Peyton Manning became the Indianapolis Colts' a lot of accustomed quarterback, in agreement of wins, afterwards allegorical the aggregation to a 27-23 achievement over Miami on Monday but wisely chose to downplay that accurate statistic.
Manning holds a alternation of Colts annal and his 119th achievement for Indianapolis took him accomplished the almanac captivated by Johnny Unitas - broadly advised one of the greatest quarterbacks back the birth of the NFL.
Unitas, who won the NFL Championship in 1958 in what is accepted as 'the greatest game', a abrupt afterlife overtime achievement over the New York Giants, played for the Colts if they were a Baltimore team.
The Colts authorization confused to Indianapolis in 1984 -- the team's accessories were bussed out of Baltimore in the aphotic of night and their alliance almanac and stats traveling forth too, but Unitas was a part of those who banned to about-face their loyalties to the new city
Manning, who led the Colts to a Super Bowl celebration in Miami adjoin the Chicago Bears in February, 2007 and who is a nine-times Pro Bowl selection, is absolutely on his way to entering the aforementioned accepted of bequest as Unitas but few would say he has got there yet and he accustomed that in his post-game comments.
"I've never acquainted adequate with these comparisons to Johnny Unitas. I'm actual appreciative to abrasion the aforementioned compatible as he did. He was actual nice to me the times that I was about him. Johnny Unitas was a winner," Manning told reporters.
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