Manning tamed doubts, injuries to secure Hall of Fame status

FILE - Indianapolis Colts' Peyton Manning (18) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Colts' 29-17 win over the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl 41 NFL football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, in this Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, file photo. Peyton Manning never wanted to leave Indianapolis. But when a neck injury forced him to miss a season and the Colts moved on to Andrew Luck, he couldn’t have landed in a better place than Denver, where he produced a terrific second chapter to his Hall of Fame career. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

FILE - Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) calls a play against the Tennessee Titans in the first half of an NFL football game in Nashville, Tenn., in this Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, file photo. Peyton Manning never wanted to leave Indianapolis. But when a neck injury forced him to miss a season and the Colts moved on to Andrew Luck, he couldn’t have landed in a better place than Denver, where he produced a terrific second chapter to his Hall of Fame career. (AP Photo/Bill Waugh, File)

FILE - Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning smiles while standing on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders in Oakland, Calif., in this Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, file photo. Peyton Manning never wanted to leave Indianapolis. But when a neck injury forced him to miss a season and the Colts moved on to Andrew Luck, he couldn’t have landed in a better place than Denver, where he produced a terrific second chapter to his Hall of Fame career. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2016, file photo, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in NFL football's Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, Calif. Peyton Manning never wanted to leave Indianapolis. But when a neck injury forced him to miss a season and the Colts moved on to Andrew Luck, he couldn’t have landed in a better place than Denver, where he produced a terrific second chapter to his Hall of Fame career. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

FILE - Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) celebrates running back Joseph Addai's three-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship football game against the New England Patriots in Indianapolis, in this Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007, file photo. Peyton Manning never wanted to leave Indianapolis. But when a neck injury forced him to miss a season and the Colts moved on to Andrew Luck, he couldn’t have landed in a better place than Denver, where he produced a terrific second chapter to his Hall of Fame career. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

FILE - Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) throws against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half of an NFL football game in Denver, in this Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, file photo. Peyton Manning never wanted to leave Indianapolis. But when a neck injury forced him to miss a season and the Colts moved on to Andrew Luck, he couldn’t have landed in a better place than Denver, where he produced a terrific second chapter to his Hall of Fame career. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney, File)