Peyton Manning nearly loses his cool, angered by reporter's question

Published Monday, Feb 3, 2014 at 4:24 pm EST
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It’s rare to see Peyton Manning rattled by questions.

He’s an emotional guy, sure, and we’ve at times seen him close to tears. But mad? That doesn’t happen much. However, when he was asked after the Broncos’ loss to the Seahawks if the loss was embarrassing, Manning had to fight to keep his composure.

Peyton Manning (AP Photo)

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 “It’s not embarrassing at all. I would never used that word,” he said, before pausing to find the right words. “There’s a lot of professional football players in that locker room that put in a lot of work into being here, playing that game. … That word embarrassing is an insulting word to tell you the truth.”

Surely there are Broncos’ teammates who would disagree with Manning. The NFL’s No. 1-ranked offense was thoroughly handled by the Seahawks. Additionally, Seattle dominated Denver’s defense and made big special teams plays, as well.