Monday Morning Hangover: Peyton Manning Headlines a Sunday of Shattered Dreams

November 16, 2015   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

He shouted "Omaha" before each interception.
Remember Omaha? Peyton Manning would call it out before the snap, then complete some wizardly little pass to an undefended spot on the field, and we would spend weeks speculating about what Omaha meant.
Manning and the Broncos coyly encouraged vague misinformation. It meant everything and nothing. It meant Manning could play mind games before the snap and the defense had no choice but to play along.
That was two years ago, during a Super Bowl run. Good times. 
The good times are over.
"Omaha." Interception. "Omaha." INTERCEPTION. Repeat two more times.
The passes were ugly: Off-speed pitches thrown into tight traffic. The interceptions killed drives before they started. The first one came before Manning could complete the measly three-yard pass he needed to stop the game and collect the all-time passing yardage record from Brett Favre. The fourth one sent Manning to the bench before he did any more damage t...

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