IHEARTFF said:
I wasn't downplaying his great 4th quarter. I was saying that a team's defense and kicker and who knows what else has as much to do with whether you win or not. And a QB gets way too much credit/blame for being great or a choker.
manning's kicker kicked just fine in 2004, when manning had led his team to an nfl record 49 touchdowns during the season, then scored just three in New England. He scored the only punts of the game. Can't blame the defense, either, when you only score three points.His defense wasnt the problem last year when the Broncos set more nfl records during the regular season and then scored just 8 points in the superbowl - against the same defense brady just beat for 28.