18 things about Manning (MUST READ)

Written by Nate Dunlevy | 01 February 2010

Great artlcie about things you might not know about 18.

He was seen in the huddle smirking at the Jets

A handful of people were asked if Manning still devours game film in the dark hours of the night, when his opponents have nodded off to sleep. He probably doesn't need to do it. He's Peyton Manning.

The answer was that he most likely watches more now than ever.

"As good as he is," says Colts tackle Ryan Diem, "I don't know if he's ever content.

"I think every year he probably challenges himself to take it up another level."

The Jets had the NFL's No. 1 defense heading into Jan. 24, and Manning prepared for every blitz and personnel package, then smirked when the clock ran down and the Colts had outsmarted them.

"I don't know who he was looking at, if it was the whole D or what," Diem says. "But that's definitely his game. He loves his little chess matches."