Congratulations!

Last week man, woman, and child were witness to one of the greatest moments in football history, if not in all of sports history. A battle was fought, and one man rose above the rest to stamp his name into the history books. Congratulations to Peyton Manning, a quarterback we will forever remember now. That last pass, turning into an interception returned for six is ultimately what he can thank for this. Yes, I am saying Peyton is great because he screwed up.

For some time now, Peyton has been compared to Brett Favre, arguably the greatest player we've seen in a long time, and arguably is invincible. Favre holds what seems like hundreds of records, breaking one every time he steps onto the field (I would too if I'd played for 20 years. . .). Speculators and analysts both could agree that although he has many records, Peyton has more then fair odds to surpass him. But we could never put him into the likes of Favre, until now.

With that pick'six, Peyton did what I never thought I'd see, screw up BIG TIME. The man we see as emotionless and cool headed constantly, lost his rhythm, and lost the game. He pulled a Favre, and in Favre fashion. In the biggest game of the season with his team, his fans, and his endorsements all weighing down, he blew it. It was a very bold move by Peyton, to "throw" the game like that, just to be in the club, but I'm sure his team understood. Not just anyone can be considered a phenomenal player while still be labeled as a screw up, but now Peyton can.

I had lost hope, that all the gunslingers, risk takers, and gamblers had faded away, and Favre was the last of his kind. This re-energized me as a football fan, that I can still turn some football on, and see a royal mistake happen. So congratulations Peyton, you passed through the ranks, and now sit atop the mountain of successful failures. Oh, and I guess the Saints did alright, Brees had a heck of a game, but he's no Peyton.