The best quarterback in NFL history was dismantled by one of the best game plans in Super Bowl history.

This, upon further review, is the story of Super Bowl XLVIII. On Sunday, in the immediate wake of the Seattle Seahawks' 43-8 drubbing of Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos, it was natural to surmise that Manning, the league's most valuable player this season, had shrunk on the biggest stage. After all, this is a player whose career playoff record is now a modest 11-12.

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