ESPN and Omaha Productions' "Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli" returns once again for the 2025 NFL season. Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbackPeyton Manningand his two-time Super Bowl MVP brother Eli are back for a fifth season of their telecast, commonly known as the "ManningCast." Omaha Productions announced the full schedule of "ManningCast" games for 2025 today, starting in Week 1 with theChicago Bearshosting theMinnesota Vikings. Getting ahead early:Five NFL teams that could surge to hot starts in early 2025 season schedule Encore season:Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley can't rush for 2,000 yards again. No way. Right? Peyton and Eli are both experts in playoff football from their careers with a combined 22 playoff wins, including four Super Bowl victories. They'll bring that knowledge to the postseason as well with a wild-card round broadcast this year. Ten of the 12 shows have set matchups. They start things off with Vikings-Bears and will see a total of eight teams that made the playoffs last season, including the reigning AFC championKansas City Chiefsand the team that beat them in Super Bowl 59, thePhiladelphia Eagles. Nike 'Rivalries' uniforms:Ranking NFL's newest uniforms from best to worst The "ManningCast" has a six-week stretch of weekly shows culminating in Week 13's game between Eli's former team - theNew York Giants- and the team he beat twice in the Super Bowl: theNew England Patriots. All 12 "ManningCast" episodes will air on ESPN2 and be available on the ESPN App as well as NFL+. Here's a look at the full schedule. All broadcasts on ESPN2 and the ESPN App. Week 1 (Sept. 8):Minnesota VikingsatChicago Bears Week 3 (Sept. 22):Detroit LionsatBaltimore Ravens Week 5 (Oct. 6):Kansas City ChiefsatJacksonville Jaguars Week 8 (Oct. 27):Washington Commandersat Kansas City Chiefs Week 9 (Nov. 3):Arizona CardinalsatDallas Cowboys Week 10 (Nov. 10):Philadelphia EaglesatGreen Bay Packers Week 11 (Nov. 17): Dallas Cowboys atLas Vegas Raiders Week 12 (Nov. 24):Carolina PanthersatSan Francisco 49ers Week 13 (Dec. 1):New York Giantsat New England Patriots Week 15 (Dec. 15):Miami DolphinsatPittsburgh Steelers Week 18 (Jan. 3): TBD vs. TBD Wild-card playoffs (Jan. 12): TBD vs. TBD Omaha Productions and ESPN did not name anyone specifically who will be appearing on "ManningCast" shows this season. They did tease "new guests – and perhaps some familiar faces"in a release today. This is the full list of guests from the 11 episodes of the show in 2024: Adam Sandler Chiefs defensive tackleChris Jones Bill Belichick Miles Teller Matt Ryan Paul Rudd Arch Manning Will Arnett Rex Ryan Cleveland BrownsquarterbackJoe Flacco Ed Reed Scott Hanson Lawrence Taylor LL Cool J Bill Cowher Jason Sudeikis Maria Taylor J.J. Watt Jim Gaffigan Patriots coach Mike Vrabel Luke Wilson Owen Wilson John Legend Chris Collinsworth Jared Allen This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:ManningCast schedule, matchups for 2025 NFL season
