According to Peter King, the commercial was something of a rush job, as the league did not start contacting the players about it until December and the spot wasn’t filmed until mid-January, right in the middle of the playoffs. Because of the sheer numbers involved, director Peter Berg (of “Friday Night Lights” and “Patriots Day” fame) had to use some creative editing: Mayfield flew to Boston to film his shot with Brady, and the bit with Mahomes and Wilson was filmed in Orlando. The pass thrown by Mahomes was caught by Beckham in Los Angeles. Peyton Manning banged out his scenes in 90 minutes.