Eli Manning says brother Peyton Manning trying to ‘steal’ playbook, strategies ahead of Pro Bowl 2025

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For the third consecutive year, the Manning brothers will return as head coaches and go head-to-head in an action-packed Pro Bowl weekend, featuring star offensive and defensive players from the AFC and NFC.

Peyton Manning, two-time Super Bowl champion and arguably one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, will coach the AFC. Eli Manning, two-time Super Bowl champion who infamously beat Tom Brady to win both games, will coach the 2025 Pro Bowl’s NFC team. "Peyton kind of keeps trying to steal my strategies," Eli told Fox News Digital. "He keeps trying to steal my playbook." Last year, Eli’s NFC squad triumphed against Peyton’s AFC roundup in a final 64-59.

In 2023, Eli beat Peyton 35-33. "It's been a lot of fun coaching the Pro Bowl these last two years," Eli said. "Especially beating Peyton these last two years." The sibling rivalry is clearly alive and well in the Manning family, as Eli pointed the finger at Peyton for lacking the necessary skills to beat him, especially with regard to the game's skills challenges. "He didn't think about, and he didn't really worry about, the skill challenges last year," Eli told Fox News Digital. "He was all worried about the playbook and the X’s and O’s on the field where we just dominated him in the skills. "Peyton’s not good at dodgeball.

Peyton’s not good at ping pong. He’s not good at pool," Eli said. "All he did was play football growing up, so he never learned any other skill.