Belichick does not want to ‘outsmart’ himself against Peyton Manning

Here we go again, as Tom Brady and Peyton Manning-led teams will clash for a trip to the Super Bowl next weekend.

Notes: Broncos PR Omar Bolden injured a knee following his 42-yard return that set up Denver’s first field goal…. Manning was out for that one, replaced by Brock Osweiler, but he’ll be back on Sunday to face Brady in what could be his last game against Brady.

Brady has four Super Bowl wins in six appearances while Manning has one win in three trips to the NFL’s championship game.

After Gary Kubiak twice pulled his starting quarterback from games this year, it was fair to wonder heading into the postseason just how long of a leash he would have on Peyton Manning. “But like I said, like I said, I read through the bluff …” The Broncos put three more on the board, taking the clock down to 56 seconds remaining.

McManus is the seventh kicker to make all five of his field goal tries in a playoff game. I remember the first one I ever participated in, which was in Pittsburgh. Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas have combined for 125 receiving yards while Bennie Fowler has two receptions.

Manning credited Denver’s NFL-best defense for thwarting a team that piled up 34 points on them last month and an offense that stayed patient.

All afternoon the Broncos defense took more of the “bend don’t break” method.

Every favorite won over the weekend, but there was nothing ho-hum about the Divisional Round of the National Football League playoffs. “We’re going to talk a lot about the two quarterbacks and this great history between them”. “But the good news is that we settled down defensively and found a way to sit there and hold them to 16 points”.

“During warmups, we went out there and it was a pretty calm day – a nice, tempered day”. Pittsburgh also suffered on punt returns where Antonio Brown was replaced by a very shaky Martavis Bryant fielding punts.

Roethlisberger accomplished the feat despite playing with torn ligaments and a sprained AC joint in his throwing shoulder, ultimately completing 24 of his 37 pass attempts for 339 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions.

Right now Tom Brady shares the #1 spot in the list of quarterbacks with most Super Bowl wins with Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana.