Eli Manning

Elisha Nelson Manning

Position: QB
Height: 6-4    Weight: 218 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: January 3, 1981 in New Orleans, LA
College: Mississippi   (school history)    (Manning college stats)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 86 (311th overall since 1950)

Relatives: Son of Archie Manning and Brother of Peyton Manning
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com

• 5/17 NFL Jerks: Quarterback Contract Wars: Who Should Be Paid the Most?: This offseason has been a bonanza for quarterback contracts. Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco both received NFL-record contracts...
• 5/15 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterbacks Were Healthier Than Ever in 2012: Twenty quarterbacks started all sixteen games last season: Eli Manning Tony Romo Andrew Luck Russell Wilson Peyton Manning Matthew...
• 5/14 CW Sports Blog: HOF Worthy: The Importance of Super Bowls for Quarterbacks: Throughout the realm of football media, an inordinate amount of time is spent discussing whether a quarterback has reached “elite”...
• 5/2 S-R Blog: Add Your Blog Posts to PFR Player Pages: PFR Player Name Linker / Add your Site to our Player Newsfeeds It's the offseason, which means lots of news on the player-movement...

• 4/29 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football Draft Preparation: Top 30 Average Draft Positions In 2-QB Leagues: With the NFL Draft having wrapped up this weekend, I thought it would be interesting to see what impact, if any, the draft had...
• 4/29 FootballPerspective.com: My Thoughts on the 2013 Draft: Over the last three days, I analyzed the trades from the first round, rounds 2 and 3, and the final four rounds. Today, I wanted...
• 4/28 NFL Jerks: Post NFL Draft Tiered QB Rankings for 2-QB Leagues: Three days, 254 picks later, and the 2013 NFL Draft is finally over. Questions have been answered and quarterbacks have been chosen....
• 4/28 EDSFootball: 2013 Fantasy Football Rankings: Top 12 Rookie Quarterbacks (Re-Draft Leagues): Last year was an unprecented year for success of rookie quarterbacks. Five different rookies were their respective team's opening...
• 4/28 FootballPerspective.com: Analyzing the Trades in Rounds 4 through 7 of the 2013 Draft: On Friday, I examined the trades from Round 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft; yesterday, I looked at the trades from rounds two and three....
• 4/25 FootballPerspective.com: Eric Fisher Would Become First #1 Pick from a MAC SchoolA recap of every #1 pick in NFL and AFL Draft History, along with their conference affiliations: Tweet...
• 4/24 NFL Jerks: Pre NFL Draft Tiered QB Rankings for 2-QB Leagues: With the 2013 NFL Draft scheduled for Thursday, now seemed like a good time to put together tiered fantasy football quarterback...
• 4/22 FootballPerspective.com: Are certain teams better at drafting than others?: On the surface, this seems like an obvious question. Yes, certain teams are good at drafting and certain teams are bad at drafting....
• 4/16 FootballPerspective.com: Do NFL teams properly value age when drafting quarterbacks?: For the most part, age is rarely discussed when talking about college quarterbacks. Outside of the Brandon Weedens and Chris Weinkes...
• 4/15 FootballPerspective.com: How to determine the appropriate salary cap values for veterans: Part II: In Part I, I derived a formula to translate the number of marginal wins a veteran player was worth into marginal salary cap dollars...
• 4/13 FootballPerspective.com: Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdowns: Yesterday, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdowns from scrimmage. Today I will do...
• 4/6 FootballPerspective.com: From the gut: My thoughts on NFC teams: It’s April, so most of these points will probably look silly in 9 months, but the NFC should be the class of the NFL in...
• 4/4 The Pewter Plank: 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ NFL Draft Review: Where Are They Now?: Before we get to reminisce over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft class from 9 years ago, let me fill you in on the 2004 draft as...
• 4/2 Fanspeak.com Redskins: Washington Redskins Free Agent Plan: Bargain Shopping: Due to their salary cap issues the Redskins aren't expected to be major players in free agency. Depending on how much they...

• 3/30 The Pewter Plank: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Secondary: A Look Back and a Look Ahead: The 2012 season was a rough one for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ secondary, a season in which they played nine different cornerbacks....
