Manning Gets Shot at Weakened Pats Defense
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Stopping Peyton Manning is a huge challenge for a defense that's at full strength. Imagine how he'd attack a wounded team. The answer will come Sunday.
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The stunning 29-28 loss to the Dolphins Monday night in Miami was not the proverbial wake-up call for the Patriots. But it was a grim - and rare - reminder of how vulnerable
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FOXBORO, Mass. - The New England Patriots opened defense of their second Super Bowl title in three years by taking a 3-0 lead over the Indianapolis Colts after the first quarter Thursday night...
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The NFL champion New England Patriots escape with a season-opening victory, keeping their winning streak alive and again frustrating Peyton Manning.
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It never seemed as if either team was in control of this one, did it? Was it the Monday Night Football atmosphere at Arrowhead? Maybe the injuries in the defensive secondary have finally caught up with the Patriots?
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The Patriots' first-round playoff bye gave the past two weeks an almost pre-Super Bowl feel. Such was the buildup for today's game against the Colts.
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We will know that Eli Manning has met the big-boy challenge when teammates do not have to defend him so vigorously in the locker room.
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For opposing quarterbacks, the 80s and 21s and 29s they see on the jerseys of New England's defensive backs are irrelevant. Given the inexperience of the Patriots' secondary, quarterbacks such as Carson Palmer, Jon Kitna, and A.J. Feeley must have seen -- and Chad Pennington will spot tomorrow -- a defensive backfield full of 1s and 2s blinking ...
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The image of Eli Manning standing on the Giants&#39; sideline Sunday, wearing a look of utter dejection, may end up as the defining portrait of a season going down the tubes, a rookie quarterback helpless to stem the downward swoosh.
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Peyton Manning was perfect when he needed to be against Jacksonville's vaunted defense. Manning was 14 for 14 for 149 yards on three touchdown drives to lead the Indianapolis Colts to a 24-17 victory yesterday against the previously unbeaten Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Like passes from Peyton Manning's record-setting arm, the questions about how the Patriots intend to slow down the Indianapolis Colts were flying at Bill Belichick yesterday.
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Colts 31, Jets 28 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Peyton Manning watched the fourth-quarter lead his Colts had just taken vanish in a flash when the New York Jets returned the ensuing kickoff 103 yards.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- If Patriots defensive backs were munching chips and dip while lounging on the sofa watching Peyton Manning dismantle the Denver Broncos yesterday, they likely uttered the favorite phrase of grumpy old Frank on "Everybody Loves Raymond" -- "Holy crap!' "
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Ray Lewis and the Ravens' defense limited Peyton Manning to one touchdown pass in the Colts' victory at the RCA Dome.
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Peyton Manning remembers the disaster like it was yesterday. &quot;It was my rookie year, third start, and I&#39;d just come off a tough game at New England,&quot; the Colts&#39; quarterback recalled last Friday as we drove
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Peyton Manning looked like one of the equipment guys.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Peyton Manning is making the game look easy. When he gets a little help, he&#39;s almost unbeatable. Manning shredded the sloppy Houston Texans for 320 yards and five touchdowns, and the Colts