By TSC Contributing Writer Matt Webb

Archie Manning announced this week that he and his superstar son Peyton will appear in numerous cut-away camera shots during the upcoming Super Bowl. Archie stated that the elder Mannings are appearing as part of a Fox Sports sub-plot which will continuously make reference to the fact that the youngest Manning, who led his team to a Super Bowl berth this season, is ironically the son and brother of two much better and much more famous quarterbacks.

“I was a little disappointed last year because most of the focus seemed to be on Peyton and his on the field play.” Manning said. “Everyone expected him to be there and to play well, so they only cut away to shots of me and the rest of the family like two or three times max. But this time around we’ve had some discussions with the folks over at Fox and they’ve agreed to pan up to our skybox much more during this year. I think it will make the Super Bowl much more interesting for the average fan if they are able to see our reaction to every play that Eli makes on the field. And let's face it, Peyton and I are just much more interesting than Eli anyway, even Eli knows that.”

Respected around the league for their tireless preparation, the Mannings have been working on an updated version of their family hug that they plan to unveil on the off chance that Eli should happen to throw a touchdown pass on football’s biggest stage.
And more importantly, they have been focused on improving their looks of disappointment, dissatisfaction and all out despair so that they can utilize several different versions following each successive Eli interception, fumble or other boneheaded play. “Peyton and I are taking a realistic approach to our preparation,” Manning said, “we know there will be way more chances for us to look disappointed than excited, so that’s primarily where our focus has been. We want to be ready to give America a different reaction each time Eli screws up.”

TSC made several attempts to reach Peyton Manning for comment, but we were repeatedly informed that he was too busy filming his Super Bowl commercials to offer any response.

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