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Peyton Manning's streak of consecutive games with a TD ends
By Frank Schwab
Shutdown Corner
There's one record Peyton Manning won't get.
He came into Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills with 51 straight games throwing at least one touchdown pass. The record is 54, held by the New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees. The way Manning has thrown touchdown passes for the Denver Broncos, it looked like a lock that he'd get the record.
But, over the past few weeks, Manning hasn't looked like an elite quarterback. He hasn't looked like Peyton Manning.
Manning didn't throw a touchdown against the Bills, and he didn't play that well either. The Broncos are becoming a running team, and while running back C.J. Anderson has gotten a lot of attention for his exploits, what has gone mostly unsaid is that Manning doesn't look like the same quarterback who won the MVP award last season. His arm strength, after multiple neck surgeries, famously hasn't been the same the past couple seasons. But that issue seems exacerbated lately. He hasn't thrown the ball that well, and his role in the Broncos offense has been lessened.
Read more: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...nsecutive-games-with-a-td-ends-001849948.html
Peyton Manning's arm didn't carry Denver to victory on Sunday. (USA TODAY Sports)
By Frank Schwab
Shutdown Corner
There's one record Peyton Manning won't get.
He came into Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills with 51 straight games throwing at least one touchdown pass. The record is 54, held by the New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees. The way Manning has thrown touchdown passes for the Denver Broncos, it looked like a lock that he'd get the record.
But, over the past few weeks, Manning hasn't looked like an elite quarterback. He hasn't looked like Peyton Manning.
Manning didn't throw a touchdown against the Bills, and he didn't play that well either. The Broncos are becoming a running team, and while running back C.J. Anderson has gotten a lot of attention for his exploits, what has gone mostly unsaid is that Manning doesn't look like the same quarterback who won the MVP award last season. His arm strength, after multiple neck surgeries, famously hasn't been the same the past couple seasons. But that issue seems exacerbated lately. He hasn't thrown the ball that well, and his role in the Broncos offense has been lessened.
Read more: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...nsecutive-games-with-a-td-ends-001849948.html
Peyton Manning's arm didn't carry Denver to victory on Sunday. (USA TODAY Sports)