The Pats do not "own" Peyton Manning.

[tolbiny]

"2004 Divisional Playoffs: 27/42, 238 yards, one garbage time INT."

This is a pretty bad game, no? ~5 yrds per pass attmept is poor for the "best" qb in the league, even when playing against one of the better D's in the league. I'm not saying that they have owned him, but i don't think that Manning has played pretty darn well and the rest of the team left himn out to dry. Last year in the playoffs the D held a strong pats O in check most of the game- and i personally blame Manning's inablity to alter the gameplan to their loss more than anything else.