Expect fireworks tonight in the Georgia Dome. Peyton Manning is making his first ever career start in a dome* and so I’m sure he will struggle dealing with having to play indoors. He started to look like the old Peyton in about the second quarter of the last game, and was like “I’ll take this”. If John Fox, who to this point has had Jake Delhomme as his best quarterback, can just get out of the way, Denver will be fine.

Atlanta, meanwhile, showed what they can do against a weakened defense in Kansas City, as they were never really stopped. Julio Jones is blowing up right before our eyes, like guts everywhere, really nasty stuff. Roddy White is going to get his. Matt Ryan will manage the game. I’m not sure either defense can slow the other offense down significantly, so this one will be decided by turnovers, and holding the opponent to field goals in the red zone.

*as a Bronco

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