With the TWith the Tom Brady- Peyton Manning rivalry so well documented, theres no doubt Sundays AFC Championship game comes with added significance to the two
first-ballot Hall of Famers.
Wholesale Authentic Jerseys . It will be their 15th head-to-head meeting and fourth in the post-season (Sunday at 2pm
et/11am pt on CTV) and for his part, Brady isnt downplaying just how big the
game is for him. "Im excited - Its everything you could ask for as an athlete,"
the New England Patriots quarterback told WEEI Radio in Boston on Monday. "We
have a great opportunity ahead of us. It would be as satisfying a victory as
weve ever had to go to Denver and win this game." With a trip to the Super Bowl
on the line, theres no shortage of motivation for Sundays game, but its another
chance for the two to stake claim to the title best QB of their generation.
Brady owns the series edge over Manning 10-4 and is 2-1 head-to-head in the
postseason. Sundays game will tie the two for most postseason meetings with
other iconic rivals Brett Favre and Steve Young, and Terry Bradshaw and Ken
Stabler. Brady knows as well as anyone about the challenge Manning and the
Broncos offence presents. "Hes got great command of the offence," he said. "He
can pretty much do whatever he wants. He obviously has a lot of confidence in
what hes doing and he has confidence in the guys around him. "Once he sees the
coverage, he tries to get the plays that can beat the coverage. It really forces
the defense to play very solid, to cover everything. Because if you dont then he
does a great job finding the holes." While the Broncos finished the regular
season atop the AFC standings and will enjoy home field advantage on Sunday, the
Patriots came out ahead in their only meeting this season, a 34-31 overtime win
in late November. Still, Brady says that means little come game time. "Theres
nothing thats happened in the past thats going to help us try to win this game
on Sunday," he said. "Well be able to take some things from the game we played
and study them and prepare for them. But well have different things to do,
theyll have different things to do. Their team is different than from when they
played us, and were pretty different from when we played them." Denver opens the
week as 4 1/2 point favourites, but Brady puts little stock in what the experts
think ahead of the game. "Truthfully, I dont turn the TV on, I dont read
anything," he said. I just try to focus on what I need to do. "Im sure no ones
going to pick us to win this week. Weve had our backs against the wall for a
while. Really the whole season weve lost players and teams have really counted
us out. "Weve got a bunch of underdogs on our team, and well be an underdog
again. Well see how that shapes up here at the end of the week. But I know that
were as tough and physical as weve ever been, and thats the way were going to
need to go out and play this game."
Wholesale Jerseys Online .D. Martinezs ninth-inning sacrifice fly scored Torii Hunter with the winning run and the
Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Sunday.
Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping . -- Chris Tillman paid no attention to the Baltimore bullpen as it started to stir in the ninth inning.RALEIGH, N.C. --
Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful
under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team.
Demonstrating that newfound sense of camaraderie, Jets players wanted to win
Tuesday nights game against Carolina in part because Maurice coached 920 games
for the Hurricanes franchise. "We all understand his past and what he meant to
this organization as far as the Hurricanes," Thorburn said. "We were playing for
him as well as the two points." Winnipeg accomplished both goals when Thorburn
scored the tiebreaker with 1:03 remaining to lift the Jets to a 2-1 win over the
Hurricanes. It was Thorburns second goal of the season. Andrew Ladd also scored
for the Jets, who are 9-2-0 since Maurice took over as coach on Jan. 12. Despite
his players sentiments, Maurice said the game had no special significance for
him. "This isnt my first tour through here, but we all care about each other in
there, so Im taking it," he said. Winnipeg took the lead when Jacob Trouba
circled around the net and sent the puck across the crease to Thorburn, who
knocked it past goalie Anton Khudobin. "Great confidence in a young man to want
to make the play that decides the game," Maurice said of Trouba, the young
defenceman who asserted himself on the game-winner. "Not sit back and not want
to make a mistake -- he wants the puck on his stick." Ondrej Pavelec made 28
saves for the Jets. Riley Nash scored for Carolina, aand Khudobin made 25 saves.
Cheap NFL Jerseys. The Hurricanes went 10-4-0 in January and had won five of six, but their offence sputtered in this tight-checking game. "Two mistakes cost
us two goals tonight," coach Kirk Muller said. "But overall, I thought our guys
played hard and competed and skated and did a lot of good things -- just not the
outcome we wanted." Winnipeg opened the scoring 12:57 into the second period
when Michael Frolik skated past Carolina defenceman Justin Faulk on a rush down
the left wing. Khudobin stopped Froliks shot, but Ladd batted the rebound into
the net. Ladd, who has seven points in his last six games, was a member of the
Hurricanes when they won the Stanley Cup in 2006. "Its always fun to score
against your former team," Ladd said. "I get up for these games. You always have
a little chip on your shoulder for a team thats traded you away." The Jets got a
boost when they killed off a 51-second two-man advantage for the Hurricanes late
in the second period. Carolinas John-Michael Liles hit the post with a slap shot
during that stretch. Carolina tied it at 1 early in the third period. After the
Hurricanes skated into the zone, Drayson Bowman tried to control the puck in the
slot. Bowman couldnt get his stick on it, but the puck came to Nash, who snapped
it past Pavelec. NOTES: Carolina began the night having played the fewest games
in the NHL. ... Winnipeg entered having played 32 one-goal games this season,
third-most in the league.
