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08:02 AM ET 10.29 | What a difference a few months makes for Peyton Manning. After four surgeries on his neck and a layoff of more than a year from the game, conventional wisdom and common sense argued there was no way Manning could possibly be as good for the Broncos as he was for the Colts in 2009, the last time he won the MVP. Well, consider this: Manning might be better than ever. Against the Saints, he threw for more than 300 yards for the fifth consecutive time in a Denver uniform. Back when there were doubters, longtime friend Brandon Stokley promised Manning had not slipped from his status as an elite quarterback. "Pat me on the back," Stokley joked, after Manning recorded a near-perfect 138.9 quarterback rating against the Saints.

The Denver Post

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October 29, 2012 08:07 AM ET

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The saints are giving up 305/yds passing a game - so that is not a good measuring stick. Glad he is doing well and has not suffered a major injury in his comeback.

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October 29, 2012 08:12 AM ET

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At this point, the Broncos are playing for home field in the playoffs.

If they get it, beware!

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October 29, 2012 08:19 AM ET

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Looks like we're going to have a home playoff game. I don't think they can knock off New England, but everyone else in the AFC is fair game.

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October 29, 2012 08:24 AM ET

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Say what you will, he looked pretty damn good

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October 29, 2012 08:24 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:20 AM ET 10.29 by Eli's Revenge III

I disagree. I say if Manning DIDN'T pick apart that defense, there would be a problem.

NO gave up 420 yds to Josh Freeman, so by that logic Freeman is a better QB than Payton.

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October 29, 2012 08:27 AM ET

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Did ESPN write this article?

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October 29, 2012 08:32 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:28 AM ET 10.29 by Eli's Revenge III

That's grade school logic. Just because someone else did well doesn't mean they're great. It's when great qb's don't get the #'s against bad pass Defenses.

And its grade school logic that when a QB scores the avg against a poor defense that it means anything - which was my original point.