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Originally Posted by Bearcat
Hey, some actual stats and analysis!!!!  !!!
Saying Manning and the offense was a drag on the team in several of those games is quite a stretch though....
22/38, 290, 1 TD, 0 INT, 90.9 rating vs Pittsburgh
33/48, 402, 3 TD, 2 INT, 97.7 rating vs SD
25/42, 310, 1 TD, 0 INT, 90.4 rating vs SD
31/45, 333, 1 TD, 1 INT, 88.5 rating vs NO
18/26, 225, 1 TD, 0 INT, 108.7 rating vs NYJ
You make a good point... it's not like he was constantly needing to trade TDs in those games, but he's not exactly the problem either. For comparison, Brady's highest rating in a playoff loss is 82.5. |
Brady definitely stunk it up in the losses to the Broncos and the Ravens. A couple of things, though. First, Brady's 14-5. There's no comparing that to 9-10. He's clearly not dragging his team down in general. Second, Brady was hurt in the 2007 SB, was harassed all game long, and still led the offense down for the go ahead score with about 3 minutes left to go in the game. Manning was healthy in 2009 when he marched his team down the field and then threw a pick 6 against the Saints. To say that Manning was not a drag on the team that game just doesn't pass the smell test. He shit himself in the Super Bowl when he had a chance to tie that game, and that killed his team.
Manning has thrown for 8 touchdowns, 10 interceptions in his losses, and for 19/8 in his wins. A team built around the pass, and with Peyton Manning at the helm, is averaging less than 1 touchdown per game in its playoff losses, and more than 2 per game in its playoff wins.
That offense is killing the team in the losses, and that's on Manning.