• 3/26 The Pewter Plank: Should Josh Freeman Be a Free (Agent) Man After the 2013 Season?: We have all heard the conflicting feelings from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ front office, coach, and even players regarding...
• 3/26 NFL Spin Zone: Ed Reed talks leaving Ravens, business side of the game: As fans, we are reminded constantly by writers, other fans, or events that happen to our favorite players or teams that the NFL...
• 3/26 FootballPerspective.com: The best drafting teams from 2000 to 2007: In this post I derived the expected value of the contribution of each draft slot based on Pro-Football-Reference.com’s Approximate...
• 3/7 NFL Jerks: Early Fantasy Football 2013 Tiered Rankings: Specificity will come later. For now, I’ve pieced together tiered rankings for each of the four fantasy skill positions. The...
• 3/4 FootballPerspective.com: 2013 RSP Football Writers Project: My Picks in Rounds 1 and 2: Matt Waldman and Sigmund Bloom are once again running the RSP Football Writers Project this off-season. Last year, a salary cap...
• 3/3 FootballPerspective.com: Jimmy Smith is one of the best wide receivers in NFL history: Jacksonville’s Jimmy Smith was first eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2011. He was cut early in the process, failing to...
• 3/2 The Pewter Plank: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Season in Review: Defensive Line: “Watch the pressure, as the pocket collapsed around Rivers. He can’t step up… The pressure in the face of the...

• 2/25 Steel Curtain Rising: Steve McLendon: Why the Steelers MUST Keep Him: The 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers, sans Ben Roethlisberger, surpised the NFL by beating the Atlanta Falcons on opening day. Lost amidst...
• 2/24 NFL Jerks: 2013 2-QB Fantasy Football League Draft Strategy: In a piece by JJ Zachariason from for Rotoworld, JJ had the following to say about quarterback draft strategy: “Traditionally,...
• 2/17 The Pewter Plank: Under Pressure: Josh Freeman Must Handle the Pass Rush Better: As Queen and David Bowie told us so long ago, pressure pushes down on you and me, and no man would ask for such a situation. Being...
• 2/13 FootballPerspective.com: Happy Valentine’s Day to The Quarterback in Your Life: There have been 35 quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for at least 30,000 yards. Given enough time, you could probably guess...
• 2/13 Money in the Banana Stand: Best in the World? A 2012 Postmordem: The objective of Money in the Banana Stand is to be the No. 1 fantasy site for contrarian viewpoints. My goal as a fantasy football...
• 2/6 NFL Jerks: Has David Wilson Been Freed? Yes. No. Maybe.: Half the fantasy world has its shovel firmly in the dirt, ready to bury that infernally regretful call to running back action,...
• 2/4 FootballPerspective.com: Are the Super Bowl-Winning QBs Getting Worse?: Now that we live in a world where Joe Flacco and Eli Manning have quarterbacked 3 of the last 6 Super Bowl-winning teams, you...

• 1/31 WSJ Daily Fix: Flacco Is No Road Warrior: The Count: Despite his record haul of road playoff wins, the Ravens quarterback doesn't transform into an all-time great away...
• 1/28 KC Kingdom: Pro Bowl Results In Another Loss for Chiefs: Six members of the Kansas City Chiefs took part in the 2013 Pro Bowl on Sunday. For those players, they were on the losing end...
• 1/27 FootballPerspective.com: Is good luck driving the low interception rates of Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick?: In September, I started a post by asking you to make this assumption: Assume that it is within a quarterback’s control as to...
• 1/27 The Pewter Plank: 2013 Pro Bowl: Buccaneers Help Lead NFC to Victory: The NFC defeated the AFC 65 to 32 in the annual NFL Pro Bowl today, and it was 3 players from a 7-9 NFC team who provided a good...
• 1/27 FootballPerspective.com: How Super Bowl XLVII could impact the HOF chances of certain Ravens: Being a Super Bowl champion is a pretty nice bullet to place on your Hall of Fame resume. For players like Jerry Rice or Peyton...
• 1/24 FootballPerspective.com: Charting Eli Manning’s career, in five and ten game increments: In October 2009, Neil Paine wrote that Eli Manning had seemingly turned the corner, starting with the five-game stretch from week...
