City of Omaha thanks Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning for pre snap shouts

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  1. Sportsguy

    Sportsguy AKA-Sportsguy9695

    Peyton Manning can't stop shouting about Nebraska's largest city.

    The Denver Broncos quarterback used the word "Omaha" loudly and often during Sunday's playoff victory over the San Diego Chargers.

    According to an NFL.com video montage, Manning barked "Omaha" before the ball was snapped 44 times during the game.

    The reason for the word choice, if there is one, is known only to Manning and the Broncos. But it provided some unexpected publicity for the city of 427,000, perhaps best known as the home of both billionaire Warren Buffett and the Fortune 500 insurance company Mutual of Omaha (sponsor of the old TV show "Wild Kingdom").

    Omaha, in fact, was a trending topic on Twitter during the game. The Greater Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau even tweeted its thanks to Manning for repeatedly plugging the city.

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