Seeing Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts again shouldnt faze Peyton Manning, who got the best of his former team back in W

Seeing Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts again shouldnt faze Peyton Manning, who got the best of his former team back in Week 1. MLB Jerseys . Theres a ton more on the line this time around. All eyes figure to be on Manning and Luck as the well-rested Denver Broncos face Indianapolis in this AFC divisional matchup Sunday at Mile High. You can catch all the action on TSN1, TSN3, TSN4 and TSN5 NOW. It was my hope and dream that this sort of situation would occur. I feel blessed that it has, Colts owner Jim Irsay said of facing Manning under these circumstances. I think its going to be a great game and having these two great quarterbacks go against each other at this point in their careers is really exciting. This marks Mannings third matchup against a Colts team with which he spent the first 14 years of his career before getting cut loose following the 2011 season, which he missed after undergoing multiple surgical procedures on his neck. The Broncos suffered a 39-33 loss in Mannings much-anticipated return to Indianapolis last season before holding on for a 31-24 home win Sept. 7. We had them the first game of the season and he was fine, Broncos Pro Bowl wideout Demaryius Thomas said of Manning. Its a playoff game so its a little bit different because if you lose, youre done and if you win, you keep going. I cant really talk for Peyton, but I think hes fine. The iconic signal-caller has thrown for 655 yards with six touchdowns against his former team, while Luck has racked up 598 yards and five scores in those games. Its not the quarterback versus quarterback thing. Were not on the field at the same time, Luck said. I have a lot of respect for (Manning), what he does, what he still does is amazing. Hes a stud. Ill worry about the Denver defense, thats what I worry about. Denver (12-4) had an extra week to prepare for Sundays showdown after earning the conferences No. 2 seed and a first-round bye. The break couldnt have come at a better time for a Broncos team that listed 22 players on the injury report heading into a 47-14 rout of Oakland in its regular-season finale. The 38-year-old Manning sat out all of last weeks workouts before returning to practice Monday. Leading tackler Brandon Marshall also participated for the first time since suffering a foot injury in Week 15, and hes expected to return. It was much needed, safety Rahim Moore said. I needed it, our team needed it, especially guys like Peyton, whos been playing since I came out the womb. ... Hes an older guy. He needs it. You cant run a Ferrari - or no, a Bugatti - too much. Hes our Bugatti. Thats how Peyton is to his team, so youve got to give him some rest. Manning wasnt anywhere near his best over the last four games, posting a quarterback rating of 76.8 with three TDs and six interceptions while averaging 247.5 yards. Hell likely need to post better numbers to keep pace with Luck, who completed 31 of 44 passes for 376 yards with a TD in last Sundays 26-10 wild-card win over Cincinnati. Luck led the NFL with a career-high 40 touchdown passes and finished third with 4,761 yards, just ahead of Mannings 4,727. Hes one of those guys that you have to play a 60-minute game against, Broncos Pro Bowl defensive end DeMarcus Ware said of Luck. He has really good pocket awareness. Hes always one of those guys, just like Peyton, where he hits the open guy the majority of the time. He plays a fundamentally sound game. T.Y. Hilton caught six passes for 103 yards against the Bengals while running back Daniel Herron had 10 for 85. Herron also ran the ball 12 times for 56 yards and a score but fumbled twice, giving him four over the last seven games. Turnovers could prove costly against a Broncos team that racked up 13 takeaways in winning five of its final six games, with its only loss coming 37-28 at Cincinnati on Dec. 22. Denver finished .500 on the road, but it outscored opponents by an average of 14.6 points in going unbeaten at home. Manning posted a QB rating of 117.5 at home to rank second in the league, significantly higher than his road mark of 89.0. Theyre a great football team and obviously theyve got a great, great quarterback, Colts coach Chuck Pagano said. Its always a huge challenge and at the same time, were going to embrace the opportunity, embrace the moment. Its exciting, its fun. Its always a great chess match. The Colts (12-5) will need to be wary of