Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning targeted 62% of his passes within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage during the regular season, and he connected on 69.9% of those throws with four touchdowns and nine interceptions. During the playoffs, 63% of his throws are of the short variety, with 35% of his throws between 10 and 19 yards, which was up from 24% during the regular season. Manning has thrown 20 of his 24 pass attempts at intermediate range to the right or middle of the field during the playoffs.

Footballguys View: Whatever works, right? Manning’s passing chart shows a lot of throws close to the line of scrimmage. However, he’s in the top 10 of air-yards-per-attempt average this season. Manning will get rid of the ball quickly against the Panthers, and it’s up to the weapons like Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas to make something happen after the catch.