Super Bowl XLVIII Recap and Peyton

Super Bowl XLVIII was the Super Bowl which was going to be Peyton Manning Super Bowl. Coming into this game, Peyton Manning had already been crowned by the Media as being the best QB of all time. Which is absurd considering his track record in the playoff and being 1-1 in the super bowl. Nevertheless, the media love affair with Manning was well alive coming into Super Bowl XLVIII. Granted Peyton had set records in the regular season but legacy are made in the playoffs and the super bowl.

This is all I need to know about Peyton Manning in the Playoff

Peyton is

11-12 in Postseason play
1-3 in Super bowl
57 Combine score in two super bowl loses.
Lost to the Seahawks 43-8 in XLVIII.

The First 4 series of the Denver Broncos in SB XLVIII

Series 1:
a) First, bad snap over Peyton Manning hand & leading to a safety

Series 2

a) Run by Moreno ( Gain of 3 yards)

b) 2nd Down & 7 , pass to D. Thomas and there was a gain of 2 yards.
D. Thomas was hit hard by Kam Chancellor on that play
c) 3rd down & 5 ( Pass to D.Thomas and a gain of 3 yards.
d) 4th & 2 Punt.

Series 3

a) Run by Moreno
b) 2nd & 5, Run by Moreno and he fumbles the ball and recover the ball but lost yards on the play
c) 3rd & 7, Pass and an interception by Kam Chancellor

Series 4

Return to Denver 15 yards
a) Quick throw to D.Thomas, and 6 yard gain
b) 2nd & 4, Pass to D.Thimas, and 3 yard gain
c) 3rd & 1 Moreno run for first down.

As you can see with the Denver first four series, it was setup for the Broncos to have a long day. The seahawks took the opportunities of Denver misfortunes and capitalize on it and never looked back.

This is a well deserved win for the Seahawk fans in the pacific Northwest. Congratulation to the 12th Man from a Patriots fan. Well Done.

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