Peyton Manning Quotes on Games (8 Quotes)

I think we've surprised some teams with our patience this year, ... In the past, we've been a throw the ball down the field offense because that's what defenses have allowed us to do. ...That's the nice thing about this offense and (coordinator) Tom (Moore) and his play calling. We usually call what's working. Games are shorter now. We're having longer drives.

This will really tell the tale of what kind of team we are, what kind of team we have, starting on Monday, ... This is why you play in the N.F.L., to be in games like this.

I have an appreciation for what Young and Rice did as a tandem. They threw a lot of touchdowns, but those touchdowns were helping the team win football games. That's what Marvin and I are about. He and I have definitely done some things together, but it's all come along with helping our team win games.

The idea is to win the game. We realize we can't expect to score 10 points and win a bunch of games.

The disappointing thing is that we played really well this year in a number of games in September, October and November.

Certain guys have different gears they switch to, ... They just light it up. You know, the jets don't fly over in preseason games. They wait until the real games, and some guys get tuned up for that.

The last time we had a tough ball game with obviously two new teams against each other. Pittsburgh is playing well and any time you get to the playoffs, especially in these later rounds, they are close ball games.

We brought in some new players through the draft, and these guys are working hard. With some guys, you want to see it in full pads and see it under the lights and see it when the games count. But it's still going to be win as a team, and if we get beat, it will be as a team. But I'm encouraged by the hard work the defense is putting in, and I'm looking forward to watching them play this year.