Peyton beat brady stat wise in this game, but by God, the broncos d-line matches up terribly against the patriots o line, a fucking getbigger could run through all the holes of that defense. Brady was hardly pressured, had about 7-8 seconds to throw the ball almost every time he dropped back to pass. Peyton played great, it's just the other players on his team that didn't step up when it mattered. They were close to making it a one score game in the fourth, but the bronco's dumb playcalling and coaching ruined any chances for them to make any sort of comeback.
There were a few calls by the broncos that left me scratching my head such as running it on 3rd and 4th when your already down three scores, than punt it when time is ticking off the clock? Than there was the pooch chick, that did nothing but give patriots better field position. Mcgahee dropping a wide open catch on 4th and 1, than fumbing in the redzone. You can't make many mistakes against a well oiled team like the Patriots, they will make you pay. If i was Elway, i'd replace Mike mccoy and have Manning run the god damn offense, he did it in indy and he could do it in Denver.
Unless Manning plays, defense too, the same problems that plagued denver last year (undersized defensive line, slow linebackers, shitty playcalling)will be there downfall this year; they will be a one and done playoff team.