Peyton Manning and Eli Manning made a name for themselves as NFL quarterbacks, but are gaining alnmost as much fame for their call of Monday Night Football. That would be none other than the ever-popular ManningCast, televised as an alternate broadcast by ESPN on ESPN2.
And their call of the Atlanta Falcons' game-winning drive against the Philadelphia Eagles drew raves across the internet. The mannings were joined by former Falcons QB Matt Ryan in their breakdown of what should and did take place.
The ManningCast reacts to the entire @AtlantaFalcons game-winning drive ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/FjbmwgJdv2
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"That was fun, chaotic, and educational all at the same time. Manning yelling, 'Hand the ball to the official. Don't spot it! Don't spot it! Hand the ball to the umpire! Let him spot the ball!' was priceless," wrote Ryan Phillips of Sports Illustrated.
Peyton Manning is among the top quarterbacks of all time, though not considered up there with Tom Brady, given Brady's many Super Bowls. But Manning is up there with the John Elways, Dan Marinos, Joe Montanas, and the rest. Few were purer QBs in their prime than Peyton.
Meanwhile, all Eli did was beat Brady in the Super Bowl, when Eli was with the New York Giants. Eli Manning may not be the greatest Manning when it comes to the NFL, but he certainly had an underrated career and was also a winner.
As for the post-career run of the Mannings ... well, hey, that's not been too shabby, either. Anyone who tunes into their non-traditional broadcasts can already see that.
