SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Barely seven weeks from his 40th birthday, Peyton Manning stood in front of another crowd of reporters Thursday, answering another set of questions in anticipation of a game that will, for better or worse, help define his legacy and his football life.
No starting quarterback has ever had so much experience heading into a Super Bowl -- experience through victory and defeat, exposure to myriad situations, the continued evolution of the sport into one more aerial-centric than ever before and, finally and most importantly, the coaches that guided him along the way.