Peyton Manning
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning took over play calling duties in Sunday’s AFC Championship game against the New York Jets.
When Colts offensive coordinator Tom Moore called for a run, Manning would often change the play to a pass.
“We were aggressive the first series of the second half,” Manning said, per Nancy Gay of fanhouse.com. “I was changing every play. Tom was calling some run plays. I just kind of got hot and changed it.”
The good news for the NFL MVP is that his coaches don’t seem to mind.
“And Tom, as he does, said ‘Hey, you’re hot — let’s just keep it going.’ And he has no ego when it comes to that. I just saw some things, was able to expose some things. And those were two huge drive,” Manning explained.
Who could argue? He led the team to a convincing come from behind victory to earn a berth in Super Bowl XLIV against the New Orleans Saints.