Hi folks. I think you must have noticed that my past couple of posts had a common theme-American Football. Here is one more. Last night the National Football League (NFL) Championship Game known as Superbowl was played between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers. The Broncos were the underdog. I always root for the underdog, but in yesterday’s game the Broncos were lead by Peyton Manning. Peyton Manning is the oldest quarterback to start the Superbowl. He is 39 years and 320 days old. Ever since Peyton Manning came into the league, everyone knew he was destined for something great. And Peyton did not disappoint. He has broken all records, has been chosen the NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP). He has also won the Superbowl once as a member of the Indianapolis Colts and also won the Superbowl MVP. But he also lost a Superbowl when he was with the Colts. Year before the last year of his contract with the Colts, he got injured. The injury was severe. His neck vertebrae had fused and he had to undergo surgery. He underwent multiple surgeries. But no one was sure if he would be back to his former MVP form. He spent the last year of his contract on the sidelines because he was at risk of being hurt again. The Colts got many opinions from doctors about how Peyton would respond. But he passed all the tests. There were questions about his arm strength and whether he could throw the ball far. But he proved that he could throw long passes. But the Colts decided not to renew his contract. The Denver Broncos gave Peyton a contract. He rewarded them by taking them to the Superbowl two years ago. But that game was a debacle from the first play of the game. Peyton never looked comfortable. His receivers could not get free from defenders and the Broncos lost the game. The Broncos made the playoffs last year (2014), but did not go far. This year (2015), the Broncos made the playoff, but their defense was a major contributor. They had the number ranked defense in the league. In fact, Peyton was actually benched in favor of his backup quarterback. The backup quarterback played well. Peyton also got hurt and it looked like he was done for the year. But then his backup got hurt and Peyton became the starter once again. He played well in the playoffs and made it to the Superbowl. In the game prior to the Superbowl, Peyton beat the New England Patriots. After the game the New England Coach congratulated Peyton. Reporters close by heard hims say that this was his last rodeo. So everyone thought that Peyton would retire after the game. It would be a nice crowning glory to his illustrious career if he won the Superbowl. Their opponent the Carolina Panthers were destroying everyone that stood in their path. The Panthers quarterback was the league MVP. They had a good offense. But Superbowl history says that when there is a good offense versus a good defense, the defense is 9 wins-2 losses. In spite of that the Broncos were the underdogs. Peyton did not have a good game, but the defense had a great game. They made life miserable for the Panthers quarterback. Finally they won. A reporter asked Peyton if this was his last game. He commented that he did not want to make an emotional decision. But I think he should retire and go out on top. He has nothing to prove. What do you think? My other problem is that football is over at least until September. What am I going to do on Sunday’s?