And after nearly four hours of football and side convos, Peyton was still tracking how often the Raiders defense had blitzed. He downplayed the importance of converting on third down, saying the best teams he played for emphasized success on first and second down so they didn't get boxed into bad situations on third. ► X's and O's? Of course – Eli armed with the telestrator and Peyton with a white board as they dove in-depth on certain sequences, Peyton even donning a Ravens helmet and Jon Gruden visor as he called out plays and audibles. Peyton tried to help QB Derek Carr by urging Raider fans to quiet down in order to help the home team's offensive communication – rookie fans, ya know, like some of the ones Manning trained in Indy. Both Mannings recalled challenges of playing and succeeding in a new, unfamiliar football facility on a night when the Raiders played their first regular-season game at Allegiant Stadium (aka the "Death Star") in front of Las Vegas home fans. ► Football vignettes? Yup – Peyton gleefully recounting a story of then-49ers coach Jim Harbaugh asking the wife of Manning confidant (and then-Duke coach) David Cutcliffe to make him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich – to the apparent horror of everyone else in attendance that day – after Manning worked out for San Francisco during the 2012 offseason as he tried to decide which team to sign with following his departure from the Indianapolis Colts. Sarcasm and self-deprecation were on display in roughly equal measure. Peyton predicted a 6-11 season for the Raiders based purely on their game-opening incompletion.
► Humor? Check – Eli repeatedly giving his older brother the business, even asking if Peyton had sprayed Pam onto his shiny, prominent forehead. It surely appears former NFL QBs Eli Manning, left, and brother Peyton Manning have a rosy future in broadcasting.
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