Manning, Colts Look to Shed Rep as Playoff Underachievers
Filed under: Colts , Jets , NFL Playoffs , NFL Quarterbacks , NFL Analysis INDIANAPOLIS — Playoff football has become so commonplace for the Indianapolis Colts that seeing Peyton Manning in the NFL postseason is like watching Gene Hackman in “Hoosiers” — it’s practically congruous with Indiana culture. And yet, throughout Manning’s 11 NFL seasons of consecutive starts, 10 playoff appearances since 1998 and years of regular-season success with him under center (eight consecutive 10-win seasons), only one Lombardi Trophy sits in a glass case at the team’s state-of-the-art headquarters in suburban Indianapolis. What makes Super Bowl titles so elusive for the Colts, who are prohibitive favorites in Sunday’s AFC championship game against the wild-card New York Jets, their rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez and freewheeling first-year head coach Rex Ryan? ? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Linking?Blogs ?|? Comments
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