Well, the scariest thing you might’ve seen on Halloween Monday Night Football this year might not have been the Cleveland Browns.
On the spooky edition of ESPN’s ManningCast, co-host Eli Manning decided to don a familiar mask for his Halloween costume. His disguise was Chad Powers, the fictional freshman football player who walked on at Penn State earlier this fall.
Though, Manning’s mask didn’t exactly channel Chad Powers as much as something much more disturbing.
There’s just something so unsettling about seeing a Hall of Fame quarterback wearing a mask that looks like it’s melting off of his head, like he just stared into the Ark of the Covenant or something.
Chad Powers hosting the ManningCast tonight 😂 @EliManning
📺: ESPN2 pic.twitter.com/cqB8NQIWZ2
— NFL (@NFL) November 1, 2022
Seriously, look at that thing. It looks like it’s been partially filled with helium, or it’s a mask someone would wear to go scare teenagers with in an episode of Scooby-Doo.
Thankfully, Eli Manning took the mask off pretty quickly.
What do we think about @EliManning's Halloween costume on the ManningCast? 🤔
🎥: @NFLpic.twitter.com/N1mx9XWYCu
— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 (@sportingnews) November 1, 2022
Although, a spooky to shoutout to the whole Eli Manning family for going all out this Halloween. Looking silly is the point!
Trick or Treat? pic.twitter.com/ZB4TsSyHoG
— Eli Manning (@EliManning) October 31, 2022
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
As you could imagine, Twitter had the jokes.
I don't even want to be around anymore pic.twitter.com/Wv7BYgDGaF
— Michael Ritter (@MikeSteveRitter) November 1, 2022
Eli Manning IS Mason Verger from "Hannibal" for Halloween. #ManningCast pic.twitter.com/hQjD1lHxOZ
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 1, 2022
People actually have hate in their heart for Eli Manning pic.twitter.com/iyvyKhEPXS
— Clem (@TheClemReport) November 1, 2022
Eli Manning tonight pic.twitter.com/Vsh4Xjg2up
— THfantaC (@THfantaC) November 1, 2022
20 years in the NFL, most of them behind terrible O-lines, and this is by far the most flustered I’ve ever seen Eli Manning… pic.twitter.com/SSpcQGqA7E
— Joe Praino (@FixYourLife) November 1, 2022
Did @EliManning plagiarize @OfficialAJHawk costume pic.twitter.com/vtfRxRkD3m
— DEEVO (@TorontoDEEVO) November 1, 2022
Eli Manning was really enjoying that mask pic.twitter.com/H4fApiV0k5
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) November 1, 2022
Eli Manning looks damn scary here. Texas Chainsaw Massacre scary. #ManningCast #Halloween pic.twitter.com/wLxFncNt1m
— 🎃Fantasy Football Forum🎃 (@forum_fantasy) November 1, 2022
Eli Manning tonight #ManningCast #NFL #MondayNightFootball pic.twitter.com/qkD2ckz1mV
— Noobi (@Noobixyz) November 1, 2022
Nightmare fuel @EliManning pic.twitter.com/FMpjNrkh1n
— Omaha Productions (@OmahaProd) November 1, 2022
Eli Manning is such a character, I love it 🤣 pic.twitter.com/841ReLp4o0
— Kellyanne Stitts (@KellyanneStitts) November 1, 2022
It took until 12:30 left in the first quarter for Eli Manning to take off the mask
Couldn't fully commit to the bit. shame
— Jeremy Layton (@JeremyLayt0n) November 1, 2022
Eli Manning’s mask https://t.co/JFcEFjS2g3
— Depressed White Sox fan (@kevin_barnacle) November 1, 2022
It is impossible to take anything Eli Manning says seriously in that mask
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) November 1, 2022
Eli manning out there looking like leatherface pic.twitter.com/gwMOJ302No
— Balrog Beano (@coryrokks) November 1, 2022
I’m so glad Eli Manning took the mask off it was scaring the crap out of me. Reminded me of “Ham Face Girl” 🤣 #MondayNightFootball pic.twitter.com/J9KVoUKb2g
— Emi (@FullofFrap) November 1, 2022