The man who bleeds Denver orange and Colts blue is now throwing his support behind Green Bay ... with Peyton Manning telling TMZ Sports he'd REALLY like to see the Packers resolve the drama with Aaron Rodgers.
We got the future Hall of Famer out at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday ... and he explained to us that he'd prefer it if Rodgers stayed put with the Packers.
"When I think of Aaron, I think of him as a Green Bay Packer," Manning said. "Hopefully they can get it worked out.