Manning Already Contemplating Rematch With Colts

Two days after Peyton Manning found out his rematch with the Indianapolis Colts would be the first Sunday night game of the NFL's season, the reigning MVP returned to Indianapolis for a different reason — to help host an annual fundraiser for the Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent.

It's the first time Manning has been back since his emotional October homecoming ended with Denver's first loss of the season.

Manning expects the Colts to be so good that after taking a quick peek at the schedule Thursday, the record-breaking quarterback changed his plans and immediately returned to the weight room. His teammates soon followed.

For Manning, there's plenty at stake this season. He's coming off a year in which he proved he was back to his old ways by breaking NFL records for yards passing and TD passes and then won a third AFC title before a devastating blowout loss to Seattle in the Super Bowl. He wasn't even sure he'd be back this year until doctors examined his surgically repaired neck.

Now, the 38-year-old Manning says, he intends to keep playing as long as his body allows it and as long as the Broncos want to keep him.