The BEST episodes of Peyton's Places

Every episode of Peyton's Places ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Peyton's Places!

Through conversations with former players, coaches and key figures, Peyton Manning gets to the heart of football history and its cultural impact.

Last Updated: 4/20/2025Network: ESPN+Status: Continuing
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#1 - Dreamcatchers

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/2022

When his son, Marshall, spends the day sick at home, Peyton tells him a football version of The Princess Bride. A tale of "dreamcatchers", wide receivers Peyton dreamed of throwing a pass to, comes to life with the help of Lance Alworth and Calvin Johnson.

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#2 - Fran Tarkenton

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/20/2020

The mobile quarterback of the modern NFL owes some of its DNA to Tarkenton, who broke free from the mold of pocket QB.

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#3 - Terrell Owens

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/27/2020

Owens is one of the biggest and most widely misunderstood personalities in NFL history. Peyton meets with T.O. to talk about his Hall of Fame career and larger-than-life persona.

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#4 - David Letterman

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/3/2021

Peyton meets up with the former late-night host at Ball State, Letterman’s alma mater. The future Hall of Famer enlists the help of the football team to propose new rules for the sport.

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#5 - Lights! Camera! Football!

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/10/2021

Peyton enlists the help of Ron Jaworski to learn how Thomas Edison produced the first game film when he recorded Princeton versus Yale in 1903. He then meets up with James Van Der Beek to break down the play of the greatest movie quarterbacks of all-time.

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#6 - The Forward Pass

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/17/2021

Peyton meets up with former president Bill Clinton at West Point to discover the origin of the forward pass.

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#7 - Kurt Russell

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/24/2021

Peyton meets up with Kurt Russell to watch The Best of Times, where Russell played Reno Hightower, one of the greatest movie quarterbacks of all-time

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#8 - Last Line of Defense

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/31/2021

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#9 - Halftime in Living Color

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/7/2021

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#10 - Speed Kills

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/2021

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#11 - The Madden Curse

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/21/2021

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#12 - Basketball on Grass

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/28/2021

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#13 - Farewell to Football

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/7/2021

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The Curse of Bobby Layne
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#14 - The Curse of Bobby Layne

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/2022

Peyton discovers the reason the Detroit Lions haven't won a Championship since 1957 is "The Curse of Bobby Layne". With the help of famed Lions fans, Keegan-Michael Key and Jeff Daniels, Peyton sets out to lift the curse.

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Helmet Cars
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#15 - Helmet Cars

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/2022

Peyton finally gets the "sports car" he's always dreamed of -- an Indianapolis Colts helmet car -- and takes it for a spin at the Indy 500. Jeff Saturday and Pat McAfee join the ride down memory lane to find out what happened to NFL helmet cars and makes a plea for the NFL To bring them back.

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Two-Sport Stars
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#16 - Two-Sport Stars

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/2022

Peyton meets up with QB and former shortstop Russell Wilson to learn what it takes to become a two-sport athlete. The pair discuss two-sport all-stars of the past and Peyton steps into the batter's box.

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#17 - Lynn Swann

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/13/2020

Peyton talks to the legendary Steelers receiver, Lynn Swann about the unique skill and ability to play football in the air, and reunites Swann with the AMC Pacer X, the same kind of car he won as the MVP of Super Bowl X.

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#18 - Every Underdog Has His Day

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/27/2022

Everyone loves a good underdog story and Peyton finds two of the NFL's best longshot stories at a grocery store in Iowa and at an ice fishing lake in Minnesota. Kurt Warner and John Randle recall their journeys from humble beginnings to the Hall of Fame.

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#19 - Flight of the Mayflowers

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/2022

One city's heartbreak is another city's dream as Peyton learns the real story behind the most notorious move in sports history - the Colts leaving Baltimore for Indianapolis. Peyton surprises die hard Baltimore Colts fans and then meets up with an old friend in Indianapolis to explore what really happened the night the Colts left town.

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#20 - Do You Believe in Miracles?

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/18/2022

Football's a game where fans truly can believe in miracles. Peyton meets up with the players who pulled off two of football's greatest: Herman Edwards and Ahmad Rashad.

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#21 - Football Follies

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/2022

Peyton shows that in football, screwing up can make you a hero. Keegan-Michael Key and Jim Marshall join Peyton to reminisce on football's greatest follies.

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#22 - Football Under the Christmas Tree

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/24/2022

Peyton is making a list and checking it twice to show how a Christmas present changed football forever and bringing some holiday cheer to Philadelphia's boo birds.

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National Tight Ends Day
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#23 - National Tight Ends Day

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/22/2023

Peyton joins 49ers tight end George Kittle on the streets of San Francisco to promote the NFL's newest holiday: National Tight Ends Day.

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Coffin Corner
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#24 - Coffin Corner

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/29/2023

Peyton enlists help from former teammate Pat McAfee to explore the history of punters and the demise of the coffin-corner kick.

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When You Wish Upon a Star
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#25 - When You Wish Upon a Star

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/5/2023

Peyton goes to Walt Disney World to learn the origin of the iconic Super Bowl commercial with the quarterback who started it all, Phil Simms.

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