Eli Manning stopped by "The Late Show with David Letterman" last night. The Super Bowl XLII MVP brought down the house with the taped highlight of The Play, his scramble and throw to David Tyree during the winning drive, and he even got off a few decent jokes.
Letterman asked Manning about Patriots coach Bill Belichick's leaving the field with one second left.
"Trying to beat traffic, I guess," Manning said.
Manning also joked about his touchdown throw to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds left.
"What a pretty ball that was," Letterman said.
"A spiral," Manning said. "That's rare for me."
Manning was supposed to stop by Letterman's show Monday, but weather and the glut of private planes trying to get out of Scottsdale, Ariz., forced him to postpone his Letterman spot and cancel his appearance at a Disneyland parade.
Letterman reminded Manning of all the criticism the quarterback faced all season. "I would say, 'I wouldn't give Eli's troubles to a monkey on a rock,' " Letterman said.
"Yeah, well, I knew you were always on my side," Manning said.
Letterman, an Indianapolis native, added he'd "given up" on Manning's brother Peyton, the Colts quarterback who was last year's Super Bowl MVP.
"That's your hometown," Eli said. "That's your guy."
"No, you're my hometown now," Letterman said.
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