Peyton Manning and Eli Manning have returned for another season of the ManningCast, an alternate broadcast for select Monday Night Football games that airs on ESPN2 and the ESPN App.
Tonight, the 2026 ManningCast slate of games will kick off with the Kansas City Chiefs
hosting the Denver Broncos to wrap up Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season. Each week, the Manning brothers host guests from the sports world and pop culture on the program.Tonight, the ManningCast guest list features actress Kate Hudson (a Broncos fan), Super Bowl-winning Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald, and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, who will make his ManningCast debut on Monday.
ManningCast Week 1 guest list coming in strong: 🏈 John Elway 🏈 Kate Hudson
🏈 Mike Macdonald pic.twitter.com/jOiFDoE2bb
— Omaha Productions (@OmahaProd) September 14, 2026
Having former Denver players is not new on the broadcast. Former Broncos Shannon Sharpe and Russell Wilson have made appearances alongside Peyton and Eli in the past. The Manning brothers have always brought on the best in their field to break down games.
Elway, a legendary quarterback in his own right from 1983-1999, is a two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback as a player, and a Super Bowl MVP. Elway was the Broncos GM when Peyton came to the Broncos, and the duo won a Super Bowl together. Broncos fans may hear more behind-the-scenes stories of Peyton's time in Denver on the alternate broadcast on Monday night.
Elway has also worked with Peyton on bigger media projects, having appeared in an episode on ESPN+'s Peyton's Places and in a recent Netflix documentary, "Elway," which was produced by Omaha Productions, and has received rave reviews.
Stay tuned for the broadcast, which will begin at 6:15 p.m. on ESPN2 and the ESPN app tonight.
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