[JayBee74]

Quote: Originally Posted by wwharton

will need to step up. Even if Manning hands the ball off to Moreno 30 times for 200 yards, that would still be him handling the Ravens. He orchestrates the necessary offense to beat us. Just how it is and always has been. His tie to the horseshoe has made that reality sting that much more around these parts.

Look at the 15-6 (all FG) "mild" playoff upset in the 2006 playoffs. Manning's stats seemed pretty bad ( Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 15-30-170-0-2) but he also appeared totally in control, mostly due to the Colt's rising defense and the Raven's/Mcnair's inept offense.