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NFL Overreactions: Peyton needs the Heimlich

By Jeff Weisinger

Jan 11, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning leaves the field following the game against the Indianapolis Colts in the 2014 AFC Divisional playoff football game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Colts defeated the Broncos 24-13. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 11, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning leaves the field following the game against the Indianapolis Colts in the 2014 AFC Divisional playoff football game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Colts defeated the Broncos 24-13. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 11, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning leaves the field following the game against the Indianapolis Colts in the 2014 AFC Divisional playoff football game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Colts defeated the Broncos 24-13. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 11, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning leaves the field following the game against the Indianapolis Colts in the 2014 AFC Divisional playoff football game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Colts defeated the Broncos 24-13. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

All of the home teams would have won and advanced to the conference championship round if it wasn’t for that team in orange and that pesky old quarterback with the forehead.

And then there were four.

And somewhere the Detroit Lions, wherever they all scattered to, are celebrating.

From “The Reversal II” to all of the premier quarterback duels that we saw in the divisional round, this round of the playoffs gave us the one thing that the wild card round a week ago didn’t: excitement.

Whether or not you believe that Dez Bryant caught that ball, or whether or not you think Brady is better than Flacco or if Andrew Luck is just getting lucky, the divisional round of the NFL playoffs gave all of us something that we actually had to watch and something that we couldn’t just see in highlights on ‘SportsCenter’ or online.

So let’s take a look back at the weekend that was, and let’s remember those who were not fortunate enough to continue their journey to Arizona for Super Bowl XLIX in a few weeks.

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