Who will be the better kicking half of the ManningCast during this year’s Super Bowl Sunday?
This Super Bowl, the annual ‘Kick of Destiny’ is occurring between former legendary Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and his other calf of ‘The ManningCast,’ retired fellow Lombardi winning quarterback (and his younger brother) Eli Manning.
Colts fans can tune into FOX on this year’s Super Bowl Sunday (February 9th) and choose their choice of who’s the better kicking half of the Emmy award-winning ManningCast.
Former New England Patriots Super Bowl winning (and All-Pro) tight end Rob Gronkowski has participated in the field goal contest the past two seasons.
It’ll be interesting to see whether Peyton can channel his inner-Adam Vinatieri, a former Colts’ Hall of Fame teammate (and arguably the greatest kicker in NFL history), during this upcoming clutch ‘Super Bowl’ field goal attempt, or if he’ll be closer to ex-Colt Mike Vanderjagt, who despite being highly accurate overall in his impressive kicking pro career (with still the 8th highest FG accuracy percentage in NFL history), seemed to struggle in big moments.
While Manning would also call Vanderjagt a ‘good kicker,’ he publicly took exception to Vanderjagt’s ill-advised comments on Canadian TV back in February of 2003 in which the Colts’ All-Pro kicker questioned the fire and enthusiasm of his then Indy head coach Tony Dungy and teammate Peyton Manning—who on live national television, later labeled him an ‘idiot kicker’ among other things at the 2023 NFL Pro Bowl in Hawaii for his improper remarks.
It’ll be interesting to see what kind of field goal kicker Peyton Manning ultimately is come this year’s Super Bowl Sunday!
