Peyton Manning was a guest on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday and he brought a few guests with him.
Sitting in the audience were Broncos tight end Owen Daniels and kicker Brandon McManus, as well as former Broncos and Colts receiver Brandon Stokley.
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— Brandon McManus (@thekidmcmanus)
But his most notable guest was his brother Eli — the cutout.
Playing off the during Super Bowl 50, Peyton joked about all the other big moments in his life when Eli had a similar reaction.
Peyton Manning has seen that look before…
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Manning went on to tell about the time he first met Justin Timberlake and asked him to get his bowling shoes …
“It was my rookie year. I had just gotten drafted by the Colts, so a lot of attention, a lot of fanfare. I was at a charity bowling tournament hosted by Reggie Miller, the great Indiana Pacer. So I walked through and I’m kinda signing autographs and trying to navigate to my lane and I get there, and he had a band there playing for the after party.
“But this guy comes up to me, he’s wearing like denim on denim — like jean shorts, jean jacket. And he’s like, ‘Hey, Peyton, my name’s Justin, I’m from Memphis, I’m a huge fan of yours. Not exactly a very specific introduction — ‘Justin from Memphis. Big fan of yours. I went to Tennessee.’ I’m like, ‘Hey, bro, I appreciate it. But, hey, a lot of people here. I’m a size 13. You mind getting my bowling shoes for me? I’ll be right here.’
“I thought he worked at the bowling alley. I thought he worked at the bowling alley. Nothing gave me any (hint) — anything else. Justin Timberlake. He was not happy.
“I have seen him since, and he reminds me of that all the time. He did not get the shoes for me.”
… and then he shared superlatives written by his teammates for Fallon. You know, to return the favor for all the times Fallon ripped the Broncos with his NFL superlatives.
My personal favorite was the one written by center Matt Paradis, whom Fallon had dubbed “.”
And then, naturally, Manning played “” with Magic Johnson. Enjoy:
