EARTH CITY, Mo. -- During the course of his illustrious 18-year NFL career, Peyton Manning only played against the Rams in four regular-season games, splitting those contests. Compared to the rest of the league, Manning simply didn't have much of an impact on the Rams.
As Manning rides off into retirement with a press conference scheduled for Monday in Denver, there's no shortage of memories and stories coming from 32 NFL teams. What Manning did in and for the game has touched all of them in some way. But for the Rams, it's something Manning didn't do that helped alter the course of the franchise.