The Sermon in the Dome, From the Gospel of Manning:
Seeing the crowds, he went into the Dome, and when he sat down when they lost the coin toss, his disciples came to him. And he taught them, saying,
Blessed are the porous defense, for they force me to set records;
Blessed are those who mourn in the postseason, for they shall be comforted by my records;
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inhabit the Turf;
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for victory, for they shall be satisfied with mediocrity... if I set records.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall politely talk about the weather after the divisional round - or perhaps about my records.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall know how to make the rules more fair;
Blessed are the playmakers, for they shall earn rings. I bless them from afar;
Blessed are those who are persecuted for their passing records, for theirs is the reward after football, the chain restaurant or local car dealership;
Blessed are you when ESPN reviles you and persecutes you and utters all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account; for I gave the interview in the first place...
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I could go on, but then I'd miss my chance to throw in more parallel parables...
Jesus healed Mary. Manning "Hail Mary"s.
Jesus came not to abolish the law but to fulfill it. Manning came in 2004 not to abolish Ty Law, but to fulfill him.
Jesus' worth wrongly set at forty pieces of silver. Manning's worth wrongly set at over $100M.
Jesus: Will eventually return. He promised.
Manning: Will eventually get there. He promised.
Jesus: Overturned tables of moneychangers.
Manning: Regularly screws with Las Vegas oddsmakers.
Jesus: The people called to him, saying "Son of Man!"
Manning: The defense called to him, saying "Who's Your Daddy?"
Jesus: Three days and rose again in Heaven
Manning: Three and out in Foxborough
Jesus: "And a little child shall lead them"
Manning: "And a kicker shall put us over the top"
PFnV