How Good Was Broncos Peyton Manning?

in 2012 a rare situation took place a future Hall of Fame quarterback was a free agent Payton Manning was released from the Indianapolis Colts in favor of a shiny new toy in the draft Colts owner Jim ERS didn't believe in his long heralded quarterback anymore because of his age and an injury ERS wanted to lead the Colts into a new era with the prize Stanford Phenom Andrew Luck but Payton he wasn't ready to leave football quite yet he wanted to keep playing and he did Manning shattered and set League records as a bron and he even won a Super Bowl but it wasn't that easy in the championship season Manning only threw nine touchdowns yes Manning went from throwing 55 touchdowns in 2013 to only throwing nine in the entire regular season of 2015 the year he and the Broncos beat a prime Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 that's a quick summary but here's the whole story of how good pton Manning was with the Broncos it all started back in free agency once was released from Indie several teams lined up to Vive for his Services the Miami Dolphins the Tennessee Titans the Arizona Cardinals and the Broncos made their pitch to sign him after visiting both the Cardinals and the Broncos Manning ultimately selected Denver after meeting with general manager John Elway the Broncos were coming off a rocky playoff season in 2011 Tim TBO was the quarterback in Denver and was actually fun to watch in the fourth quarter but Elway wanted to upgrade the position and at Perfect timing the Broncos signed pton to a 5-year contract worth $96 million on March 20th 2012 Manning made his debut as a Denver Bronco in the first Prime Time game of the year against Ben rothberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers in the game Manning completed 19 of 26 passes for 253 yards two touchdowns and no interceptions he and the Broncos won the game 31 to19 and made history in the third quarter when he connected with his receiver dearius Thomas on a 71 yd touchdown pass the touchdown was Manning's first in the NFL with a team other than the Colts and marked the 400th of his career making him the third quarterback after Dan Marino and Brett Favre to accomplish the feat and the fastest of the three to reach the mark in a week six matchup against Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers Manning was 24 of 30 for 309 yards three passing touchdowns and one interception in the 35- 24 Victory in the game the Broncos Trail 24 to nothing at halftime and Manning led the Broncos to 35 unanswered points in week 17 a 38-3 victory over Brady Quinn and the Kansas City Chiefs Manning was 23 of 29 for 304 yards and three touchdowns to close out the regular season he finished the year with 4,659 yards 37 touchdowns and 11 interceptions Payton set single season franchise records for passing attempts pass completions passing yards and touchdowns in the 2012 season and he was just getting started the Broncos made the playoffs and earned a first round byy but lost 38-35 in double overtime in the divisional round to Ray Lewis Joe Flo and the Baltimore Ravens who went on to win Super Bowl 47 That season unfortunately the Broncos fell short but overall it was a great year Payton's leading receivers were demarius Thomas and Eric Decker both of them had over 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns on the year supporting Cass br stokeley and tight end Jacob Tam each had over 500 yards and the leading rusher was Willis mahe Manning was also awarded the comeback Player of the Year award named a first team All Pro selection and finished second in MVP voting on the NFL top 100 players of 2013 he was ranked as the second best player in the league by his peers real quick thanks for being here if you're a fan of pton Manning or just a fan of legendary players become a subscriber to the halftime show so you don't miss out out on the game's best stories and future videos in 2013 this is where it gets incredible the Broncos were favored to win the Super Bowl upon entering the season they added one of Tom Brady's favorite weapons to Payton's receiver group Wes Welker the offense was loaded on the opening game of the year Manning became the sixth player in NFL history and the first since 1969 to throw seven touchdowns in a game doing so against the defending Super Bowl champions pton added to this feat with without throwing an interception tying ya tile as one of only two players to have a 7 to0 touchdown to interception ratio in a single game the following week there was a Manning family Clash Payton and the Broncos traveled to New York to Face Eli Manning and the Giants Payton bullied his little brother and the Broncos won the game 41-23 in week four the Broncos whoop Michael Vic and the Eagles 52-2 in week five the Broncos beat Tony Romo and the Cowboys 51-48 in week seven Manning returned to Indianapolis for the first time in the regular season since being released by the Colts in an emotional pregame ceremony the Colts showed a tribute video to Manny in his first game back in Indie he completed 29 of 49 passes for 386 yards three touchdowns and one interception but was sacked a season high four times as the Broncos lost their first game of the year 39-33 the Broncos only lost two more games in the regular season one in an overtime Thriller against Tom Brady and the Patriots and the other against Philip Rivers and the Chargers but Manning and the Broncos would get their Revenge later on in the week 17 season finale the Broncos played against Terrell prior and the Oakland Raiders Manning only played in the first half he threw for 266 yards and four touchdowns to finish the season with 55 