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Quick-hit thoughts around the NFL and with the Patriots: 1. With the Patriots and Broncos both clinching division titles last weekend, it ensures another chapter of the Tom Brady/Peyton Manning rivalry next season, as the Broncos will visit Gillet...

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady finished second overall in fan Pro Bowl voting, topped only by Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. Fan voting, which accounts for one-third of the selection process (players and coaches are the final two-thirds), conclu...

Sunday's game between the Broncos and Patriots will be broadcast on CBS, and here are some thoughts on the Peyton Manning/Tom Brady duel from a few of the "quarterbacks" of "The NFL on CBS": PHIL SIMMS "Everyone is excited about the game this wee...

Former Patriots center Dan Koppen has agreed to terms on a 1-year contract with the Broncos, according to a source. Koppen will now have a chance to snap to Peyton Manning after nine seasons snapping to Tom Brady, putting him in the unique positio...

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, on his Facebook page, commented on Peyton Manning joining the Broncos: "I have a lot of respect for Peyton Manning as a person and as a player. He is a great role model and always puts the team first. And he is a gr...

For years, a big debate here in New England was how the rival Colts would do with Peyton Manning at quarterback. It picked up momentum in 2008 when the Patriots had to deal with life without Tom Brady. An answer is coming, as Manning is expected t...

On Grantland.com, the new website in which Bill Simmons serves as editor-in-chief, writer Bill Barnwell runs a reverse play against the NFL Network's recent Top 100 players poll. "Who cares if somebody puts Peyton Manning ahead of Tom Brady or vic...

Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs did not cast a Pro Bowl vote for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, instead choosing San Diego's Philip Rivers, Indianapolis' Peyton Manning and Buffalo's Ryan Fitzpatrick, he tells Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports...

Here are 10 things to watch for in Sunday's Patriots-Colts game.

Each week, ESPN.com's Mike Sando compiles an "MVP Watch" on his NFC West blog. After putting Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in the No. 5 spot last week, Sando now has him at No. 1, taking over the top spot from Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Whenever the Patriots play the Colts, the discussion inevitably turns to the matchup between the quarterbacks -- Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Belichick was asked if he understands, and has an appreciation for, how passionate ...

Quick-hit thoughts from around the NFL and with the Patriots: 1. One line of thinking is that the Indianapolis Colts are closer to a contract extension with Peyton Manning than the Patriots are with Tom Brady. But after hearing what Colts general ...

Peyton Manning is a great quarterback, but what we learned tonight in Super Bowl XLIV is this: He's no Tom Brady in the pressure moment on the game's biggest stage. Looking to lead the Colts back from a 24-17 fourth-quarter deficit against the Sai...

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said Tuesday that a contract extension for quarterback Peyton Manning is "going to get done" and also noted that he will "watch closely" how the Patriots' negotiations go with Tom Brady on an extension. Both Mann...

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was diplomatic when speaking about the Colts' decision to pull quarterback Peyton Manning in their loss to the Jets, costing them a chance at a 16-0 regular season. "I think every team has a different philosophy," Br...

Sunday adds another chapter to the history of Brady vs. Manning.