Peyton Manning announced his intentions to retire, and will make it official at a press conference at 1pm today. There is no better way than to go out a champion (after dramatically winning Super Bowl 50), and he definitely deserves that! Manning was a stand up character, but did have his small share of scandals. Back in his Tennessee days…

When you watched the 45-7 romping of the Indianapolis Colts at the hands of the villainous New England Patriots for the AFC Championship game Sunday nothing seemed suspicious… but with the breaking news, the Patriots were found to be cheating?! 11 of the 12 Patriots’ footballs were under inflated by two pounds of pressure or PSI (Pounds per Square Inch). NFL rules state that the official game-ball must be between 12.5 to 13.5 PSI. Basically it makes the ball easier to catch and throw, as it doesn’t bounce as hard off the body and gives a better grip for the toss.

In case you missed it, this recent weekend was action packed with NFL madness, as the (Wild-Card) Playoffs filled up the TV time sheet! Tony Romo and the Cowboys thwarted the Lions (on a controversial non-call penalty), Andrew Luck and the Colts ate up the Bengals, Joe Flacco and the Ravens stuffed the Steelers, and Cam Newton and the Panthers ran over the Cardinals! The Panthers amazingly are still standing with a (7-8-1) regular season record! I’m not gonna mess with the statistics and scores, but all the games were neck-and-neck going into halftime!