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Originally Posted by NBT
I am extremely happy with the win, but giving up 403 passing yards, even to Peyton Manning, does not mean the guys back there had a great day. That we won was great but we must improve in the secondary.
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Very simplistic view here. Manning dropped back 60 times to accomplish that. We forced him to throw short all game and as a result he threw it 60 times and was hit more than I've ever seen him. The running game was removed by design to make him one dimensional and easier to hit.
Yards are meaningless. Points scored are all that matter. And the Colts had 24. That is below average for the Manning Colts. If you make the Peyton Manning Colts play below average, you had a good day. Especially if you played the whole game with a lead he threw all day while playing from behind.
We forced them short in the 2nd half and tackled. That was by design and it was well executed other than the one long pass when the game was already about done.
If you can't see that game as a good defensive performance just because of a meaningless passing yardage total, you are probably playing too much fantasy football.
But above all else, I know Peyton Manning is not happy with his performance despite throwing for 400 yards.