• 1/22 FootballPerspective.com: The Manning Index (and The Brady Effect): Eight years ago — almost to the day — our old PFR colleague Doug Drinen wrote a Sabernomics post about “The...
• 1/21 FootballPerspective.com: Is Joe Flacco elite?: Just a guess, but I think that question will be asked quite a few times over the next couple of weeks. While the inanity of the...
• 1/20 FootballPerspective.com: Super Bowl History: Now that the Super Bowl matchup is set, I thought I’d start the two-week period with some Super Bow history. The table below...
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning in Pro Bowl: New York Giants QB Eli Manning was chosen to replace Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers (knee) for the NFC roster in the 2013...[+] Pro Bowl.
• 1/15 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions to Have Player in Pro Bowl After All: News broke earlier in the day that Calvin Johnson would not be playing in this year’s Pro Bowl. Vincent Jackson took his...
• 1/14 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Pro-Football-Reference.com releases 2012 AV: It’s Christmas in January. Once the 2012 All-Pro teams were announced (my thoughts here), my buddies Mike Kania and Neil...
• 1/12 FootballPerspective.com: Previewing the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs – Sunday: Yesterday, I previewed Saturday’s games with um, mixed results (skip the Denver-Baltimore preview and just read the San...
• 1/9 FootballPerspective.com: Comparing Matt Ryan to the previous Mayors of Chokesville: For the second time in three years, the Atlanta Falcons are the NFC’s number one seed. Just like in 2010, the Falcons started...
• 1/6 The Pewter Plank: Best Case Scenario: Can Josh Freeman be Eli Manning?: At this point in Josh Freeman’s career, most Buccaneers’ fans have given up on the hope that he can be as good as Ben Roethlisberger,...
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Should have rested Hakeem Nicks : New York Giants general manager Jerry Reese said the injury to WR Hakeem Nicks (knee) really hurt the offense, particularly QB...[+] Eli Manning, this season, and the team may have been better off giving Nicks more rest. 'I think it starts (with) ... Hakeem Nicks has been one of the linchpins in our offense. He was banged up and I really think it took its toll on our offense and what we are trying to do,' Reese said. 'He was trying to fight through it. But in hindsight, I think if we had to think about it again, maybe we would have taken him out a little quicker than we did. But that is neither here or there at this point. But I do think it affected the quarterback's play some.'
• 1/4 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Career passing stats in wins and losses: Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses; today I will do the same but for quarterbacks. I looked at...
• 1/4 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football Keeper Watch: Quarterbacks to Consider for 2013 and Beyond: When keeping a fantasy quarterback, the decision can be easier at some times than others. The four most consistent players are...
• 1/2 Tyler's Think Tank: MVPeterson: With the 2012 NFL regular season officially in the books, it's time to look back and determine who earned the title of the league's...

• 12/30 FootballPerspective.com: Season in review: AFC and NFC East: This season, I published power rankings after each week where I stated my updated projected number of wins for each team. The...
• 12/30 The High Phive: Eagles end the 2012 Season with Loss to Giants: The Philadelphia Eagles’ 2012 season ended today at Metlife Stadium with a truly horrifying loss to the New York Giants,...
• 12/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning sets career high : New York Giants QB Eli Manning went 13-for-21 for 208 yards and a career-high five touchdowns against the Philadelphia Eagles...[+] in Week 17.
• 12/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Missed practice time hurts Hakeem Nicks: New York Giants QB Eli Manning said WR Hakeem Nicks' lack of practice time this year has hurt the duo's productivity on game day....[+] 'He's out there trying to do his best, so we just have to keep working, try to get on the same page. He missed most of training camp, all of the offseason, so you don't get that rep time. We don't get practice reps. He gets a few reps, he's not quite at full speed. The timing is off on a few things, and it can make it hard to be as effective as you need to be and be on the perfect timing that is required to be really successful.' Nicks had only three targets in Week 16 and didn't have a catch for the first time in his four-year career.
• 12/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Need Eli Manning to bounce back : New York Giants QB Eli Manning has thrown for just 311 yards and one touchdown over his last two games. Manning has not thrown...[+] for 300 yards or more in a game in his last eight contests.
