But those weren't the final stats. It's easy to pin the blame on Manning for this loss, but as Manning chokes go (and I've seen them all), this one is the least of the bad. Seattle was clearly the better team from the start. There was no choke here. Seattle was clearly the better team and showed that. A couple of Manning's Colts' chokes ... maybe, just maybe, the Colts were a better team ... but there was no doubt Sunday night, Seattle was clearly the better team. It didn't matter who was QB for Denver Sunday. I defy you to pick a QB from today's league who would have QBed Denver to a Super Bowl vs. Seattle.