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Friday, November 13, 2026Nov 13

Peyton’s Place: Star QB pitches for Super Bowl win

By BEN WALKER

AP National Writer

MIAMI – Peyton Manning was stuck in the back seat of the family car. His terrible T-ball team had lost again.

The coach, keenly aware of how important it was to pump up morale no matter what, always told his tender young charges their games ended in a tie.

“Dad,” Archie Manning, sitting up front, heard his son say, “the coach must think we’re pretty stupid.”