INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning spent so many days trying to block out all of his feelings, ignore all of the outside chatter that filled the newspaper pages and Twitter feeds and radio waves, and pretend that somehow, he could walk into Lucas Oil Stadium like it was just any other stadium, on any other Sunday.

But for 90 seconds just before kickoff Sunday night, the roar of the crowd was too loud to ignore. Manning removed his helmet, raised his right hand to wave, and slowly turned to acknowledge the fans in every corner of this stadium that he used to call home.

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They stood and cheered when Manning trotted out of the tunnel for pregame warm-ups, and erupted in cheers after the tribute video ended with an image of Manning hoisting the Lombardi trophy. It was in that moment that Manning the maniacal quarterback was just Manning the man.

"I think he got emotional, and how could he not?" said Colts punter Pat McAfee, one of Manning's former teammates. "It had to be very awkward for him almost, because this city loves him so much, and rightfully so. Guys who were on the team with him love him so much, so it had to be emotional for him, and I think it got to him a little bit."
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IMO - Irsay knew exactly how this would affect Peyton. He was standing right next to Peyton in the press conference when he announced Peyton would not be coming back. He was standing right next to Peyton when Peyton talked, and showed his emotions.