Jenny Vrentas, Newark Star-Ledger
The Giants’ cold retreat from the M&T Bank Stadium field Sunday night was one of their lowest moments of the season. Still, quarterback Eli Manning can imagine feeling even lower.
"I can guarantee the worst feeling that we could possibly have," Manning said Monday, "is if we go out there, and don’t play at a high level, and all of those teams lose that we need to, and we don’t handle our business."
Manning referred to the only scenario by which the Giants can make the playoffs as a wild card: A Giants victory, coupled with a...
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New generation of QBs emerge but league faces threats
MIAMI (Reuters) - A new generation of talented quarterbacks emerged in 2012 but a refereeing fiasco, worries over concussions and player behavior all left their mark on the National Football League (NFL). The year was also a tantalizing tale of the Mannings with New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning winning his second Super Bowl title in four years with a win over New England in the same stadium where older brother Peyton played for Indianapolis. ...
Sanchez Stinks, So He Should Go All In
Jack Dickey, Deadspin
During Sunday's Fox telecast of Mark Sanchez's public flogging, in between the moments when Brian Billick repeated "jump street" and read copy for New Girl, a graphic popped up: Mark Sanchez, it read, had turned the ball over 81 times since his NFL career began in 2009, the second most turnovers of any player in that span. Â That was no surprise"”Sanchez's fumbles and interceptions have punctuated most New York Jets games since he arrived. But who was the one player with more turnovers than the hapless Sanchez? Eli Manning, the two-time Super...
During Sunday's Fox telecast of Mark Sanchez's public flogging, in between the moments when Brian Billick repeated "jump street" and read copy for New Girl, a graphic popped up: Mark Sanchez, it read, had turned the ball over 81 times since his NFL career began in 2009, the second most turnovers of any player in that span. Â That was no surprise"”Sanchez's fumbles and interceptions have punctuated most New York Jets games since he arrived. But who was the one player with more turnovers than the hapless Sanchez? Eli Manning, the two-time Super...
Griffin’s Biggest Gift: Inspiring Others
Thomas Boswell, Washington Post
Robert Griffin III gets credit for everything except the ability of geese to migrate in winter. Now, he’s going to get credit for one more virtue. In big games on big stages, Griffin inspires his teammates to play up to the level of their hopes, not down to the depths of their fears. Just three games ago, Griffin had a 153.4 quarterback rating in a rout of the Eagles. Then he passed for four touchdowns on Thanksgiving Day in Dallas. Now, he’s completed his three-game sweep of the NFC East with a win head-to-head over Eli Manning and the Super Bowl champion Giants....
Robert Griffin III gets credit for everything except the ability of geese to migrate in winter. Now, he’s going to get credit for one more virtue. In big games on big stages, Griffin inspires his teammates to play up to the level of their hopes, not down to the depths of their fears. Just three games ago, Griffin had a 153.4 quarterback rating in a rout of the Eagles. Then he passed for four touchdowns on Thanksgiving Day in Dallas. Now, he’s completed his three-game sweep of the NFC East with a win head-to-head over Eli Manning and the Super Bowl champion Giants....
MMQB: In NFC, 6 Teams Trying for 1 Playoff Slot
Peter King, Sports Illustrated
Prelude to a diss: In the last 52 weeks, the Packers have met the Giants three times. Green Bay has allowed 35, 37 and 38 points, and an average of 419 yards a game, and nine Eli Manning touchdown passes. Time for defensive coordinator Dom Capers to figure out a way to cover the Giants deep. Time for Charles Woodson and Clay Matthews to heal. Time for a shaky line to protect Aaron Rodgers. Time for GM Ted Thompson to find reinforcements for the line. *** Now we enter the cruel month of December with six NFC teams separated by one game fighting for the last playoff spot. (And if Green Bay...
Prelude to a diss: In the last 52 weeks, the Packers have met the Giants three times. Green Bay has allowed 35, 37 and 38 points, and an average of 419 yards a game, and nine Eli Manning touchdown passes. Time for defensive coordinator Dom Capers to figure out a way to cover the Giants deep. Time for Charles Woodson and Clay Matthews to heal. Time for a shaky line to protect Aaron Rodgers. Time for GM Ted Thompson to find reinforcements for the line. *** Now we enter the cruel month of December with six NFC teams separated by one game fighting for the last playoff spot. (And if Green Bay...
Manning powers Giants to big lead against Packers
Eli Manning threw for three scores to become the Giants' career leader in touchdown passes, and rested New York led the Green Bay Packers 38-10 after three quarters on Sunday night.
Manning throws for 2 TDs as Giants lead Packers
Eli Manning threw for two touchdowns and set up another score with a 59-yard screen pass to help the New York Giants take a 31-10 halftime lead over the streaking Green Bay Packers on Sunday night.
Manning throws TD, sets up another, Giants lead
Showing the benefits of a bye week, Eli Manning threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to rookie Rueben Randle and set up another score with a 59-yard screen pass to help the New York Giants take a 17-7 first-quarter lead over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night.