touchdown passes and the league record 5,477 passing yards breaking Drew Bree's mark by one yard his 450 completions were at the time tied for second most all time the Broncos scored an NFL record 66 points becoming the first team ever to Eclipse 600 points in a season it was a firework show all year from pton Manning and his receivers again dearius Thomas and Eric Decker each had over 1,000 yards Wes Welker and tight end Julius Thomas each had over 700 yards and all four of them had over 10 touchdowns each NOA Moreno was the leading Rush and a valuable check down option out of the backfield they had more 50-point games in a season than any other team in NFL history with three four Broncos receivers recorded at least 10 touchdowns an NFL record and Manning set a season record with nine games with four or more touchdown passes the Broncos went on to win their divisional round playoff game versus the Chargers in another postseason meeting between Manning and Brady Denver finally defeated New England in the AFC Championship Game the score was 26-6 Payton was 32 of 43 for 400 yds and two touchdowns the Broncos were on their way to the Super Bowl the first time they've been to it since 1998 when John Elway was QB in Super Bowl 48 the hype was surreal many consider Seattle's defense in 2013 one of the best in NFL history the Seahawks allowed just 14.4 points per game in the regular season the Broncos were by far the number one offense averaging 37.9 points per game and it was all because of Payton Manning Payton's Broncos were heavily favored to win they received the ball first and on the first play of the game a huge error took place the center snapped the ball early and over Payton's head and the Seahawks forced the safety after that it was a Slaughter the Seahawks destroyed the Broncos outplaying them in every phase of the game Seattle won 43 to8 the seahawks' number one ranked defense proved too much for the Broncos number one ranked offense to overcome while the Broncos defense also struggled due to injuries Manning set a Super Bowl record with 30 four completions but the record setting offense did not record a first down until the second quarter did not score any points until the final seconds of the third quarter while Manning threw one touchdown pass and one successful two-point conversion he also threw two costly interceptions one of which was returned for a touchdown by Malcolm Smith in the second quarter it was a great disappointment on a positive note Payton was ranked as the best player in the league by his peers on the NFL top 100 players of 2014 Bronco fans what are your thoughts about the 2013 season talk to me in 2014 Payton Manning finally beat the Colts in their opening game of the season Manning became along with Brett Favre only one of two starting quarterbacks in NFL history to have beaten all 32 teams the next game was a Super Bowl 48 rematch with the Seattle Seahawks despite the 26 to 20 overtime loss Manning had 303 passing yards two passing touchdowns and one interception as the Broncos fared better than in the previous year Super Bowl on October 5th 2014 in a stellar performance against the Cardinals Manning tied his career-high with an 86- yd touchdown pass to dearius Thomas threw his 500th career touchdown pass to Julius Thomas and tied Dan Marino for the most 400 yard games by a quarterback on October 19th 2014 against the San Francisco 49ers on NBC Sunday night football Manning through his 509th career touchdown pass to dearius Thomas passing Brett Favre to become the NFL's all alltime leader in passing touchdowns his historic touchdown was part of a 318 yd four touchdown passing performance where he earned AFC offensive player of the week honors for the 27th and final time in his career overall Payton finished the 2014 season with 4,727 passing yards 39 touchdowns and 15 interceptions at the end of the regular season Manning was selected to his 14th Pro Bowl appearance the Broncos finished with a 12-4 record record and earned a first round buy but Manning's season ended after the Broncos lost in the divisional round to his former team after the season ended the Broncos and head coach John Fox parted ways on the NFL top 100 players of 2015 Manning was ranked fifth best by his peers in 2015 after much speculation Manning announced in the off season that he would return for his 18th season in the NFL this time under his fifth head coach Gary kubak in the season opener against the Ravens Manning wasn't the same his throwing ability seemed to have deteriorated there were times he looked like his usual self but for the most part his throws looked weak on November 1st against the Green Bay Packers Manning finished with a season High 340 passing yards and an interception in the dominant 29-10 Victory the Broncos got off to a dominant 7even or0 start to the season however the streak ended in a loss at Indianapolis losing 27- 24 during that winning streak and the loss in Indie Manning played better throwing over 250 yards and nine touchdowns in six of the seven games however he never had a game without an interception bringing his eight game touchdown interception ratio to 9-13 but John Elway prepared for this after the Super Bowl 48 loss he learned a lesson defense wins championships he built a stronger defense to bow out an aging Manning and it paid dividends Elway most notably signed defensive end Demarcus Wear cornerback akib T and safety TJ Ward to help Von Miller create a top ranked defense in week 10 in the second divisional game against Kansas City The Game's biggest highlight was Manning breaking Brett Fab's record for career passing yards with the four- yd pass to running back Ronnie Hillman