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Giants QB Manning quietly putting up impressive numbers
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December 26, 2009, Saturday
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A LITTLE more than an hour after their Christmas-eve practice ended, most of the New York Giants had already left the locker room or were about to head out, leaving for some last-minute shopping or to get home to family and friends.
In the Giants weight room, Eli Manning sat on a mat and started stretching. There was more work to be done for the Giants' crucial game with the Carolina Panthers today in their run for a wildcard berth in the National Football League playoffs.
That's Manning. Not only has he emerged as the leader of the Giants, he is doing it while quietly having a career season.
Manning has thrown a career-best 26 touchdowns through 14 games and he is 179 yards shy of setting a new personal best for passing yards, breaking his mark of 3,762 set in 2005.
"It's not one person," Manning said. "When one guy plays well, it's because everybody else is doing their job. Receivers are getting open, offensive line is blocking, we're running the ball better so we are not in a whole lot of third-and-long situations. Defense is getting us the ball. So I think it is just a combination of everybody."
Manning's play the past two weeks in games against division rivals Philadelphia and Washington has been outstanding. The 28-year-old in his sixth season has completed 46 of 64 for 659 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions.
"I think he has been playing great football," offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said. "I wouldn't say the last two weeks either. He has been playing great for the last six or seven weeks."
The only exception that Gilbride pointed out was the Giants' game at Denver in late November, when the offense did very little. Not only is Manning making plays, he is spreading the ball to his receivers. In New York's 45-12 win over Washington last Monday, the former Super Bowl MVP hit 10 different receivers.
In the Giants weight room, Eli Manning sat on a mat and started stretching. There was more work to be done for the Giants' crucial game with the Carolina Panthers today in their run for a wildcard berth in the National Football League playoffs.
That's Manning. Not only has he emerged as the leader of the Giants, he is doing it while quietly having a career season.
Manning has thrown a career-best 26 touchdowns through 14 games and he is 179 yards shy of setting a new personal best for passing yards, breaking his mark of 3,762 set in 2005.
"It's not one person," Manning said. "When one guy plays well, it's because everybody else is doing their job. Receivers are getting open, offensive line is blocking, we're running the ball better so we are not in a whole lot of third-and-long situations. Defense is getting us the ball. So I think it is just a combination of everybody."
Manning's play the past two weeks in games against division rivals Philadelphia and Washington has been outstanding. The 28-year-old in his sixth season has completed 46 of 64 for 659 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions.
"I think he has been playing great football," offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said. "I wouldn't say the last two weeks either. He has been playing great for the last six or seven weeks."
The only exception that Gilbride pointed out was the Giants' game at Denver in late November, when the offense did very little. Not only is Manning making plays, he is spreading the ball to his receivers. In New York's 45-12 win over Washington last Monday, the former Super Bowl MVP hit 10 different receivers.
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