Eli Manning did not work well in leading the New York Giants to win again. The quarterback the Giants thought expendable and traded to the San Diego Chargers in 2004 proved himself to be the very one that could beat Eli Manning.
The first meeting between Philip River, now wearing Chargers jersey, and Eli Manning ended with the Chargers 21-20 victory over the Giants. I believe Manning had done his best, but Rivers was so strong that he could always keep Chargers’ lead in the game. He hit Kris Wilson on a 2-yarder in the third to give San Diego a 14-7 lead, and capped an 80-yard drive with an 18-yard pass to Vincent Jackson with 21 seconds to play and sealed the Chargers’ victory.
It was the Giants fourth straight loss of the season. The team had to head into their bye week at 5-4 and does not any way look like a playoff team. Starting the season with five consecutive wins, the Giants seemed to be stunned by the New Orleans’ 48-27 victory over them too much to brace themselves for the remaining season.
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Giants QB Manning’s six-year extension was officially confirmed
Nine days after the New York Giants and quarterback Eli Manning reached a tentative agreement, it was officially confirmed that Manning was given a six-year, $97 million extension.
The Giants would be glad to keep the quarterback through 2015 with the contract paying him $35 million of guaranteed money and an average salary of $15.3 million. The star quarterback has started the last 71 games for the team, the third-longest streak among active quarterbacks at the end of last season and was the first Giants quarterback to throw for 3,000 yards and at least 20 touchdowns in four consecutive seasons.
The contract will also make Manning the highest-paid player in the league, but Manning is just as low-key as usual, saying that he would not feel more pressure under the new contract and do his best for the team as he had done since he put on the giants jersey.
"My job is to play quarterback for the New York Giants and try to win games," he said. "Nothing has changed. My responsibilities have not changed. I am trying to go out there, do my part, play well and lead this team."
The Giants would be glad to keep the quarterback through 2015 with the contract paying him $35 million of guaranteed money and an average salary of $15.3 million. The star quarterback has started the last 71 games for the team, the third-longest streak among active quarterbacks at the end of last season and was the first Giants quarterback to throw for 3,000 yards and at least 20 touchdowns in four consecutive seasons.
The contract will also make Manning the highest-paid player in the league, but Manning is just as low-key as usual, saying that he would not feel more pressure under the new contract and do his best for the team as he had done since he put on the giants jersey.
"My job is to play quarterback for the New York Giants and try to win games," he said. "Nothing has changed. My responsibilities have not changed. I am trying to go out there, do my part, play well and lead this team."
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