Peyton Manning is just like us: Ready for football season

Peyton Manning is ready for football season.

Consider that Peyton is one of the greatest football players to live, is an active broadcaster for football and has forgotten more about this game that we all love than any of us will ever know.

Yet he is just like us. 

In an exclusive Q&A session that SB Nation is proud to share, Peyton touched on some of the things he is most looking forward to this NFL season. It should come as no surprise to hear that he is pumped to watch the Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Volunteers, but something that stood out here was one of the games he was most looking forward to.

Peyton noted that he is excited to watch the Broncos host the Cincinnati Bengals as it will feature Joe Burrow taking his team out to Mile High. Burrow is sort of today’s version of Peyton in that he is the most successful challenge to the game’s modern Tom Brady in Patrick Mahomes, so it makes sense for Peyton to lean into that a bit.

Ultimately though in listening to Peyton’s answers it is apparent as noted that he is a simple man who just loves football. He wants to watch football and do so with people he enjoys alongside the proper tools, and for him one of those includes Bud Light.

Peyton has been known to be quite the comedian during both his days as a player and in those following his career. Getting to experience his wit and charm through his broadcasting career with his brother Eli Manning has made connecting with him all the more fun over the last few years.

Manning’s partnership with Bud Light is a longstanding one; so is the growing tradition of Bud Light’s NFL-themed cans. They are back this season as we all get ready for the best time of year.

“As the Official Beer Sponsor of the NFL for nearly three decades, Bud Light has a deep history of going to great lengths to give NFL fans epic experiences. In return, we’ve had a front row seat to the great lengths fans go to support their team and do anything to enjoy a cold Bud Light on gameday,” said Todd Allen, SVP of Marketing for Bud Light at Anheuser-Busch. “This season’s campaign is all about celebrating the passion fans bring day in and day out during the NFL season. With a new spot featuring our longtime partner Peyton Manning, the return of our fan-favorite NFL team cans, and weekly at-home tailgate experiences for fans across the country, we’re raising a cold Bud Light to celebrate fans everywhere who make football season unforgettable.”

We did it, everyone. We made it.

Happy football season. Peyton Manning said so.