A guy who knows a thing or two about winning the big game. Namely two,
the two time, two time Super Bowl MVP, co-host of the popular ESPN,
Monday Night Football Maning Cast and former quarterback for the New York
football giants, Eli Manning,
joins us on behalf of Stella Artois. Eli, thanks so much for the time.
We don't want to keep you too long. Let's start with the big game.
What did you think of Matt Stafford's play and of course the Rams topping the
Bengals?
Yeah. Well,
I thought Matthew Stafford obviously was brought to LA to win a championship.
They, they were, they were bold about that. They told everybody that.
They made the big trade. They said,
we need this guy if we want to win a championship, and it,
it worked out perfectly for him. And, you know, he played, uh,
he played great early in the game, went through a little, you know, slow points,
you know, they lost Odell Beckham. They, you know, uh,
they weren't running the ball real well,
but when they needed a touchdown at the end had uh, you know,
six minutes left to the game, um, he was, you know, kept go feeding Cooper Kupp,
you know, they got into rhythm, drove him down the field and, uh, got the game,
winning touchdown, so proud of him, um, and, and him getting that championship.
You mentioned your former teammate, of course, OBJ who,
who suffered that knee injury, uh, last night. Beforehand,
he was having an incredible first half. Uh,
have you had a chance to reach out to him yet?
And what do you think about OBJ now, uh, getting a ring?
Yeah, no, I'm, I'm proud of and, and happy for, uh, Odell, you know,
he's been through a lot, he's worked hard. I, I feel for him, um, that he,
you know, did not get to finish the game. I'm,
I'm hoping that this injury is not too serious. I know he is recovering. Um,
and it's been a process of, of coming back from, uh, some injuries last year,
but, you know, he, he got his touchdown in a Super Bowl.
He had another big catch, um, you know, on an over route. So, you know,
I'm kind of happy for him and then concerned for him, so, you know,
look forward to reaching out to him, um, when everything settles down and,
and find out how he's doing.
Yeah. You know, how it is after, after you win the big game.
How long was it before your phone stopped buzzing?
Yeah. You know, I think that's the idea. I remember right after the game,
you look at your phone and you have like 120 text messages. You're like,
alright, do I have to like, go through all these? So I've,
I've learned with these guys just over the years, having to wait a day or two,
let 'em like, you know, you know,
whether they're not getting massive text messages all at the same time and I'll,
I'll hit 'em up and, uh, make sure they know, you know,
they remember that I did reach out to them and,
and just want to congratulate them.
Alright Eli. We saw a lot of you Sunday night during the big game.
One of your campaigns of course, is with Stella. Artois.
I think the big question after watching this is how are your bartending skills?
I thought they were pretty good. I thought they were pretty, you know,
I kind of got the, the good pour. I mean, I can definitely open up a, uh,
a Stella pretty good, uh, getting the cap off. So, um, you know,
I wasn't really good at listening. Some, you know, one person asked for like a,
a vodka tonic, and I just heard Stella. So I gave him a Stella,
and I'm just like, Hey, I think you'll like this a little bit better. So,
you know, I, I had to change. I had to do some audibling out there, uh,
you know, behind bar and, uh, but I think everybody was pleased with it.
Yeah. There was a, a little bit of head, I, I noticed on,
on some of your Stella pours, but you know, for Stella,
it works because you got the, the, the awesome Chalice there, the,
it still looks pretty, pretty good. So maybe that was intentional. I don't,
you tell me.
It's all about, it's all about the look, right? I mean, you've got to look good,
to play, good. You've got to, you know, the beer's got to look good,
to drink good, to taste good. So, um, yeah, you,
you've got to have a little foam in that Chalice.
That's kind of the way it's supposed to be.
Absolutely. As I mentioned, you're all over our TVs and um, you know,
something that I, I, I think I was thinking about recently, you know,
with Tom Brady's recent retirement,
you're maybe one of the few people that could understand what he's going through
that pull between your professional life and then obviously your life at home as
well. But again, you're staying busy. So I guess,
what's the difference between like football quarterback, busy and business busy?
You know, I think it's different just, um, you know, once you're in season,
I mean, you're just, you're in the facility all day. You're,
you're there at 6:30 in the morning, you get home at 6:30 at night.
You've still got more film to watch after you kind of have dinner with the
family. So it's just, it's just a lot of hours during the season.
And then the offseason, it's more maintenance work on, you know,
just staying healthy, being in the weight room, running. You're eating right.
You're your, your lifestyle is completely different, and,
and at some point you just say, Hey, I'm ready to relax a little bit. I want to,
you know, spend family time. I want to go on trips.
I don't want to always have to be in this regimen where I can relax.
And I think that's kind of what this campaign is all about is making time for
the life Artois. You know, I want to savor life with my family,
with my loved ones together, uh, and enjoy those moments. And so I,
the think that's what, you know, the decision Tom is trying to make.
Making time for the life Artois with, of course, the great two-time Super Bowl,
MVP, Eli Manning, joining us again on behalf of Stella Artois. Eli,
thank you so much for the time and for joining us live and, uh,
glad to hear you made it back safe from LA.
Uh, appreciate. It's a lot of fun, great being with you.