Wholesale Jerseys China ' ' ' o doubt Sundays AFC Championship game comes with added significance to the two
first-ballot Hall of Famers.
Wholesale Authentic Jerseys . It will be their 15th head-to-head meeting and fourth in the post-season (Sunday at 2pm
et/11am pt on CTV) and for his part, Brady isnt downplaying just how big the
game is for him. "Im excited - Its everything you could ask for as an athlete,"
the New England Patriots quarterback told WEEI Radio in Boston on Monday. "We
have a great opportunity ahead of us. It would be as satisfying a victory as
weve ever had to go to Denver and win this game." With a trip to the Super Bowl
on the line, theres no shortage of motivation for Sundays game, but its another
chance for the two to stake claim to the title best QB of their generation.
Brady owns the series edge over Manning 10-4 and is 2-1 head-to-head in the
postseason. Sundays game will tie the two for most postseason meetings with
other iconic rivals Brett Favre and Steve Young, and Terry Bradshaw and Ken
Stabler. Brady knows as well as anyone about the challenge Manning and the
Broncos offence presents. "Hes got great command of the offence," he said. "He
can pretty much do whatever he wants. He obviously has a lot of confidence in
what hes doing and he has confidence in the guys around him. "Once he sees the
coverage, he tries to get the plays that can beat the coverage. It really forces
the defense to play very solid, to cover everything. Because if you dont then he
does a great job finding the holes." While the Broncos finished the regular
season atop the AFC standings and will enjoy home field advantage on Sunday, the
Patriots came out ahead in their only meeting this season, a 34-31 overtime win
in late November. Still, Brady says that means little come game time. "Theres
nothing thats happened in the past thats going to help us try to win this game
on Sunday," he said. "Well be able to take some things from the game we played
and study them and prepare for them. But well have different things to do,
theyll have different things to do. Their team is different than from when they
played us, and were pretty different from when we played them." Denver opens the
week as 4 1/2 point favourites, but Brady puts little stock in what the experts
think ahead of the game. "Truthfully, I dont turn the TV on, I dont read
anything," he said. I just try to focus on what I need to do. "Im sure no ones
going to pick us to win this week. Weve had our backs against the wall for a
while. Really the whole season weve lost players and teams have really counted
us out. "Weve got a bunch of underdogs on our team, and well be an underdog
again. Well see how that shapes up here at the end of the week. But I know that
were as tough and physical as weve ever been, and thats the way were going to
need to go out and play this game."
Wholesale Jerseys Online .D. Martinezs ninth-inning sacrifice fly scored Torii Hunter with the winning run and the
Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Sunday.
Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping . -- Chris Tillman paid no attention to the Baltimore bullpen as it started to stir in the ninth inning.RALEIGH, N.C. --
Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful
under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team.
Demonstrating that newfound sense of camaraderie, Jets players wanted to win
Tuesday nights game against Carolina in part because Maurice coached 920 games
for the Hurricanes franchise. "We all understand his past and what he meant to
this organization as far as the Hurricanes," Thorburn said. "We were playing for
him as well as the two points." Winnipeg accomplished both goals when Thorburn
scored the tiebreaker with 1:03 remaining to lift the Jets to a 2-1 win over the
Hurricanes. It was Thorburns second goal of the season. Andrew Ladd also scored
for the Jets, who are 9-2-0 since Maurice took over as coach on Jan. 12. Despite
his players sentiments, Maurice said the game had no special significance for
him. "This isnt my first tour through here, but we all care about each other in
there, so Im taking it," he said. Winnipeg took the lead when Jacob Trouba
circled around the net and sent the puck across the crease to Thorburn, who
knocked it past goalie Anton Khudobin. "Great confidence in a young man to want
to make the play that decides the game," Maurice said of Trouba, the young
defenceman who asserted himself on the game-winner. "Not sit back and not want
to make a mistake -- he wants the puck on his stick." Ondrej Pavelec made 28
saves for the Jets. Riley Nash scored for Carolina, aand Khudobin made 25 saves.
Cheap NFL Jerseys. The Hurricanes went 10-4-0 in January and had won five of six, but their offence sputtered in this tight-checking game. "Two mistakes cost
us two goals tonight," coach Kirk Muller said. "But overall, I thought our guys
played hard and competed and skated and did a lot of good things -- just not the
outcome we wanted." Winnipeg opened the scoring 12:57 into the second period
when Michael Frolik skated past Carolina defenceman Justin Faulk on a rush down
the left wing. Khudobin stopped Froliks shot, but Ladd batted the rebound into
the net. Ladd, who has seven points in his last six games, was a member of the
Hurricanes when they won the Stanley Cup in 2006. "Its always fun to score
against your former team," Ladd said. "I get up for these games. You always have
a little chip on your shoulder for a team thats traded you away." The Jets got a
boost when they killed off a 51-second two-man advantage for the Hurricanes late
in the second period. Carolinas John-Michael Liles hit the post with a slap shot
during that stretch. Carolina tied it at 1 early in the third period. After the
Hurricanes skated into the zone, Drayson Bowman tried to control the puck in the
slot. Bowman couldnt get his stick on it, but the puck came to Nash, who snapped
it past Pavelec. NOTES: Carolina began the night having played the fewest games
in the NHL. ... Winnipeg entered having played 32 one-goal games this season,
third-most in the league.
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