C.J. Anderson, who led the NFL with 648 rushing yards and eight TDs over the last six weeks of the regular season. The Broncos are 12-0 when compiling at least 88 yards on the ground. Indianapolis has allowed an average of 126.2 rushing yards over its last five games, including last weeks victory. The biggest thing is stopping the run before you can get to (Manning), Colts defensive end Cory Redding told the teams official website. We have to focus on that. Thats where all our attention is going to go. Then when its time to focus on 18, our coaches will draw up a good game plan, and well attack it the best way possible. Indianapolis will likely be keeping a close eye on Julius Thomas after the Pro Bowl tight end posted seven catches for a season-high 104 yards and three touchdowns in September. While Thomas hauled in 12 TDs over the first nine games, he hasnt scored since due in large part to a nagging sprained left ankle suffered in Week 11. Thomas is fully expected to suit up, and the Broncos are hoping to have left guard Orlando Franklin available after sustaining a concussion against the Raiders. Safety David Bruton Jr. is uncertain to play due to the same injury. Denver had dropped back-to-back divisional-round games before beating San Diego 24-17 en route to last seasons Super Bowl, where it was embarrassed by Seattle in a 43-8 loss. The Colts havent won in the divisional round since getting by Baltimore 20-3 on Jan. 16, 2010, with Manning leading the way. Nike Jerseys . -- Louisville backup quarterback Reggie Bonnafon ran for two touchdowns and passed for another and the No. NBA Jerseys . Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (5) – He was locked in all night, made huge stops on Benoit Pouliot, Raphael Diaz, Ryan Mcdonagh, Carl Hagelin, Rick Nash (twice) but none better than the three saves on Mats Zuccarello. https://www.cheapjerseysjustwholesale.com/ . Three pitches later, he was hugging Mike Napoli at home plate after his teammates winning home run. Napoli and Ortiz hit consecutive homers with one out in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied past Minnesota 2-1 Wednesday, sending the Twins to their fifth straight loss.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Oklahoma City Thunder could unveil their new weapon when they visit the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night. The Thunder acquired guard Dion Waiters from the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday in exchange for a first-round pick. They also dealt Lance Thomas to the New York Knicks, who shipped out both J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert in the deal. Waiters is averaging 10.5 points and apparently clashed with Cavs first-year head coach David Blatt. Oklahoma City could use another scoring threat alongside Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, and had won two straight and four of five games until Mondays 117-91 blowout loss at Golden State. The Warriors scored 30 or more points in three of the four quarters and made 15-of-28 3-pointers. Westbrook scored 22 points, Durant added 14 and 10 rebounds, and Anthony Morrow posted 17 and 10 boards off the bench for Oklahoma City, which made a paltry 30.6 percent for the game and sank just 5-of-28 from downtown. We didnt have the start we wanted to defensively, OKC coach Scott Brooks said. We gave up too many threes. The Thunder will try again to reach the .500 mark (17-188) and are winless in the last two on the road. Soccer Jerseys. They will return home to host Utah on Friday. Sacramento will play the first of six in a row at home and is also slated to host the Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers. The Kings went 1-3 on their recent road trip, which concluded with Sundays 114-95 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Brandon Jennings dropped a season-high 35 points on the Kings, who were led by 18 points and 15 rebounds from DeMarcus Cousins. Darren Collison added 17 points in defeat. Its clear, we arent the same team, Cousins said when asked about Mike Malones dismissal as coach. We cant just keep making excuses for the team. At the end of the day, were the ones out there playing, regardless of the man on the bench. Cousins has 18 double-doubles this season and 14 in his last 16 games. Sacramento has lost the first two meetings against Oklahoma City this season and is winless in the past 12 games in this series. The Thunder are 18-1 in the previous 19 matchups with the Kings and have won five straight in Californias capital. ' ' '