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Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Star in Flawless ‘Dirty Dancing’ Parody

Bravo, NFL. 
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For my money, the best Super Bowl ad from this year’s game was one produced by the NFL. I don’t know why the NFL has to advertise to people already watching their product, but this spot featuring Eli Manning and Odell Beckham re-enacting the climactic from Dirty Dancing was a delight. 

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I’m a huge Giants fan so this is usually what my dreams usually look like, to be honest. The question I keep asking, though, is when they filmed this. Is Odell’s ankle already healthy enough to be dancing? That would be the only upside of a Super Bowl featuring Giants fans’ two most hated teams.