Despite Loss To Broncos, Steelers Fans Optimistic For Next Year

“There is a huge gap right now between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning“, said Reiss.

Some Denver Broncos didn’t think Ben Roethlisberger was playing through pain in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 23-16 playoff loss on Sunday night.

As for the Broncos, they will host the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.

Manning’s receivers dropped seven passes, with everyone pointing a finger of blame at the wind.

It wasn’t intentional, but Manning sure knew that the play was a definite possibility. “We never really got frustrated, and it served us well tonight and it served me well this season”. “You just know that we’re going to come through”. Despite playing without three of their best players on their offense and their best playing gutting it out with a bad shoulder, they gave the Denver Broncos everything they could handle and more in the divisional playoff. “And it cost us today”. With all of the injuries to the Steelers, the Broncos were expected to easily win the game, but instead had to make a late comeback to win.

That didn’t mean it was a pretty game, or a mistake-free one.

“We didn’t instill this in them”, she said. “The momentum built from there, and we were able to close the game out”. Manning only threw for 222 yards on 37 attempts with a completion percentage of 56.76%. Brock Osweiler helped the Broncos pull out a 30-24 overtime win, coming back from 14 points down in the fourth quarter.

On Sunday, he will play in the AFC championship game for the fifth time in a row and the 10th time in his career, extending what was already an National Football League record. “It’s emotional for everybody because everybody appreciates everybody else’s effort”. “It was the first time I took a shot in the shoulder”. No other quarterback reached 300 against Denver this season.

Facing a one-point deficit in the fourth quarter, Bradley Roby forced a Pittsburgh fumble and Manning led a touchdown-scoring drive.

Earlier in the third, the Steelers got a 28-yard field goal from Boswell.

Even the biggest gain of the day for the Broncos – a 34-yard pass from Manning to Emmanuel Sanders – came when Manning tumbled to the ground while avoiding a sack before getting to his feet and throwing. “Let’s go out and play and see who wants the Super Bowl”. Toussaint followed with a pair of runs, including a 1-yarder for the touchdown to put the Steelers up 7-6.

The meeting between the Patriots and Broncos will very likely look significantly different for both teams.

The wily old vet didn’t play his best game against the Steelers but he was good enough.