in the first quarter despite the accomplishment however Manning went five for 20 for 35 yards and four interceptions with a 0.0 passer rating before kubak benched him during the third quarter Brock Osweiler filled in for Manning for the rest of the game as the Broncos lost 29-13 a day day later sources said that Manning suffered a bout of planter fasciitis it was later announced that the injury would keep him out of week 11 making it the first time he missed a game in a season he played Osweiler replaced Manning and performed well in a 17-5 win over the Chicago Bears leading to questions about whether Manning would keep his role when healthy in a week 12 Showdown against the New England Patriots the next day kubak citing Manning's injuries announced that Osweiler would start against New England on December 15th it was announced that sweer would make his fifth consecutive start against the Steelers even though Manning returned to practice and the Broncos went seven straight quarters without scoring a touchdown on offense the Broncos were 4-2 in six games without Manning giving them an 11-4 record heading into the final week of the regular season Manning was listed as active for the week 17 regular season finale against the San Diego Chargers but for the first time since his freshman year at College he was listed as a backup in the third quarter with the Broncos down 13-7 Manning entered the game in relief for oswal who was intercepted twice and fumbled once he and the Broncos went on to beat the Chargers 27 to2 to secure the AFC West and earn the top seed in the AFC despite the Broncos 12-4 record and Manning's 8-2 record in games that he played in Manning had the worst season statistically of his career as he threw a career low nine touchdown passes and 17 interceptions in just 10 games and posted a quarterback rating of 67 .9 which was the lowest rating of his career and the first time he had a rating below 84 since his rookie season Manning's 59.8 completion percentage was the second lowest of his career only behind his rookie season Manning's 17 interceptions were second to Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles who threw 18 interceptions but started all 16 games the Broncos as the afc's number one seed earned home field advantage throughout the NFL playoffs the Broncos defeated the Steelers in the the divisional round 23-6 Manning was 21 of 37 for 222 with no touchdowns or interceptions in the win over the Steelers in the AFC Championship Game the Broncos hosted the defending Super Bowl champs the New England Patriots this was the 17th and ultimately final meeting between Manning and his longtime rival Tom Brady despite a late comeback attempt from the Patriots the Broncos won 20 to 18 to advance the Super Bowl 50 Payton played best when his team needed him most and had 176 passing yards two touchdowns and no interceptions in the win in Super Bowl 50 the script had flipped the Panthers finished the regular season with a 15 to1 record having the League's top offense led by the NFL's MVP Cam Newton in the NFC Championship Game Carolina whooped Carson Palmer and the Arizona Cardinals 49-15 the Broncos finished the regular season with a 12-4 record and for this Super Bowl they had the number one ranked defense but can and Carolina was the favorite to win the game remember who wins championships the Broncos defense made the MVP Cam Newton look like a bust and the Broncos defeated Carolina 24-10 in Super Bowl 50 Manning finished the game 13 of 23 for 141 yards and one interception while being sacked five times scoring his only passing points with 3 minutes and 8 seconds left in the fourth quarter when he connected with wide receiver Benny Fowler for a two-point conversion which ended up being the final pass of his career Manning became the oldest starting quarterback to both play in and win a Super Bowl at age 39 until Tom Brady surpassed the record at age 41 in Super Bowl 53 and again at age 43 in Super Bowl 55 Manning also became the first quarterback to start in two Super Bowls each with multiple franchises under different head coaches each time and the first quarterback to lead two franchises to a Super Bowl victory the Victory gave Manning his 200th overall win including regular season and playoffs making him the starting quarterback with the most combined regular season and postseason wins in NFL history Manning announced his retirement after 18 seasons on March 7th 2016 the last words of his retirement speech were I fought a good fight I finished my football race and after 18 years it's time God bless all of you and God bless football after 18 seasons in the NFL Manning received the 2016 SP icon award he won a total of nine SP Awards during his career career on October 7th 2017 in a ceremony attended by hundreds of fans the Cults unveiled the bronze statue of Manning outside its Lucas Oil Stadium Manning was inducted into the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor and was the first player to have his jersey retired by the Colt since they moved to Indianapolis IN 2019 Manning was named to the NFL 100 alltime team on February 6th 2021 Manning was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility with the committee taking only 13 seconds to debate his selection on June 9th 2021 Manning was unanimously elected to the Denver Broncos Ring Of Fame Manning was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 8th 2021 and the Broncos Ring Of Fame on October 31st 2021 so yeah what do you think how good was Broncos pton Manning share your thoughts in the comments again if you know of any pton Manning fans consider being a 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