Although it would have surprised no one if 39-year-old Peyton Manning had announced during the year that this was going to be his last season, his seeming retirement admission to Bill Belichick on the field after the win—saying that this Super Bowl may be his “Last Rodeo”—was the first anyone has heard on the topic.
Here is the barely-audible exchange between the two legends following the AFC Championship game on Jan. 24:
If Super Bowl 50 is the last time on the field for the five-time MVP (he'll be the oldest quarterback ever to start a Super Bowl), a win would certainly be a storybook ending for Manning—who has one Super Bowl win and plenty of heartache in the postseason.
