in redzone, where any score will seal the game against Carolina, throws a pick
Brady, against Indy, a score to seal the game, throws a pick
Brady, in red zone against Eagles, with Pats in position to score, fumbles the ball - Eagles recover.
All these are examples of Brady choking during the playoffs but because he's bailed out by his defense, people claim he's a "big game QB". Brady is no more a "big game QB" than Manning; if anything he's worse because he's not as good a QB as Manning and isn't able to beat really good defenses.
Brady is only good against soft coverage zones particularly when he has a clean/predictable pocket. He doesn't react well to pressure and doesn't lead his receivers well when the defense plays man coverage. He also isn't at all accurate throwing on the run or when he isn't set. Manning is much better at all of these things than is Brady, which is why Manning generally performs better against man coverage and when facing pressure.
:ditto:
Don't expect the homers on this board to acknowledge this reality.
Offense scored 27 points, with 13 coming in the second half even though at least TWO of those scoring drives began deep in Colts territory. Manning has not been "significantly worse" in the playoffs compared to Brady. In Brady's 16 playoff games, he has had a QB rating below 80 in 44% of those games. Manning has had a QB rating below 80 in 46% of his playoff games. Only a 2% difference despite the fact that the Colts defense has been average-bad throughout this time, placing additional pressure on the offense while Brady's D has alleviated the pressure on him to score points. Brady has had to bail out the Pats D only twice, in the SB with Carolina and last year. He succeeded once and failed once. Manning has had to bail out his D far more often and has been far more successful (with last year being the only exception). I don't think any team would consider three dumb, drive killing interceptions by their QB a "masterful performance".
Weis stated that only winds above 20 "like 40" would be a problem for an offense. Brady has played in the cold before. The weather certainly didn't prevent an injured Rivers from completing long passes at will to his receivers. Nor did the weather have anything to do with any of the interceptions in this game. Can't say I'm surprised by all the excuse making by the homers
Manning's stats against SD defense:
33/48; 402 yards ; 68.8% ; 8.38 ypp ; 3TD/2INT ; 97.7 QB rating ; 24 pts
Brady's stats against the same, albeit MORE TIRED, SD defense:
22/33; 209 yards ; 66.7% ; 6.33 ypp ; 2TD/3INT ; 66.4 QB rating ; 21 pts
Well, if Manning's performance against SD last weekend is "evident" of being "the biggest choke artist in the NFL", then I guess Brady is the biggest choke artist in sports.
Manning outperformed Brady despite the fact that Manning receivers DROPPED multiple balls and were responsible for at least one of his interceptions while Brady's receivers bailed him out on at least half of his completions and were NOT responsible for ANY of his interceptions.
Manning drove his team up and down the field without a running game. Brady generated points only because he had great field position and Maroney ran like a first round pick.
The Patriots won this game on the strength of their defense. Give Manning this defense last week and he would have won. Give Brady the Indy defense today and the Pats would have lost.
Well, you can continue to live in fantasy land. However these are the facts:
Brady, with a chance to take the lead in Denver - throws a pick to Champ Bailey
Brady, after stinking up the joint in SD and being bailed out by the defense, throws a pick as the Pats are moving into position for a score. Gets bailed out by Troy Brown
Brady with two chances late in the game in Indy's redzone, unable to score touchdowns, Pats settle for FGs
Brady, needing 4 yards to get a first down (not a score, just a first down) and seal the AFC championship, throws a near pick, incomplete pass
Brady, with one full minute and a time out, needing a touchdown to win - throws a pick to end the game
Brady, in redzone, where any score will seal the game against Carolina, throws a pick
Brady, against Indy, a score to seal the game, throws a pick
Brady, in red zone against Eagles, with Pats in position to score, fumbles the ball - Eagles recover.
All these are examples of Brady choking during the playoffs but because he's bailed out by his defense, people claim he's a "big game QB". Brady is no more a "big game QB" than Manning; if anything he's worse because he's not as good a QB as Manning and isn't able to beat really good defenses.
Brady is only good against soft coverage zones particularly when he has a clean/predictable pocket. He doesn't react well to pressure and doesn't lead his receivers well when the defense plays man coverage. He also isn't at all accurate throwing on the run or when he isn't set. Manning is much better at all of these things than is Brady, which is why Manning generally performs better against man coverage and when facing pressure.
:ditto:
Don't expect the homers on this board to acknowledge this reality.
Offense scored 27 points, with 13 coming in the second half even though at least TWO of those scoring drives began deep in Colts territory. Manning has not been "significantly worse" in the playoffs compared to Brady. In Brady's 16 playoff games, he has had a QB rating below 80 in 44% of those games. Manning has had a QB rating below 80 in 46% of his playoff games. Only a 2% difference despite the fact that the Colts defense has been average-bad throughout this time, placing additional pressure on the offense while Brady's D has alleviated the pressure on him to score points. Brady has had to bail out the Pats D only twice, in the SB with Carolina and last year. He succeeded once and failed once. Manning has had to bail out his D far more often and has been far more successful (with last year being the only exception). I don't think any team would consider three dumb, drive killing interceptions by their QB a "masterful performance".
Weis stated that only winds above 20 "like 40" would be a problem for an offense. Brady has played in the cold before. The weather certainly didn't prevent an injured Rivers from completing long passes at will to his receivers. Nor did the weather have anything to do with any of the interceptions in this game. Can't say I'm surprised by all the excuse making by the homers
