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Peyton and Eli watching controversial Broncos-Seahawks ending shows why ManningCast rules

Matthew VanTryon, Indianapolis Star
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It started as frustration, then turned into disbelief. By the time it was all over, by the time the kick sailed wide, Peyton Manning could do nothing but put his forehead on the table.

The ending to the "Monday Night Football" game between Seattle and Denver brought out plenty of emotions — and confusion — for this season's debut of ManningCast with Peyton and Eli. With 1:11 left, the Seahawks led 17-16 while the Broncos faced a 3rd-and-14 in their own territory. An 11-yard pass made it 4th-and-5. The clock was ticking.

Peyton begged Denver to call a timeout.

"We got three timeouts," he said. "I might use one. Let's talk about this one."

As the clock continued ticking under 45 seconds, Peyton suggested Denver might try to draw Seattle offside, to which Eli replied, "You don't want to waste that much time."

Meanwhile, Peyton gestured to call a timeout with increasing frustration.

"I think we should call a timeout," he said. "Like, now."

Eli Manning and Peyton Manning watch the game between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium.
Eli Manning and Peyton Manning watch the game between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium.

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Finally, with 21 seconds left and the play clock nearing zero, Denver called a timeout. Peyton put his hands on his head in disbelief.

"So you just burned 30 seconds to call a timeout?" Shannon Sharpe chimed in.

Peyton said, "They're going to kick it." He was met with incredulous reactions.

"Kick what?" Sharpe said.

"They're kicking it right here?" Eli asked.

"Kicking the field goal right here," Peyton said.

Sure enough, Denver attempted a 64-yard field goal attempt — and missed, sealing the win for Seattle.

NextGenStats said Brandon McManus had a 14.2% chance of making the kick. The odds of converting on 4th down were 42.1%. If the Broncos had gotten the first down, the odds of scoring increased to 66.2%.

Regardless of the game's outcome, watching Peyton, Eli and Shannon react to the ending in real-time showed the genius of the ManningCast format.

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