Offensive LVP
Peyton Manning looked about as old as a 39-year-old quarterback can look Sunday. He entered the game with a foot injury and Saturday the injury report suddenly listed his ribs as an additional injury. His first throw of the game was a deep post route to Vernon Davis and fell from the sky several feet short of the new Broncos tight end and into the hands of Chiefs cornerback, Marcus Peters.
His day would not get any better. After a brief and awkward celebration for surpassing Brett Favre for the NFL all-time passing yards record he went on to throw for only 31 more yards and landed three more throws in Chiefs defenders arms.
“I didn’t play well, I had a bad game and I’m not sure what else you can say about that. Whether it was because of my injuries or my poor decision making, I tend to lean on the poor decision making and some bad throws. I had some under throws to some guys, so I wish I would have played better,” a sullen Manning said after the game.
With 6:34 remaining in the third quarter Manning, future hall of famer, was benched for Brock Osweiler. Head coach, Gary Kubiak stated it was a decision based on “protecting him” but the results of two and half quarters was all anyone needed to know that it wasn’t Manning’s day.
He finished his day with a 0.0 passer rating, completing only five of 20 throws for 35 yards and four interceptions.
