Rex: Jets 'Swinging Back' Against Colts' Manning
Rex Ryan needed to set something straight about Peyton Manning. He's a great player, sure, but he's no touchdown-tossing robot. Not even a rocket-armed superhero, or some indestructible force.
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Rex Ryan needed to set something straight about Peyton Manning. He's a great player, sure, but he's no touchdown-tossing robot. Not even a rocket-armed superhero, or some indestructible force.
The man who has two Super Bowl-winning kicks was happy to get reacquainted with a bit of pressure in time for Saturday night's playoff game against the New York Jets.
Someone will win Super Bowl XLV, but it won't be the Giants. The scary part is it will likely be a team that I don't want to see win the Super Bowl.
Mark Sanchez has no concerns about his sore shoulder and neither does coach Rex Ryan.
There will be two concerns for the Jets at practice this week. Can the Jets offense keep up with the Colts offense? And can the Jets defense, unlike last year, get some pressure on Manning?
Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes and Adam Vinatieri made a 43-yard field goal as time expired, giving the Colts a 23-20 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday and their seventh AFC South title in eight years.
Brett Favre's record consecutive starts streak ended at 297 on Monday when he did not suit up for the Minnesota Vikings' game against the Giants.
Michael Vick had 729,838 fan votes, nearly 39,000 more than second-place Peyton Manning, the NFL said Wednesday.
On Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers saw their division title hopes take huge hits, and with wild-card aspirations farfetched, their chances of making the playoffs diminished, too.
After taking a full day to become emotionally stable following the second game in a row that looks like it will kick off the annual second-half collapse for the Giants, I am ready to look back at the debacle.
New England and Indianapolis may be in different divisions, but on Sunday two of the NFL's most dominant franchises will meet for the eighth straight season.
Scoff as you might, probably the best player in the NFL halfway through the season doesn't throw passes. He doesn't catch them, either, nor kick the ball.
In the beginning there was Fantasy Football. And the spirit of joy moved upon the face of fans, especially those who cheered for awful NFL teams.
The New York Giants have become somewhat of a question mark just two games into the season. Not only did the Giants lose on Sunday, they were embarrassed on both sides of the ball.
Look out AFC, Indianapolis has its swagger back. One week after frustration and anger permeated the Colts' locker room, a looser, more confident bunch returned Monday with jokes, laughter and a much-needed sense of relief.
Didn't we see this movie before? It could have been The Poseiden Adventure, The Towering Inferno, or Earthquake … or maybe it was the game film from one of the Giants' losses down the stretch last season?
Four-time league MVP Peyton Manning threw for three touchdowns, leading the Indianapolis Colts to a surprisingly easy 38-14 victory over his kid brother and the New York Giants.
The best thing about the Giants-Colts battle at Lucas Oil Field is that the inquiries about the Manning family tree will end following the game – at least until the week leading into the next Eli vs. Peyton battle on the field.
There's a good chance that the second Manning Bowl may not be decided by either Eli or Peyton.
A meeting of the referees and umpires will be held Friday, one day after the season opener between Minnesota and New Orleans. That meeting will "simply be to review the mechanics of the umpire position," NFL spokesman Michael Signora said Monday.
Colts quarterback Peyton Manning made things look easy Sunday. Sixteen plays, 10 points, take a breather. Everyone else found out how tough the NFL really can be when you're not the four-time league MVP - even if it is only the preseason.
Colts owner Jim Irsay says he still plans to make Peyton Manning the NFL's highest-paid player, even if that requires putting the franchise tag on the four-time league MVP next season.
