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Manning not confirming, but likely to retire on high
that flew 10 yards out of have to decide whether
the end zone but drew a he wants to walk away on
defensive holding call that top — same as his boss,
set up the game-clinching John Elway, did after he
touchdown. On the posi- won his second title back
tive side, he completed 13 in 1999.
passes for 141 yards and “He’s gone through a
got the Broncos moving to tough year with all the in-
start both halves. juries and the other things
Those small wisps of of- that have gone on,” Bron-
fense set up a few field cos receiver Demaryius
goals, kept the Broncos in Thomas said.
good field position — then Manning spent the first
allowed the defense to three years with Denver
maintain the lead by mak- rewriting the record book.
ing seven sacks and four But this year, he missed six
turnovers. games with an injured foot,
Manning became the first then came back as a di-
quarterback to win the Su- minished game manager.
per Bowl with two franchis- On Sunday he had a mod-
es. He joined his brother, Eli, est passer rating of 56.6
and 10 other quarterbacks that wasn’t that much low-
as multiple Super Bowl win- er than what he compiled
ners. this season.
He’s been taking it week He won by handing off
by week this year, insist- a lot. The Broncos ran 28
ing he’s not thinking about times, including on third-
what he’ll do after the sea- and-9 late in this game
son. Now that it’s over, he’ll while nursing a lead. That
never would have hap-
Denver Broncos’ Peyton Manning pened in earlier in his 18-
holds up the trophy after the NFL year career. Denver’s 11
Super Bowl 50 football game Sun- first downs were the same
day, Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, as Manning would’ve
Calif. The Broncos won 24-10. racked up in a quarter a
few years back.q
Associated Press
EDDIE PELLS ning said of the first of four Biography of Brett
AP National Writer coaches with whom he’s
SANTA CLARA, California been to the Super Bowl. Favre coming out
(AP) — The best thing for “He said, ‘Don’t make an
Peyton Manning is that he emotional decision.’ This in November
won the Super Bowl. has been an emotional
A close second is that he week, an emotional night. Former NFL quarterbaCk Brett NEW YORK (AP) — Brett Fa- upon hundreds of inter-
never has to lace ‘em up I’m going to take some Favre, who will be inducted vre, selected last weekend views, including friends and
again. Probably. time to reflect.” into the Pro Football Hall of for the NFL Hall of Fame, family members.
Constantly harassed, never On Sunday, he looked all Fame class of 2016, speaks in will be the subject of a bi- The retired quarterback
quite comfortable, Man- of his 39 years and more. the Hall of Fame press room in ography coming out in No- himself is not participating,
ning walked away with He was creaky, off-target the the fifth annual NFL Honors vember. but he did allow access to
his second Super Bowl title at times. He got bamboo- at the Bill Graham Civic Au- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt many close to him.
Sunday, thanks chiefly to zled into his first intercep- ditorium on Saturday, Feb. 6, announced Monday that Favre spent much of his
Denver’s defense in a 24- tion of this year’s playoffs 2016, in San Francisco. it had acquired Jeff Pearl- long and colorful career
10 victory over the Carolina and could’ve thrown a few man’s “Gunslinger: with the Green Bay Pack-
Panthers. more had the Panthers’ de- Associated Press The Remarkable, ers, winning three con-
Manning wouldn’t budge fenders had better hands. Improbable, Iconic Life of secutive NFL MVP awards
on whether this was, in fact, Manning lost a fumble, as Brett Favre. from 1995-97 and a cham-
his last game. well. ” According to the pub- pionship in the 1997 Super
“I got some good advice His most important throw lisher, Pearlman will draw Bowl.q
from Tony Dungy,” Man- might have been the pass
