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Peyton Manning is the son of New Orleans Saints quarterback, Archie Manning and the older brother of New York Giants quarterback, Eli Manning. Peyton played college football for the University of Tennessee, where he was selected by the Indianapolis Colts as the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft.
Peyton Manning was the Associated Press's 2003 NFL co- MVP. He shared the honor with Tennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a National Football League team based in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded: 1960 As the Houston Oilers charter members and first Champions of the American Football League. Joined NFL in 1970 merger) :Formerly known as: Houston Oilers quarterback Steve McNairSteve McNair (born February 14, 1973) is an American professional football player who is currently the starting quarterback for the Tennessee Titans. He is a native of Mississippi and played collegiately in that state for Alcorn State University, an histo. After many football insiders criticized Manning for being 0-3 in the playoffsA playoff in sports ( North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. The championship of a league may be determined by as few as a sing, he won his first NFL playoff game against the Denver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a National Football League team based in Denver, Colorado. A charter member of the American Football League, they were a backwater small-market team that met with little success in their early years but have since become one of the on January 4January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 361 days remaining (362 in leap years). Events 871 Battle of Reading Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army 1493 Christopher Columbus leaves the New World, ending his first, 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co. Manning's Passer Rating in the Colts' playoff games against the Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs was a perfect 158.3. However, he had a difficult AFC championship game against the New England Patriots, throwing four interceptions in a 24-14 loss.
In 2004, Manning became the highest-paid player in NFL history, signing a US $99.2m contract for seven years with a $34.5m signing bonus, which averages out to $14.17m annually. Under the contract, Manning is also eligible to earn an extra $19m in incentives. Manning went on to break Dan Marino's record of throwing five touchdown passes in four different games in less than twelve months. Manning is also on pace to break Marino's record of 48 touchdown passes in a season.