ESPN Plans to Have Peyton, Eli Do ‘ManningCast’ for NFL’s Super Bowl LXI in 2027

Scott Polacek@@ScottPolacekFeatured Columnist IVSeptember 12, 2024

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ESPN will surely pull out all the stops when it broadcasts the Super Bowl on Feb. 14, 2027, and the Manning brothers will apparently be a part of those efforts.

Alex Schiffer of Front Office Sports noted ESPN president of content Burke Magnus was asked during Tuesday’s Front Office Sports Tuned In summit whether there would be a ManningCast of the Super Bowl in two-and-a-half years, and he confirmed that is the plan.

“If we didn’t, I think I’d have a problem with those two fellows,” Magnus said of Peyton and Eli Manning. “But yeah, that’s gonna be definitely a part of it.”

The ManningCast airs on ESPN 2 and simultaneously with ESPN’s Monday Night Football coverage. It gives the opportunity for the two legendary quarterbacks to break down the game in real time and provide their unique commentary on the action.

It also gives them an opportunity to welcome a number of guests, including the legendary coach Bill Belichick. Belichick will be a regular guest during this year’s broadcasts and made his debut during Monday’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets.

Schiffer noted ESPN’s deal with Peyton Manning’s production company, Omaha Productions, runs through 2034.

This season’s Super Bowl will air on Fox, while next season’s will air on NBC. ABC and ESPN enter the picture in 2027, and the four main networks will then rotate from there into the future.

The 2027 Super Bowl that will air on ABC and ESPN will take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.