Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa showed he’s more than just a pocket-passer during the NFL’s Monday night game.

Tagovailoa wasn’t playing – at least not football. The game featured the Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars. But during ESPN2′s “ManningCast” coverage of the contest, the former Alabama All-American played the Eric Clapton song “Tears in Heaven” on guitar.

A former Tennessee quarterback, Peyton Manning requested “Rocky Top” from Tagovailoa, who instead strummed the opening notes of “Sweet Home, Alabama” before switching to his main number.

The Mannings also talked football with Tagovailoa.

Eli Manning asked Tagovailoa to share with the audience what he said during a commercial break: Florida State should have gotten into the College Football Playoff over Alabama.

In the CFP selections on Sunday, one-loss Alabama and Texas joined undefeated Michigan and Washington. Florida State had an undefeated season, but the Seminoles didn’t make the final four.

“I did not say any of that. I promise,” Tagovailoa said. “All my Alabama buddies, everyone in Alabama, I’m ‘Roll Tide’ all the way. I did not say that. Now, do I think it’s fair. I don’t think it’s fair. But do I think it’s right? That, too. I don’t know. It’s one of those deals where you’ve got to leave it up to the committee’s decision and allow them to make that decision.”

Tagovailoa played for the Alabama team that won the 2017 CFP national championship when the freshman quarterback connected with wide receiver DeVonta Smith on a 41-yard touchdown pass in overtime to lift the Crimson Tide to a 26-23 victory over Georgia.

In his fourth NFL season, Tagovailoa has avoided the injuries that have hindered him in the past and helped the Dolphins post a 9-3 record, tied for the best in the AFC with five weeks remaining in the regular season.

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Peyton Manning said he was going to ask about the differences between Tagovailoa’s college coach, Nick Saban, and his NFL coach, Mike McDaniel. But since the program lasted only three hours, Manning said he would instead ask about the coaches’ similarities.

“They’re head coaches for a team,” Tagovailoa said. “That’s the similarity.”

While Saban’s current Tide team won’t be in action again until Jan. 1, when Alabama squares off against Michigan in the Rose Bowl, McDaniel and Tagovailoa have a game in one week, when the Dolphins take on the Tennessee Titans at 7:15 p.m. Dec. 11. ESPN will televise the game, and “ManningCast” will cover it on ESPN2, as well as the other NFL game going on at the same time. The Green Bay Packers and New York Giants have a Monday night date that will be televised by ABC.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.