Dungy remembers hype of Manning Bowl I
Former Colts head coach Tony Dungy. Credit: AP
OK, one more today. This time from two of the guys who are covering the game for NBC on Sunday night.
They'll be available for a conference call tomorrow, but during the summer Cris Collinsworth and Tony Dungy both weighed in on the Week 2 matchup of Manning vs. Manning.
"This game takes on a completely different feel now that Eli has a Super Bowl championship of his own," Collinsworth said. "It’s no longer, ‘Could Eli ever measure up to what Peyton has done?’ Certainly Peyton with the four MVPs puts him at the top of the class in many ways but for Eli, he’s no longer the baby brother in this one. This is more about two top quarterbacks going at it…and, oh, by the way, they’re brothers.”
Dungy had a more succinct but interesting quote on it. He was the Colts' coach back in 2006 when the boys faced each other for the first time.
"I have never been in a regular season game with that much hype," he said of the experience. "This will be huge, too.”
