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I don\u2019t have a dog in this fight<\/a>.\u00a0 The Evil Empire has been destroyed<\/a>, at least for this season.\u00a0 I don\u2019t have a bone to pick with the Panthers, though Cam Newton is a bit over the top for my liking.\u00a0 Still, I wouldn\u2019t mind seeing Ted Ginn rack up some points and wow the football audience. <\/p>\n

But is there anyone who wouldn\u2019t like to see nice guy Peyton Manning go out in a blaze of glory?\u00a0 And with him, he wouldn\u2019t come back.\u00a0 It wouldn\u2019t be like the sad Michael Jordan return that sucked the air out of one sports history\u2019s\u00a0greatest career finishes.\u00a0 Once he leaves \u2013 and almost everyone believes this will be his last hurrah\u00a0\u2013 he will be gone.\u00a0 After all, he\u2019s almost 40 years old.\u00a0 That\u2019s like 90 in football years.\u00a0 Especially for a quarterback.\u00a0 So we\u2019ll see.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

If the Panthers win,\u00a0I won\u2019t cry.\u00a0 But if the Broncos win, despite the shafting they gave to Tebow, for the sake of Manning, I will celebrate.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"