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With 6:57 remaining in Sunday game in Houston, Peyton Manning threw a touchdown pass to receiver Eric Decker, the quarterback 50th of 2013. (He threw one more on the afternoon, ending the day with 51, a new NFL record.) The pass, initially ruled a catch, was reviewed, and upon review, officials upheld the initial ruling.

Five days later, though, Texans interim head coach Wade Phillips says otherwise. Phillips told Houston media Friday that he asked the NFL for clarification on the catch after the fact, and the league told him that upon further review, Decker reception shouldn have been ruled a catch because he was juggling the ball.

Manning, Phillips told Houston media. thought he broke the record. matter what, the touchdown remains, and Manning still has the record, which he sure to add to on Sunday. Want to be the judge yourself? The Broncos have a video of the reception (or incomplete pass, depending on your perspective) on their website.

With just three of these daily posts this week Christmas negated the fourth I get to be a megalomaniac and decide if we going to get two stats or two questions. I choose stats, so bear with me.

Not that we haven heard enough already about the all powerful, transcendent arm of Peyton Manning this week, but here more: In Week 16, Manning accrued 281 yards in the air before catches, good for 70.3 percent of all of his passing yards. For a quarterback whose arm strength is sometimes derided, that a pretty good mark, and it was third best of all quarterbacks in the NFL that week. Only Tony Romo (70.4 percent) and Russell Wilson (81.5 percent) were better.

Add a commentPeyton Manning is as New Orleans as red beans and rice on Mondays and Fat Tuesdays. The proud native son, who had to move to Denver because of work, adores his hometown and its greatest assets food, music, culture and football prospects.

Manning himself is the greatest football product to ever come out of New Orleans, the city that annually churns out NFL studs. But Peyton himself can attest that Leonard Fournette of St. Augustine is prodigious. Manning got a text this fall from his brother Cooper, who told the Broncos quarterback to turn on ESPN to see greatness.

Add a commentI write up how easy it is to compile passing http://www.nflfalconsofficial.com/Nike-Tyson-Jackson-Jersey.html stats in the NFL this year and what happens this week? All but two quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Andy Dalton throw for less than 300 yards. Fourteen quarterbacks threw for less than 200. And Ryan Tannehill didn't even reach 100.

It was also another week when Peyton Manning widened the gap between the best and all others.

The biggest final week showdowns pit Jay Cutler against Matt Flynn in Chicago and Nick Foles against most likely Kyle Orton as there are reports Tony Romo Jake Matthews Kids Jersey has a herniated disc and is done for the season in Dallas.

The QB rankings entering week 17:

Quarterback (Last week's ranking)

Peyton said 51 touchdowns will get broken. But if he throws, say, three more at Oakland, will 54 stand for a while? Also averaging 347.4 yards per game and needs 266 more to break Drew Brees' record of 5,476.

It's easy to play quarterback when your two tailbacks, LeSean McCoy and Bryce Brown, combine for 248 yards and 3 TDs on 27 carries. Still, can't play much better than 21 of 25 for 230 yards, 2 TDs and 0 picks in 54 11 trouncing of Bears. Next up: Win or go home game at Dallas for division title.

3. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (4)

It's a shame his team is wasting one of his best years. Threw for two touchdowns, ran for another and led game winning drive in final minutes to win Jake Matthews Youth Jersey in the Green Bay snow.

Had a Bob Paul Soliai Red Jersey Griese like day, completing 14 of 26 for only 172 yards, 1 TD and no mistakes in 41 7 home romp against Baltimore.

If he was your quarterback in Fantasy League championship, congratulations. Had his best statistical day as a pro, throwing for 366 yards, 4 TDs, 0 interceptions in romp against Minnesota.

Add a commentBroncos receiver Eric Decker, who caught Peyton Manning 50th touchdown pass of 2013 and protected No. 51 when Julius Thomas left the ball on nflfalconsofficial.com/Nike-Devin-Hester-Jersey.html the field, already had a plan for what he do if he caught the Paul Soliai Kids Jersey record setting ball Sunday.

"I was going to take it home, he said, laughing. an item that is going to go for a lot. though kidding, said that he hoped to prank Manning back with the ball after all of the pranks that the quarterback pulled on him while they were training at Duke University last offseason.