Manning chokes again in the playoffs. What a shock

[No1TitansFan]

Agreed. I would also use the bat on message board posters who can't seem to fathom this and blame the QB.

He also had multiple possessions after that play, where all he had to do was lead them to a FG and they win the game.

[abenjami]

Yeah I guess I missed all the pro bowlers Manning had helping him on offense.

[JLocker10]

With Manning it is a double edged sword because while he had a few blunders he also made some ridiculously perfect passes for scores. So not to make excuses for him since that int in OT was inexcusable I was thinking what my perspective would be if that were the Titans getting beat in exactly the same fasion. Which Titan player/coach would I want to beat sensless with a baseball bat after the game? It probably woudn't be my QB.

My God they had everything set up perfectly. The Ravens have a minute and 70 yards and have to score a TD with no TOs. You can let them catch any passes you want in bounds short of the endzone. One 20 yard pass in the middle of the field means a huge chunk of time is off the clock before they even clock the ball. At best you figure if you lose that game it is on some hail Mary tip or something. No way the can run the ball at all. So yo basically 1. don't let anyone behind you, and 2. while you may allow a 5 yard out you figure they are going to the sideline most of the time.

So the Ravens knowing they have only a prayer do exactly what I would do if I was their coach. You know you have 4 plays to get a first down so why not heave a long pass down the sidelines on two of them. You might get a tipped ball, a great catch or a pass interference. But never in your dreams could you imagine a WR getting behind the defense clean for an easy score. Holy crap! That has to go down in the history of the NFL as the biggest screw up ever. The beating with the baseball bat goes to a couple of DBs and the coaching staff, not Manning. The game should never have made it to overtime. You play 4 deep coverage and never in a million years let a guy behind you. It is that simple.

It was inexcusable by Fox and Moore

When will people learn not to use the 3 man rush

That gave Flacco the ability to step up in the pocket and buy the extra time to make that throw

I noticed Von Miller wasn't even rushing on that play. Or Derek Wolfe. Terrible.

And the play by Moore was inexcusable. He bit on Pitta's route. Pathetic.

I would have been screaming my head off when Fox opted to take a knee to go into OT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJtYv-RCo0U

[Omar]

Tebow took the Broncos just as far as Manning did, and Tebow actually won a playoff game for the Broncos. he must be a better QB

[OzTitan]

The thing I find interesting is when you look back at Peyton's career and try to recall his highlight plays, they basically consist of the same perfectly mechanical plays he executes 99% of the time that just so happened to be the 100th TD to Marvin Harrison, the 6th TD in a game, his 300th TD pass etc. He doesn't have anything like the Favre flick pass as he's falling down, the Eli bomb to that guy who caught it on his helmet (Tyrell or something?) etc. I don't even recall many notable clutch throw and catch combos that you see with the Steelers and Pats etc during their runs. I'm sure there is a few, but they just aren't standing out. It's like Peyton has tried to master the mechanical and theoretical aspects of the sport so much he just doesn't need to shine when things "break down" because that rarely happens - just not rare enough to avoid in a full playoffs with any regularity.