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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- If is going to walk off into the sunset following the ' 50 victory, the decision will take a backseat to celebration.Manning was noncommittal regarding his future plans in a post-game interview with CBS' Tracy Wolfson."I'll take some time to reflect. I got a couple priorities first," Manning said. "I'm going to go ki s my wife and kids. I want to hug my family. I'm going to drink a lot of Budweiser tonight, Tracy, I promise you that. I'm going to take care of those things first. Definitely got to say a Jimmy Graham Jersey little prayer to thank the man upstairs for this great opportunity. I'm just very grateful."Manning later Miami Hurricanes Jersey told CBS' Jim Nantz that is heeding the advice of former coach Tony Dungy, who cautioned against making an emotional decision in the heat of the moment.Few quarterbacks are fortunate enough to go out on top. Manning has an opportunity to join general manager John Elway as the only members of that exclusive club after a unique 2015 season which saw the 39-year-old quarterback transition from perennial MVP candidate to fading liability to injured backup and, finally, to postseason game manager.The 50 victory gives Manning a winning postseason record (14-13) and a pair of Lombardi Trophies. He joined Norm Van Brocklin as the only quarterbacks to win NFL championships with two different organizations. Van Brocklin was the original Elway, retiring after his 1960 title with the ."It's just awesome because he was on Sean Taylor Jersey a team that could help him get a win," coach Gary Kubiak said after the game. "He didn't have to go out there and do it all on his own and he knew that. I told him that I watched John Elway win a championship with 120-something yards pa sing, and he got one today with about a 100 and something yards, too. I'm just so proud of him."Few qualities trump perseverance in profe sional football.Only one of 32 teams can win the , which means each year ends in disappointment for 97 percent Rodney Miller Jr. Jersey of the NFL's players, coaches and front office executives. The game itself batters and bloodies its combatants, shortening their seasons as well as their careers.Two months ago, all signs pointed to an ignominious end for Manning. Instead, he persevered in the face of a nagging plantar fascia tear and the embarra sment of being unceremoniously demoted for the first time in his legendary career.Manning knows it took a fluky fumble to unseat in the regular-season finale. He understands the ' 194 yards of offense on Sunday were easily the fewest ever by a winner. He might be , but he still realizes his battle-worn body was a liability in converting just one of 13 third downs versus the .Through all of that adversity, he can find satisfaction in avoiding back-breaking mistakes while watching two of the NFL' Willie Herenton Jersey s greatest quarterbacks implode in the AFC Championship Game and the .Manning famously carried a team with one of the worst defenses in football to a XLI victory. Surely he can relish the fairytale ending of hitching his wagon to a star-studded defense in the final act of a storied career.