• 12/26 paullebowitz.com: Yankees Belt-Tightening, Part I—A Cranky Fanbase Grows Crankier: To gauge the short-term, “what have you done for me lately,” nature of sports fandom, you need only look at the absurd demands...
• 12/25 FootballPerspective.com: Who should win Coach of the Year in the NFL?: Let’s get this out of the way. Bruce Arians, or an Arians/Pagano ballot, is going to win Coach of the Year. Period. But...
• 12/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Timing off between QB and WR: New York Giants QB Eli Manning and WR Hakeem Nicks are having timing issues because of the lack of practice reps due to Nicks’...[+] injury issues this year. “I love Hakeem and the way he competes,’’ Manning said. “He’s obviously dealing with a frustrating issue that’s limiting him a little bit. He missed most of training camp, all of the off-season, so you don’t get that rep time. We don’t get practice reps. The timing is off on a few things and it can make it hard to be as effective as you need to be.”
• 12/22 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt “FIP” for Quarterbacks: I’ve been on a major QB kick lately, and there’s no reason to stop now. Today, I want to look at a method that might...
• 12/20 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Quarterback Yards Above Bench (QBYAB): After posting about SRS-style quarterback ratings on Monday, I was thinking about other things we can do with game-by-game data...
• 12/18 FootballPerspective.com: Looking back: The most surprising games of the year: Five weeks ago, I looked at the most surprising results of the season. It’s time to update that post now that most of the...
• 12/17 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: SRS-Style Quarterback Ratings: Here’s a quick set of quarterback ratings I was messing around with, based on Doug’s Simple Rating System. The basic...
• 12/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning struggles Week 15 New York Giants QB Eli Manning went 13-for-25 for 161 yards and two interceptions against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 15....[+] New York Giants QB Eli Manning went 13-for-25 for 161 yards and two interceptions against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 15.
• 12/14 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL news of December 14, 2002: Brett Favre has been dropping hints for months now, suggesting that his retirement from the Green Bay Packers is much closer than...
• 12/11 FootballPerspective.com: Matt Schaub’s Primtime Problem Is In the Eye of the Beholder: You’re probably hearing a lot right now about how Matt Schaub is not a primetime player — literally. Schaub and the...
• 12/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning tosses four touchdowns: New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed 22 of his 35 pass attempts for 259 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions in the...[+] Week 14 win against the New Orleans Saints. It was Manning's seventh-career four-TD game, tying him with Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle for the franchise record in the category.
• 12/7 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game 13 Preview - vs. San Diego Chargers: After Charlie Batch was able to guide the Steelers past the Ravens in a game that probably tools years off my life Ben Roethlisberger...
• 12/6 NFL Jerks: AJ Smith, Norv Turner To Be Fired By Chargers: On Thursday, the San Diego Chargers finally announced that they would be doing what they probably should have done years ago....
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning has decent game on MNF: New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed 20 of his 33 pass attempts for 280 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in the Week...[+] 13 game against the Washington Redskins Monday, Dec. 3. He also ran once for five yards, and he was sacked just once.
• 12/3 S-R Blog: Add Your Blog Posts to PFR Player Pages: PFR Player Name Linker / Add your Site to our Player Newsfeeds With the 2012 regular season drawing down to its final quarter,...

• 11/30 NFL Jerks: FanDuel Week 13 Daily Fantasy Football Picks: Here at Sports Jerks, we’re always on the lookout for the best ways to help you out with fantasy football. Today, we’ll...
• 11/28 FootballPerspective.com: Week 12 Power Rankings: The contenders have emerged in both conferences. The numbers say that the Broncos, Patriots, 49ers, and Texans are legit, while...
• 11/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning outstanding on third down Week 12 : New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed six of his seven pass attempts for 82 yards and three touchdowns on third down in Week...[+] 12. He also went 8-for-10 for 92 yards and threw the three touchdowns in the shotgun formation.
• 11/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Milestone for Eli Manning : New York Giants QB Eli Manning reached 200 career touchdown passes with three strikes in Week 12. Manning achieved the milestone...[+] in just 132 career games, the fourth fewest games needed to reach the mark by any active quarterback.
• 11/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning tosses three touchdowns: New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed 16 of 30 pass attempts for 249 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in the Week...[+] 12 win against the Green Bay Packers.
