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Hall of Fame QB furious with 49ers WR after drop

Following a drop at the end of the first half against the Jets, a Hall of Fame quarterback wasn’t happy with a 49ers pass catcher.

With the San Francisco 49ers driving at the end of the first half against the New York Jets on the first Monday Night Football of the new 2024 season, Brock Purdy floated a perfectly placed ball into the corner of the endzone for Brandon Aiyuk.

However, instead of snarring the ball for a touchdown, the ball bounced off of Aiyuk’s extended hands for a disappointing drop. While it would’ve been a tough, diving catch, Aiyuk was able to get his hands on the ball. A catch he would normally secure.

After the drop, the 49ers settled for a field goal in the final seconds of the first half to extend their lead against the Jets.

Following Aiyuk’s drop, a Hall of Fame quarterback wasn’t happy with the recently paid pass catcher. During ESPN’s alternate “Manning Cast,” Peyton Manning was critical of Aiyuk for missing training camp. Both Peyton and Eli Manning praised Purdy’s throw on second down.

Via @Deadspin on Twitter:

Aiyuk notably “held-in” during training camp and missed all of the preseason as he awaited a contract extension. Aiyuk signed his new massive contract extension just over a week out of the season opener on Monday night against the Jets.

Through the first half, Aiyuk only recorded one catch for 14 yards against the Jets.

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Peyton Manning stars in promo for ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’

Peyton and Eli Manning star in a funny new commercial promoting the new ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ movie.

The dynamic duo of Peyton and Eli Manning recently added to their impressive post-career achievements with a new advertisement promoting the new film “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.”

The Omaha Production’s spot features the former signal-callers in their “quarter-zip” jackets, which the former Bronco declares are “the perfect item of clothing to defeat a death chill.”

The next scene shows the brothers joining Ghostbusters old and new, in Ghostbusting quarter-zip jackets that have actor Paul Rudd lamenting, “Damn, they stole our gear!” As a monster descends upon the ghost-busting crowd, Eli, suggesting the entity is too powerful, says that he and Peyton should flee. Peyton, with his signature wit replies, “We’re pocket passers! We can’t run!”

Check out the funny promo below:

This spot continues the success of the First Family of Football, who won a Sports Emmy in 2022 for their dual production of the “ManningCast,” as well as the successful Omaha Productions programs including “Peyton’s Places” and “Eli’s Places” on ESPN Plus.

“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” debuts in theaters on March 22.

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Youth football league bans Peyton Manning’s son from running ‘Tush Push’ play

Peyton Manning put a ‘Tush Push’ play in the playbook for his son, Marshall. After they ran it, their youth football league banned the play.

There has been talk in NFL circles over the last two years about the possibility of the “Tush Push” — a quarterback sneak perfected by the Philadelphia Eagles — being banned for safety and/or competitive reasons.

Even Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton hinted during the offseason that the NFL might outlaw the play. Speaking at a league meeting earlier this month, however, NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said reports of the league planning to ban the play are false.

“Philly does it better than everyone else. That’s a fact,” Vincent said. “You won’t want to punish anyone for doing something well.”

So the play isn’t getting banned by the NFL — at least not anytime soon. Lower levels of football are a different story.

During the ManningCast of the Seahawks-Eagles game on Monday, former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning said a youth football league has banned his son’s team from running the “Tush Push” at the seventh-grade level.

“We were told after that play, the ref’s like, ‘Hey, you can’t do that,'” Manning said. “I’m like, ‘The Eagles do it in the NFL,’ he’s like, ‘This is not the NFL.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, I thought seventh grade AYL Colorado Youth Football was the NFL.’ I was confused, but that was the last time we did it. They banned it in our league.”

Manning coaches the seventh-grade Cherry Creek Bruins team that his son, Marshall, quarterbacks. He won’t get to call the “Tush Push” play for his son anymore, but Peyton clearly enjoys watching it in the NFL.

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers might be on the ‘Manning Cast’ next month

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers said he’s in talks about appearing on “Monday Night with Peyton and Eli” next month.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers might be one of the featured guests for the “Manning Cast” broadcast of “Monday Night Football” next month.

“There’s conversations about going on there in January,” Rodgers told “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday.

The final “Monday Night with Peyton and Eli” broadcast of the season is a Week 17 game between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers on Jan. 3.

Rodgers didn’t sound worried about any curse involved with appearing on the show with the two Manning brothers. Several players, including Tom Brady, Travis Kelce and Josh Allen, have lost after appearing as guests on the broadcast.

The Packers are scheduled to play the Minnesota Vikings at home on Sunday, Jan. 2 and then play the Detroit Lions in the season finale at Ford Field following the final Monday night broadcast of the season.

Can Rodgers break the curse against the Lions?

Gaining in popularity, especially in the social media space, the “Manning Cast” features Peyton and Eli Manning breaking down the Monday night game in real-time while also interviewing notable guests.

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Bills to have first dose of ‘Manning Cast’ coverage vs. Patriots

#Bills to have first dose of ‘Manning Cast’ coverage vs. #Patriots:

The Buffalo Bills are going to be subjected to Peyton and Eli Manning for the first time during their Week 13 meeting with the New England Patriots.

The Bills (7-4) host the Patriots (8-4) in a huge AFC East matchup. The winner will hold first place in the division and the game is scheduled for Monday.

Earlier this season, Buffalo traveled to Tennessee and lost to the Titans on Monday Night Football. However, that game did not have a “Manning Cast” option.

According to Sporting News, the Manning brothers’ popular secondary broadcast of the weekly game on ESPN is scheduled to only happen 10 times during its 2021 debut season. It was not scheduled to happen for the entire season and Bills-Titans was one of their weeks off.

Because of that, Week 13 is the first time Buffalo can choose between seeing their Bills on the traditional broadcast of the game on ESPN’s flagship station or the “Manning Cast” version on ESPN2.

Earlier this season, Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen joined the Mannings as a guest during their Week 8 show.

Typically four guests will be invited to join the broadcast with Peyton and Eli Manning, one for each quarter.

Guest are typically announced later in the week.

Bills Wire will provide that update when it become available.

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