Peyton Manning is still miles ahead of Tom Brady in career earnings

Manning does have a $19 million salary for the 2016 season, but even if he is back with the Broncos – something that is not assured – his salary will nearly certainly be renegotiated. New England committed an NFL-low 14. Tom Brady will not be blitzing Peyton Manning. That approach would take away some of the underneath routes New England depends upon, while trying to coerce the Patriots into running the ball or throwing it deep.

One team went without the services of its Hall of Fame-bound quarterback for more than a third of the season, and when he was available, he was a shell of his former self. Palmer and Newton have only faced each other once, a win by the Cardinals in the 2013 season. He wasn’t far removed from taking the team to a Super Bowl.

Peyton Manning and Tom Brady will face each other for the 17th time this weekend with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. But it’s also a matchup of two franchises that make a habit of playing in January because of the way they’re built and run. New England is seeking its ninth AFC title; nobody has won more.

Manning’s future is up in the air, but Broncos Nation is happy to have him back. But controlling the time of possession did not help Kansas City last week in its 27-20 loss at New England.

When the Broncos and Patriots kick off Sunday’s AFC championship game, all eyes will be on CBS, as Peyton Manning and Tom Brady battle yet again. Davis was a big target over the middle, just like Julius Thomas when he was with the Broncos; Thomas left a year ago for Jacksonville as a free agent. New England will score at least 25 points, while Denver, with Manning at the helm will have a tough time finding the endzone. After all, the Patriots are the favorites in the game. It’s like that at pretty much every position – except one (see full story).

“They’re moving guys around”.

“They have a lot of quick receivers, and then they have a big tight end who can run, who can catch, and who can create space”, Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall said. “I’m really not anticipating much accumulation”. It seems like “50” (defensive end Rob Ninkovich) has been around there for 15 years. “He’s extremely talented. He’s a very hard worker, very competitive guy and he just plays the position the right way”. The Panthers have been proving almost everyone wrong all year long en route to a 16-1 record. They play well together. Instead, the legendary QB, who could not throw a ball prior to the surgery due to nerve damage, put up over 400 passing yards without an interception en route to his second shot for a Super Bowl ring. Perhaps he was nervous because he’d never won a playoff game. I had to remind my friend Bob L’Heureux that he went to the game with me. This time, they sport the league’s No. 1 defense.

John Elway returned, this time in the front office, and quickly restored order. The Broncos went on to get trounced by Seattle in the Super Bowl in East Rutherford.

Manning has one more chance to change that. “And with Manning not having the greatest arm strength at this point, he’s gonna be looking for check downs”.

Harris led the Broncos in snaps played in the regular season (97.6 percent) but was limited to sub packages against Pittsburgh last week because of a bum shoulder.

Manning’s backup, Brock Osweiler, is outperforming him in all categories, as Osweiler ranks 28th (22.83), 22nd (0.08), and 13th (47.99%), respectively. That a “transition” year has the Broncos a game from the Super Bowl speaks to the roster he built. In that regard, I like Carolina’s hog mollies to get the job done on both sides of the ball. “I know that it’s been, I guess, three different teams”.

Where the Broncos could have an edge is in the running game through C.J. Anderson and Ronnie Hillman. That means they will keep bringing the blitz.