It’s always great when Peyton or Eli Manning are in a television ad. It’s even better when they’re in commercials together like they are for a new DirecTV ad.
Newly-retired quarterback Peyton Manning is a legend of the hilarious commercial. His younger brother, two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning, isn’t too bad in front of the camera either.
So, what happens when you put them together (and Lionel Richie) in the same commercial for DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket this season? You get absolute magic.
In this episode of “The Mannings Make a Commercial”, the elder Manning invites the younger Manning over for some nachos and some NFL action on a peaceful fall Sunday.
That’s nice of the older Manning, but here’s one obvious problem: Eli Manning is still an active quarterback in the NFL.
Their new DirecTV ad isn’t as good their wonderful “Football on Your Phone” music video from a few years back, but it’s pretty solid (and likely an accurate description of Peyton during his retirement in the early going).
Lionel Richie is a nice touch for the “It’s Peyton on Sunday Mornings” jingle, which could mean that there’s more of these ads with Peyton and other NFL stars (including his younger brother again). There’s always the potential of a follow-up commercial for the Tuesday that Peyton penciled in Eli for as well.
With Peyton retired, it’s safe to assume that not only will there be more of these Sunday Ticket ads for DirecTV, those will be added on top of his usual plugs for Papa John’s Pizza.
After his post-Super Bowl interview back in February, he’ll probably throw in a few ads for Nationwide because the jingle has to be burned into NFL fans’ minds once again this season for good measure for Budweiser just because he can.