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Peyton Manning talks Eli's face, smashes eggs with Jimmy Fallon

Allison Carter
allison.carter@indystar.com
Peyton Manning wound up with egg on his face on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon."

After Peyton Manning's win in the Super Bowl, we all had one question. It wasn't about his future plans. It wasn't about his trip to Disneyland. No, everyone wanted to know: What was up with Eli Manning's face?

At long last, we have answers. Peyton Manning did a turn on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" and revealed to the world that Eli's face just looks like that.

Peyton was also the subject of some gentle razing, good-naturedly accepting NFL superlatives like "Most likely to explain to a rookie what a VCR was," and "Most likely to get sacked and say, 'Help! I've fallen and I can't get up.'" Then he took a little revenge on Fallon:

NBA-great Magic Johnson later joined Manning and had a few ideas for what the football player should do next. He's not ready for Manning to retire — but Johnson doesn't want him to stay with the Broncos, either. His suggestion had Manning turning several interesting shades of pink and red.

Manning confessed that as a child, he'd dreamed of going one-on-one with Johnson, but he probably hadn't envisioned that their match would involve smashing eggs on their heads. But, in a move that seemed to have Manning questioning every life choice that had led him to this point, the two men took turns playing "Egg Roulette." We won't spoil the winner, but yes, Peyton does get egged.

Allison Carter is an engagement producer with IndyStar. Follow her @AllisonLCarter.