It appears Peyton Manning will follow in the footsteps of John Elway, winning the Super Bowl in his final game and walking off into the sunset. The Denver Post has reported Manning is set to announce his retirement later next week, ending his career after 19 seasons.

As the 39-year-old's career comes to an end, his career will go down as one of the greatest in NFL history. Manning, a surefire first-ballot Hall of Famer, finished with an NFL record 71,940 passing yards and 539 passing touchdowns.

Manning's best season came in 2013 with the Broncos, when he set an NFL single-season record with 5,477 passing yards and 55 passing touchdowns. Most importantly though, the Broncos gave him that ever elusive second Super Bowl ring this past season.

In his last season with the Broncos, Manning showed that father time had caught up with him, playing in just 10 games and showing a major drop in his arm strength and velocity. For only the second time in his career, the first being his rookie season, Manning threw more interceptions (17) than passing touchdowns (nine) and completed less than 60 percent of his passes (59.8).

Manning was off the Broncos' radar once the season ended, with their efforts likely focused on bringing back Brock Osweiler.