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How the ‘Manning Bowl’ launched ‘Sunday Night Football’ to the top of the sports world

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On the morning of Sept. 10, 2006, Drew Esocoff — who would go on to direct Sunday Night Football for the next two decades — found himself on a treadmill at the team hotel next to Archie Manning. “He was as calm as any dad with sons playing QB in the NFL against each other…

First report: How the ‘Manning Bowl’ launched ‘Sunday Night Football’ to the top of the sports world awfulannouncing.com, 4d

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