Manning shrugs off past flops

? Peyton Manning has this routine down.

Each January, he’s asked about the one missing link to an otherwise full resume – no Super Bowl appearances.

Truth is, the two-time MVP is content letting others write his legacy; he worries more about winning games.

“I’m caught up in the Chiefs right now,” he said, glancing down at the podium Tuesday. “We’re trying to catch up with the shorter week, you lose a whole study day, and that’s what I’m into right now. That and getting a win against the Chiefs.”

Manning has achieved virtually every conceivable goal a nine-year veteran could.

He’s won two MVP awards, set the single-season record for touchdown passes, produced the most 4,000-yard seasons of any quarterback in league history and led his Indianapolis Colts (12-4) to seven playoff appearances, five division titles and four straight AFC South crowns.

Critics contend those

regular-season accomplishments pale in comparison to Manning’s playoff problems. He enters Saturday’s wild-card game against Kansas City with a 3-6 postseason record, and even if the Colts win that he’s likely to get another round of questions about playing outdoors in bad weather. Plus the lost chances of past seasons.