SFGate.com · Oct 11, 2015
Broncos’ Manning slowing down? Raiders aren’t seeing it
Peyton Manning, now 39, has led the Broncos to a 4-0 record and is now 42-10 in the regular season since joining Denver. Photo: Jack Dempsey, Associated Press
We might want to hold off on the changing-of-the-guard stories. You know, Peyton Manning on his way down, Derek Carr showing growth in his second season.
Sunday’s AFC West showdown in Oakland may show a tilt in the balance of the AFC West, but judging from history, it probably won’t.
While Manning is off to a slow start — his passer rating of 80.8 is his lowest since his rookie year of 1998, and he has five interceptions in four games — he is showing signs of his old self as the Broncos use the 39-year-old more in the shotgun.
