Peyton Manning's Life

Peyton Williams Manning was born on March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father is Archie Manning, who played the NFL during much of the 1970s. His brother is Eli Manning, who is the quarterback for the New York Giants. Peyton is the quarterback for the Denver Broncos, after spending 14 years with the Indianapolis Colts. In college, he was quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers. He was also runner-up in the Heisman Trophy voting. The winner was Charles Woodson. In 1998, he was drafted first overall by the Colts, who had finished the 1997 season with the worst record in the NFL. In the 2006 NFL season, he led the Colts to Super Bowl XLI, against the Chicago Bears. The Colts pulled off a 29-17 victory, and Peyton Manning was named the MVP. Starting in May 2011, he had four neck surgeries. He had to miss the entire 2011 season. The Colts played with Dan Orlovsky for the whole year. He led them to a 2-14 record, the worst record in the NFL. In March 2012, he signed with the Denver Broncos. After losing three of the Broncos' first six games, Peyton led them to wins in their last 11 games, including four comebacks. Denver entered the playoffs with a 13-3 record, the best in the AFC. But in their divisional playoff match at home against the Baltimore Ravens, Denver was stunned when rookie kicker Justin Tucker kicked a 47-yard field goal in double overtime to beat the Broncos 38-35. Baltimore would go on to win the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. In 2013, Manning led the Broncos to wins in their first six games, before losing to the Indianapolis Colts in Lucas Oil Stadium, when Peyton played in his home. They would win the next three games, including one against the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs in Denver. In Week 12, they would drop a 24-0 halftime lead against the New England Patriots, as Stephen Gostkowski kicked the winning field goal to lead the Pats to a 34-31 overtime victory. The Broncos would win the next two games, including a 51-28 victory over the Tennessee Titans, where Matt Prater kicked a record-breaking 64-yard field goal just seconds before halftime. In Week 15, they would lose at home for the first time in the 2013 season, when the San Diego Chargers would visit Denver and win 27-20. The Broncos won the last two road games against the Houston Texans and the Oakland Raiders. Peyton Manning would finish the regular season with 55 touchdown passes, surpassing Tom Brady's record of 50 in 2007. Peyton would finish the season with 5,477 passing yards, beating Drew Brees record of 5,476 in 2011. The Broncos would enter the playoffs with a 13-3 record, best in the AFC, and they would get home field advantage. They won their playoff opener against the San Diego Chargers, 24-17, after Philip Rivers led the Chargers to a 27-10 wild-card victory against the Cincinnati Bengals. Denver would also win the AFC championship against the New England Patriots, 26-16, after New England won their home playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts, 43-22. The Broncos would go on to play the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII. But Seattle demolished Denver, 43-8. Malcolm Smith returned an interception 69 yards for a touchdown, Percy Harvin returned a kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown, Marshawn Lynch had a 1-yard touchdown run, and Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes, one to Jermaine Kearse, and one to Doug Baldwin. Even though Peyton Manning lost the Super Bowl, he received praise for his very successful 2013 season. In fact, he was named the NFL MVP the night before the Super Bowl. He is currently 38 years old.