Tua Tagovailoa, Kay Adams, Chad Ochocinco joining ManningCast for Week 13
The guest list for the penultimate Monday Night Football broadcast of the ManningCast has arrived. Peyton and Eli Manning will host their MNF alternate broadcast for the Jaguars-Bengals game with three special guests – Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, NFL show host Kay Adams and former Bengals star Chad Ochocinco.
Tagovailoa will join the show on Monday night fresh off of leading the Dolphins to a 45-15 beatdown of the Washington Commanders on Sunday. He threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns, both to Tyreek Hill, in the victory that pushed Miami to 9-3 on the year.
All-in-all, the ManningCast has had or will have broadcasts for Bills vs. Jets, Seahawks vs. Giants, Packers vs. Raiders, 49ers vs. Vikings, Chargers vs. Jets, Broncos vs. Bills, Eagles vs. Chiefs, Bengals vs. Jaguars, and Chiefs vs. Patriots this season.
ManningCast sticking to 10 game schedule
With the current schedule set for 10 Manning Cast broadcasts per season, and the revelation ESPN holds interest in expanding further, Eli Manning made his case for why the current format improves the quality of the product and keeps things fresh on air.
“I don’t want to see him every week and get his voice memos of breaking down (game) film,” Eli Manning said. “There’s something to people wanting more, and if we’re on too much, they might not want more. It keeps me motivated.”
Peyton Manning also dismissed the idea of covering more games moving forward following the final broadcast of the 2022-23 season.
“One thing I think comes through is just how much Eli and I enjoy this,” Peyton Manning said, via Fast Company. “We laugh a lot. If you maybe go to 17 games, maybe we’re not laughing as much, and it starts to get repetitive. ESPN has certainly mentioned going up to 12 games or more, and Eli and I held strong. We just feel the show is better if we keep it to the 10.”
Among the many guests to appear on the Manning Cast over the first two seasons, current and former players have brought unique analysis on the offense, defense and coaches making decisions on the field.
The show even gained a level of infamy among players early on as the “Manning Cast curse” struck multiple quarterbacks who made an appearance ahead of the next week’s game.