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Since 2001 the Patriots have handed Peyton Manning-led teams some delightful beatings. Let's relive the highlights of a rivalry that fizzled out like a popcorn fart some time before Brady tripled his ring count.
My vote for best game is for Divisional Round - Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots - January 16th, 2005 20-3
This was the best offense in league history up to that point, aided and abetted by rule changes brought on by Jim Irsay crying like a baby over the previous 5 consecutive Colts losses to the Patriots since 2001. And the Patriots held them to 3 anyway. On offense the Patriots mainly ran it down their throats to the tune of 39 attempts for 210 yards. This might just be the ultimate moment of failure for Peyton Manning, not counting his choke jobs in actual Super Bowls of course - he was gifted every advantage by the league and still went out like a baby back [expletive deleted]
Honorable mention: AFC Championship - Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots - January 18th, 2004 24-14
This isn't as glaring a flop on paper - but it's an even more egregious game for Manning personally, who threw 4 picks. Hilariously he completed as many passes to Ty Law as he did to Marvin Harrison (3 each) and was sacked 4 times on top of that.
My vote for best game is for Divisional Round - Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots - January 16th, 2005 20-3
This was the best offense in league history up to that point, aided and abetted by rule changes brought on by Jim Irsay crying like a baby over the previous 5 consecutive Colts losses to the Patriots since 2001. And the Patriots held them to 3 anyway. On offense the Patriots mainly ran it down their throats to the tune of 39 attempts for 210 yards. This might just be the ultimate moment of failure for Peyton Manning, not counting his choke jobs in actual Super Bowls of course - he was gifted every advantage by the league and still went out like a baby back [expletive deleted]
Honorable mention: AFC Championship - Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots - January 18th, 2004 24-14
This isn't as glaring a flop on paper - but it's an even more egregious game for Manning personally, who threw 4 picks. Hilariously he completed as many passes to Ty Law as he did to Marvin Harrison (3 each) and was sacked 4 times on top of that.