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Eli Manning gives Peyton Manning credit for his iron man streak

It’s truly remarkable how New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has started 211 consecutive games, including the playoffs. It’s of course the longest current active streak in the NFL.

Eli credits his big brother Peyton Manning for being able to stay healthy.

“[Peyton] didn’t think I knew enough about college sports. So he would pin me down and put his knees on my arms and he would knock on my chest and make me name the 12 schools in the SEC,” Eli said, via DesertSun.com. “After I got that down, he made me name, at that time, the 28 teams in the NFL.