If you had to pick 1 defensive player to have great game

[Narcosys]

Honestly. We need our NT's to have a break out game. We know manning has major issues with pressure up the middle. That one thing will help every position.

[Narcosys]

Any interior D Lineman to get a push up the middle Manning hates pressure in his face

Exactly what I just said. This has got to be the one. Will give all our other positions a boost in performance.

[pacolts56]

For me, its Werner.  If he's coming off Peyton's blindside with a couple of sacks and a few pressures, it will make the defense so much more effective.  It will help Toler and the LBs who have to cover Thomas.

Same here....

 

And although it'll take all 11 guys on defense doing their jobs, if I can only pick 1 player to have a "great" game, I agree it would be Werner....and by a "great game", yes, that means constant pressure on Manning, 2-3 sacks and a strip fumble.

 

In other words....a Robert Mathis-type game.

 

When defenses relentlessly hammer Manning and screw up Denver's rhythm....good things usually happen. When Peyton, of all QBs, is able to safely survey his targets in a clean pocket AND diagnose defensive tactics as the game moves along....then very bad things happen.

[BullsColtsFan1]

Newsome Redding or Walden.  Any1 of them who can get to Manning!

[pgt_rob]

Anyone on that front defensive line to get pressure on Peyton. I don't care who it is.

[Indianapolis-Colts-Fan]

Any starter on D that usually plays good as is. On the dline or lbers

[jskinnz]

I would say two - either Redding or Toler.

 

Redding providing an inside push to limit Peyton's pocket is huge.

 

Toler because I assume that Davis will limit whoever he is covering so if they can get that from Toler as well, Manning's options and windows get smaller.

 

[James Ducheteau]

I got to say Adams, If he has a big day, couple picks, couple pass defensed, then I think we win this game.

[OLD FAN MAN]

need our nose tackle to play like vince wilfork, he always disrupted peyton, need that pocket pushed back

[will426]

I never seemed to understand why our linemen don't jump up when they see Peyton about to throw when they know it'll be very difficult to get to him try and tip a ball or something

[Hoosierdome93]

Greg Toler

Davis will handle his so if Toler has a great game and shuts down any receiver he has to cover. We will be good.

[oldunclemark]

Vontae Davis....

Definitely whoever is covering Sanders. Welker will hurt us. Sanders could break us.

I'd put Davis on E Sanders, to be honest..

[Coltsman1788]

Johnathan Newsome...because if he is having a huge day that means he is wrecking havoc on Peyton making it more likely we win the game.

[texascolt]

Toler.

[oldunclemark]

can I have a special teams' guy..Josh Cribbs

[OLD FAN MAN]

I never seemed to understand why our linemen don't jump up when they see Peyton about to throw when they know it'll be very difficult to get to him try and tip a ball or something

they are too fat to jump, it would only be a one inch high jump

[basketballsteve]

Landry.....has the talent and has done nothing all year....all of that can be forgotten with a monster game that he is capable of.

[jabbanobadda]

Vontae....5 ints....3 pick sixes!