Regardless of the outcome on Sunday, the torch will be handed off by Peyton Manning. The question now becomes who is going to be the new face of the NFL.
It's unclear who officially will be the new face of the NFL, but after this year Cam Newton is the obvious front runner...
Four quarterbacks were chosen in the 2011 NFL Draft; Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, and Christian Ponder. In 2014, three or four quarterbacks could be chosen in next week's draft.
Some of the swagger has been knocked out of Newton, whose behavior is being questioned by teammates and pundits. He needs to rebound from one of his worst professional performances.