Patrick Mahomes vs. Peyton Manning: Who Would Win?
4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Making the Win Chapter 1 Natural Born Athletes Chapter 2 Comeback Kings Chapter 3 Career Highlights Chapter 4 And the winner is Smackdown Breakdown Glossary Index 28 30 31 8 14 18 24
18 18 INTRODUCTION Peyton Manning MAKING THE WIN It didn't look good for Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts The 2007 game against the New England Patriots would decide the winner of the American Football Conference AFC Championship At halftime the Colts were trailing 21-6 With just 30 minutes left few thought the Colts could win But they tied the game early in the fourth quarter After the Patriots regained the lead by three points Manning led his team down the field Colts running back Joseph Addai finished it with the game winning touchdown Manning had 349 passing yards in the game The Colts scored 32 points in the second half to win The team was going to the Super Bowl for the first time in 36 years It was the greatest AFC Championship comeback any team had ever staged
FAST FACTS Peyton Manning is the first starting quarterback to win Super Bowls with two separate teams the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos In 2013 Manning threw 55 touchdown passes in one season more than any other quarterback has thrown Patrick Mahomes holds the record for most touchdown passes thrown in a player's first 50 games with 125 In 2018 Mahomes set a Kansas City Chiefs record by throwing for 5,097 yards in the regular season Patrick Mahomes LIV 15
