NY Times · Feb 5, 2018
Making Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Into Super Bowl’s Dancing M.V.P.s
Odell Beckham Jr. and Eli Manning in a screen grab from the N.F.L.’s “Dirty Dancing” ad.It took all summer for the big finale to come together in the movie “Dirty Dancing.” Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. learned the routine in two days.
In a National Football League ad that quickly went viral, the Giants’ quarterback and wide receiver recreated that film’s final scene with some help from a Broadway choreographer. With its potent mix of comedy, pop-culture nostalgia and sympathy for a quarterback who had a rough season, the ad captured the imagination of fans.
