There in the Broncos' locker room, chatting with his father at his locker, was the most frightening sight in the NFL: Peyton Manning, standing up.
That was all the Broncos needed against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. It may be enough to help the Broncos win their third Super Bowl and Manning his second. The Chiefs entered the game with the best record in the NFL. They left as the second-best team in their own division. The Broncos' 27-17 win over the Chiefs was not a blowout, but it was a methodical dismantling. Denver simply numbed Kansas City into a nap.
And if the Chiefs are discouraged, they ought to stop reading.
Now.
"We can play better," Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas said. "We're glad that we won, but we can play a lot better."
Yes, they can. Yes, Manning can. Manning looked a little shaky planting on his sprained right ankle early in the game, but Manning with no ankles is better than Alex Smith with two...
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That was all the Broncos needed against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. It may be enough to help the Broncos win their third Super Bowl and Manning his second. The Chiefs entered the game with the best record in the NFL. They left as the second-best team in their own division. The Broncos' 27-17 win over the Chiefs was not a blowout, but it was a methodical dismantling. Denver simply numbed Kansas City into a nap.
And if the Chiefs are discouraged, they ought to stop reading.
Now.
"We can play better," Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas said. "We're glad that we won, but we can play a lot better."
Yes, they can. Yes, Manning can. Manning looked a little shaky planting on his sprained right ankle early in the game, but Manning with no ankles is better than Alex Smith with two...
Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl...#ixzz2l2yRDEfF
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