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In Beating Patriots, Osweiler Shuts Door on Peyton's Return, Maybe Forever

This is the cruelty of sports, especially in football. It is a young man's game, and when one person enters the room, it usually means another is exiting.

All Osweiler did Sunday night in Denver was beat an undefeated Super Bowl champion. A wounded team, to be sure, but a team still piloted by Tom Brady, and coached by Bill Belichick. Beating any Patriots team is no small feat. Beating them is something Manning had a tough time doing.

Brock Osweiler outdueled Tom Brady. Read that sentence again. It is not a sentence you expect to see.