When Harbaugh brothers meet for 3rd time Monday, Archie Manning can relate to Jack Harbaugh
Archie Manning can empathize with what Jack Harbaugh will be going through again on Monday night
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Archie Manning can empathize with what Jack Harbaugh will be going through again on Monday night.
For the first time in 11 years, the 85-year-old patriarch of the Harbaugh family has to be a neutral observer with Jim’s Los Angeles Chargers hosting John’s Baltimore Ravens in the third matchup between the coaching brothers.
Manning, more than anyone, knows the attention and conflicting emotions of these games. He had to go through it three times when his sons, quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning, faced off. Peyton won all three meetings over Eli and the New York Giants, first with the Indianapolis Colts in 2006 and ’10, and then with the Denver Broncos in 2013.
At least Manning and his wife, Olivia, had something to root for during those games — the offenses of both teams their sons were leading. Jack and Jackie Harbaugh can’t get that since the head coaches are responsible for all the players.
