ReutersThe Broncos are out to a 17-7 halftime lead over the Saints, but they aren’t out of the woods yet.
They have to worry about quarterback Peyton Manning’s right thumb, which he whacked on a helmet just before the two-minute warning.
Manning appeared to have some blood on the thumb, but finished the half.
He’s 11-of-16 for 178 yards and a touchdown, and has looked sharper than Drew Brees in the battle of big-name quarterbacks.
But how he responds when the Broncos take the ball to start the second half will be huge.
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I suspect Martez Wilson will be suspended 8 games on Tuesday for having a bounty out on Peyton Manning’s thumb.
It’s amazing how good Manning still is.
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It was obvious Wilson intentionally put his head where he knew Peyton’s thumb would be. More indisputable proof of a bounty program.
Reminiscent of the afc championship game circa 2006. Manning hit his hand on a patriot rushers helmet early in the second half, looked pretty bad but he stayed in the game and brought them back from an early 21 point deficit.
Go Peyton!! Show Brees what a team player looks like!!
Peyton has not only hit his hand on helmets a buncha times…. he got his jaw broken in Miami and stayed in and won…
He’s playing every bit talented and tough as he ever has…. and showing up everyone that was saying he’s washed up….
Stuck out his thumb, it looked like a plum, and he said “what a good boy am I”.
Wilson to be fined 17k for blatant attempt to try to play defense.
In other news Peyton pulled a Peyton