Peyton, Eli Boost NFL Ratings for ESPN, NBC

The Brothers Manning helped set two ratings records this weekend, as sibling QBs Peyton and Eli helped ESPN and NBC put up some impressive numbers in a pair of prime time NFL contests.

Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts on Monday helped ESPN deliver the largest cable audience of 2009, erasing the previous high-water mark set by the sports net in the previous week.

With its third Monday Night Football contest of the 2009-10 NFL season––premiere week kicked off with a twin bill––ESPN served up 14.7

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