• 11/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning refreshed : New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said Wednesday, Nov. 21, that QB Eli Manning is refreshed following the team's bye. 'He’s...[+] excited, I can tell you that,' Coughlin said. 'He’s excited about playing. He’s looking at this as if it’s a start to a new season. That, perhaps, is the way he’s approached all games after the bye.'
• 11/20 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 11: This week at the Fifth Down, I look at the remarkable turnaround in Tampa Bay.  I argue that the success Tampa Bay is having...
• 11/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning feels better throwing the ball: New York Giants QB Eli Manning said he felt better throwing the ball in his first practice after the bye week. 'It felt like the...[+] ball was coming out where I wanted it to,' said Manning, who threw Monday for the first time since last Monday. 'I think it definitely had a little bit more pop to it. You take a week off, and it will definitely give it a little bit more fire, so it was good.'
• 11/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning update New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said QB Eli Manning looked sharp throwing the football in practice Monday, Nov. 19....[+] New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said QB Eli Manning looked sharp throwing the football in practice Monday, Nov. 19.
• 11/18 Stripe Hype: Chiefs – Bengals: Keys to the Game: The Bengals will be looking to avoid a letdown on Sunday as they head to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs, and here are the keys...
• 11/17 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: QB Playoff Wins by College: Watching Matt Barkley today against UCLA, I tweeted that Mark Sanchez is responsible for 4 of the 9 playoff wins by USC quarterbacks....
• 11/17 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Bengals Film Study: Bengals Topple Giants by Winning the Trenches and the Air: As the glow from Paul Brown Stadium wears down, the Bengals are reflecting in the completion of a game plan that was implemented...
• 11/15 Stripe Hype: Measuring the Impact of Bengals Defensive Tackle Geno Atkins:   No defensive tackle is having a better season than the Bengals’ Geno Atkins, and one could argue he should be receiving...
• 11/13 FootballPerspective.com: Creating a NFL draft value chart, Part I: Nearly five years ago, I came out with my own draft value chart to replace the “Jimmy Johnson” draft chart commonly...
• 11/12 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: Bengals Topple Giants by Winning the Trenches and the Air: As the glow from Paul Brown Stadium wears down, the Bengals are reflecting in the completion of a game plan that was implemented...
• 11/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning to rest arm during bye week: New York Giants QB Eli Manning will rest his arm during the team’s bye week. Manning said he will not watch film or throw until...[+] Monday, Nov. 19.
• 11/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Tom Coughlin sees signs Eli Manning is improving: New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin sees signs that QB Eli Manning is improving. 'I think yesterday there were signs that...[+] he’s improving, he’s getting back on track, Coughlin said. “There were some signs there that were good yesterday. We’ve just got to build on them. ... I thought he threw the ball better. Many times yesterday he zinged it in there. He had the ball down the seam to Victor that should’ve been a touchdown.'
• 11/12 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: Bengals Topple Giants by Winning the Trenches and the Air: As the glow from Paul Brown Stadium wears down, the Bengals are reflecting in the completion of a game plan that was implemented...
• 11/12 Stripe Hype: Bengals Finally Score Signature Win:   Going into today’s game versus the defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants, the Bengals had suffered 10 consecutive...
• 11/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning says arm not tired : New York Giants QB Eli Manning said following Week 10 that his recent struggles are not due to arm fatigue. 'I don’t think so,'...[+] Manning said. 'I feel like I’m making the throws, and I don’t feel like it’s tired ... If my arm were tired, I would tell the coaches, and we would shut down some throws or throw a little bit less. I don’t feel like we’re overthrowing, I feel like when I’m making throws, the ball is coming out well, so I don’t see anything into it.' Head coach Tom Coughlin added there is nothing physically wrong with Manning.
