Winning In Spite Of Peyton Manning

Winning in spite of Peyton Manning

Did you ever think you would see the headline above? If anyone has ever known how to win, it is Peyton Manning. In the 2015 season, the Broncos were sitting at 6–0 when Sports Illustrated declared that the Broncos were winning in spite of their Hall of Fame–bound quarterback.

Every team has moments when they are winning as a unit, even when key elements are struggling. Players have their ups and downs performing on the athletic field, and no one player will ever win the game for their team over the long haul on his or her own. This proved to be the case the entire 2015 season that led to the Broncos winning Super Bowl 50.

After Manning sat out for seven weeks because of injury, he was left sidelined for Brock Osweiler, who had performed well. When Osweiler struggled in the final week of the season, Manning returned to the game and never looked back. He led the team through the play-offs to the Super Bowl championship. But in that Super Bowl, the story was Wade Philips’s defense that recorded seven sacks on the Carolina Panthers quarterback, Cam Newton.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 states, “Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.” Just like the Broncos did all season, when your teammate is down, lift him or her up, because two together truly are better than one.

Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10