PEYTON ELI MANNING IN THE COMMUNITY FROM ROOKIE TO MVP By the time he graduated from the University of Tennessee Peyton Manning had been marked out as a future NFL superstar The player held an amazing record with his college football team the Tennessee Volunteers Of the 45 games Peyton started the Volunteers won an incredible 39 losing only six When he joined the Indianapolis Colts Peyton's contribution to the team was significant In less than five years Peyton transformed the team from also rans to playoff
THE MANNING BROTHERS STORY In early 1998 Peyton put himself forward for the annual NFL Draft in which teams sign the best college football talent As predicted Peyton was the first pick and was chosen by the Indianapolis Colts Six years later in 2004 brother Eli also became the first pick in the NFL Draft completing a rare double first pick for the Manning boys Peyton soon made his mark with the Colts In his first season he set five NFL rookie records including the most touchdown passes in a season So great was Peyton's contribution to the Colts that in both 2003 and 2004 he was named Associated Press AP NFL Most Valuable Player MVP STAR STATS By the time he left college Peyton Manning had become the University of Tennessee Volunteers all time leading passer with II 201 yards and 89 touchdowns a SAMA 9
PEYTON ELI MANNING IN THE COMMUNITY SUPER BOWL STARS Football fans love players who break records produce moments of magic and turn a losing team into a championship winner Yet to be considered true all time greats quarterbacks must make their mark in the biggest game of all the Super Bowl Achieving success in the Super Bowl can turn football greats into sporting immortals The Mannings Super Bowl record began in February 2007 when Peyton was named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player after leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 29 17 win over the Chicago Bears STAR STATS A Peyton and Eli Manning are the only brothers to both win Super Bowl MVP awards and the first brothers to both play quarterback in the Super Bowl as AA Io
THE MANNING BROTHERS STORY Ty Eli Manning has twice won the Super Bowl leading the New York Giants to wins over the New England Patriots in 2008 and 2012 A year later Eli also got his chance to play on the Super Bowl stage In an outstanding performance that won him the Super Bowl MVP award Eli S Skills helped his New York Giants beat the game s favorites the New England Patriots 17 14 In February 2012 Eli’s New York Giants once more faced the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI and won once again II