• 11/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Victor Cruz quiet in Week 10: New York Giants WR Victor Cruz had just three receptions for 26 yards in Week 10 against a Cincinnati Bengals defense designed...[+] to take him out of the game plan. The Bengals were ready for the team's short-passing game after playing the Denver Broncos and QB Peyton Manning in Week 9. The Giants appeared to attempt the same strategy but managed just 45 yards after the catch on QB Eli Manning's 29 completions. 'Everything was similar from last week’s offense to this week’s offense,' LB Rey Maualuga said. 'We knew that Victor Cruz was such a big part of their offense and is a great weapon. Most of our plays were based on doubling him and making sure where he aligned on every play. We wanted to execute him out of the game plan and then stop the run and I think we did a good job.' WR Hakeem Nicks was the beneficiary of all the attention Cruz received. He caught nine passes for 75 yards and was targeted 14 times.
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning has disappointing outing New York Giants QB Eli Manning went 29-for-46 for 215 yards and two interceptions against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10....[+] New York Giants QB Eli Manning went 29-for-46 for 215 yards and two interceptions against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10.
• 11/11 Stripe Hype: Recapping the Cincinnati Bengals’ 31-13 Thrashing of the New York Giants:     After suffering through four weeks of disappointment, frustration, and painfully crushing defeats that left the...
• 11/11 Stripe Hype: Bengals Still in Search of Breakthrough Win:   Despite posting a 12-12 record through the first 24 games of the Andy Dalton – A.J. Green era, the Bengals have...
• 11/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning thinks offense can succeed in middle of field : New York Giants QB Eli Manning said he believes the offense should be successful in the middle of the field when opposing defenses...[+] play their safeties deep to prevent long passing plays. 'Usually, that's kind of when the middle of the field should be open,' Manning said. 'And guys in the middle of the field should be open. [TE Martellus Bennett], and [WR Victor Cruz] can still win his routes inside.'
• 11/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning dealing with arm fatigue?: One of the reasons New York Giants QB Eli Manning could be struggling recently is because of arm fatigue. Manning is not driving...[+] the ball at the intermediate and deeper levels the way he is accustomed to. Manning has thrown 318 passes in the first eight games, tied for eighth most in the NFL.
• 11/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning battling tired arm?: New York Giants QB Eli Manning (arm) has struggled in the past three games, and it might be due to a tired arm, according to NFL...[+] Films guru Greg Cosell. He and former NFL QB Ron Jaworski both reached the same conclusion independently, then received some confirmation from an outside source.
• 11/9 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: Did Cincy Take Notes on Shutting Down Eli and Cruz?: The Giants offense has had an up and down season so far. Coming in to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals on Sunday, there is a...
• 11/8 FootballPerspective.com: Ranking NFL quarterbacks by how much ‘it’ they have: 2) Tom Brady, New England Patriots. Until further notice, nobody has more ‘it’ than Tom Brady, who has been overflowing...
• 11/8 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Staff Picks: Will Bengals Save their Season vs. Giants?:     Guttersnake The match up of the game is going to be DE Jason Pierre-Paul against Andre Smith. JPP has a massive...
• 11/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Closer look at Eli Manning’s struggles : New York Giants QB Eli Manning has just one touchdown to four interceptions in his past three games, in addition to just 317 yards...[+] in the past two games combined. Manning has not thrown for 200 yards in three of the last four games. Manning has played four games against teams with top-five pass defenses and is averaging only 180.8 passing yards in those games. In all other games he is averaging 340.6 passing yards.
• 11/6 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterback performance on third and fourth downs: So far this season, teams have converted on 37.2% of all pass plays on third or fourth downs. Looking at success rates on these...
• 11/6 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Upset New York Giants 24-17 @ the Metlife Stadium: The Pittsburgh Steelers started 2012, in a word, slowly to the tune of letting three fourth  quarter leads slip away as Steelers...
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Defenses adjusting to passing game: New York Giants WR Hakeem Nicks said the team's current three-game offensive slump is something he knew would happen. Last season,...[+] WRs Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks each eclipsed 1,000 yards and QB Eli Manning shattered records. But eventually, Nicks said, defenses would adjust, and that's what's happening now.
• 11/5 Throw the Challenge Flag: Week Nine: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Giants Reaction: Do you know what the worst thing is about games in which officials royally mess things up? It isn't that it can potentially effect...
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Not worried about Eli Manning: New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin is not worried about QB Eli Manning. 'He'll come bouncing back. He'll be back,' Coughlin...[+] said.
