Papa John's Code: Promo Offers Free Pizza During 2015 NFL Playoffs

When the NFL Playoffs come around, you can bet on a special pizza deal from Papa John's.

Since becoming the official pizza sponsor of the NFL, Papa John's has released special pizza offers each year leading up to and during the Super Bowl. This year, it's a buy-one-get-one promotion during the playoffs.

Papa John's announced in a recent commercial featuring Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and Hall of Famer Joe Montana that football fans will receive a free, one-topping large pizza with the purchase of any large pizza (of equal or greater value at regular menu price) during the playoffs.

The NFL's conference playoffs will run through Sunday, Jan. 18 and the Super Bowl will be played on Sunday, Feb. 1. There's been no word yet if Papa John's will offer an additional free pizza promotion for the Super Bowl.

Papa John's Announces Special Super Bowl 2014 Pizza Deal

This year, Papa John's is giving fans extra incentive to make them their go-to option for Super Bowl parties. Between now and Sunday night, NFL fans can use promo code "PJMVP" on PapaJohns.com when ordering pizza to get a code to receive a free pizza the day after the Super Bowl (full details here).

"We are not only the official pizza of the NFL and the official pizza of the Super Bowl, we are also the official pizza of the Denver Broncos. We are involved heavily with Peyton Manning and we are excited about this new promotion," John Schnatter, Papa John's Owner/CEO, said over the phone on Thursday.

Schnatter opened up the first Papa John's Pizza restaurant in 1984 and since then his company has grown into a fast food powerhouse in both the marketing world and food sales.

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With over 3,800 locations (21 of which are owned by Manning) in all 50 states and 29 different countries, Papa John's now brings in over $2.6 billion in annual sales. After landing a deal with the NFL in 2010, Papa John's is now heavily affiliated with football—you can count on seeing multiple Papa John's commercials run on FOX this weekend during the Super Bowl.

One of those commercials will feature Manning and former NFL quarterback Joe Montana.

"Peyton has been wonderful for our brand and he's been wonderful for the Broncos. What you see with him is what you get—he's a great family man and he's always prepared and always wanting to get better—a lot like Papa John's. We just want to get better at what we do. He is stupendous."

Papa John's is also rolling out a new "Double Cheeseburger" pizza this week and Papa told me their next plan is to find out what is Peyton's favorite pizza and toppings are so they can debut a "Peyton Manning special" next.

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