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Tom Coughlin wants more from Eli Manning : New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said following Week 9 that he needs QB Eli Manning to return to form. Manning was just...[+] 10-for-24 passing in the game. 'We’ve got to get him back on track,' Coughlin said. 'He’s our guy, (and) we’ve got to get him back to the way he was playing a couple weeks ago and do it in a hurry.' Manning, however, feels he has been accurate with his passes. 'I feel like I’m throwing the ball accurately when I have opportunities to. I don’t feel off rhythm, no,' Manning said. 'I think, offensively, in the passing game, whether we’re just running things we feel comfortable with or getting guys winning again so we get guys open, it’s just a combination of … I don’t feel like I’m throwing the ball inaccurate, I don’t feel like I’m missing guys, so I think it’s just a matter of getting back where offensively we’re playing fast and making good decisions and guys are winning and we’ll hit 'em.'
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning has forgettable game: New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed 10 of his 24 passes for 125 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in Week 9 against...[+] the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• 11/4 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game 8 Recap - Steelers 24, Giants 20: In the preview going into this game I talked about how this was a nice measuring stick as to where the Steelers were going to...
• 11/3 FootballPerspective.com: Trivia of the Day – Saturday, November 3rd: On Sunday, Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger will meet for the first time since Manning picked up his second Super Bowl ring....
• 11/2 Throw the Challenge Flag: Week Nine: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Giants Preview: Apologies for the lack of writing about the game last week. I got a new job and found out my wife is pregnant with our second...

• 10/31 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 8: My post for the New York Times this week takes a look at the triumvirate of Mike Tannenbaum, Rex Ryan, and Mark Sanchez. Rex Ryan...
• 10/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Another comeback win for Eli Manning : New York Giants QB Eli Manning now has 25 career fourth-quarter comebacks, including the playoffs, following a Week 8 victory...[+] over the Dallas Cowboys. Three of them have come this season.
• 10/29 FootballPerspective.com: How much does Philip Rivers’ decline have to do with Philip Rivers?: For years, I was an unabashed Philip Rivers supporter. I had no preexisting affinity for the Chargers or Rivers, but in all the...
• 10/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning faces lots of pressure from opponents : Since the start of the 2008 season, no quarterback in the NFL has faced five or more pass rushers on as many dropbacks as New...[+] York Giants QB Eli Manning, who's seen such pressure on 963 of them. Manning, however, has been successful against the added pressure. He has the second-most touchdown passes (59) plus the most completions (493), first downs (346) and 30-yard pass plays (41).
• 10/27 FootballPerspective.com: Wins with quarterbacks drafted by that team: Good stat today by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who notes that Kansas City has gone 25 years without winning a game with a quarterback...
• 10/26 FootballPerspective.com: Cam Newton is having an interesting year: I don’t care about any of the nonsense with Cam Newton. Instead, take a look at his 2011 and 2012 stat lines: Year GS QBrec...
• 10/25 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Josh Freeman is three parts Steve Grogan, one part Eli Manning: Have you taken a look at a passing leaderboard lately? Here’s the PFR passing leaderboard sorted by ANY/A; as always, all...
• 10/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning clutch against Dallas New York Giants QB Eli Manning has four career game-winning drives against the Dallas Cowboys....[+] New York Giants QB Eli Manning has four career game-winning drives against the Dallas Cowboys.
• 10/25 The NFL Injury Report: Giants Injury Report: Hakeem Nicks, Ahmad Bradshaw: New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks told reporters yesterday that he had his best practice since injuring his knee...
• 10/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Hakeem Nicks has burst back: New York Giants WR Hakeem Nicks (foot, knee) said he had a great practice Wednesday, Oct. 24, and he has his burst back. QB Eli...[+] Manning agrees with that sentiment.
• 10/23 FootballPerspective.com: More work on POPIP and predicting INT rates: A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about interceptions per incompletion, or POPIP. In that article I showed how a player’s completion...
• 10/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | More late-game heroics for Eli Manning : Week 7 marked the second time this season and the 21st regular-season game in which New York Giants QB Eli Manning has rallied...[+] the team from a fourth quarter deficit or tie to win.
• 10/21 Stripe Hype: Recapping the Early Slate of NFL Games: It’s been an entertaining slate of early games today. Here’s what we’ve got so far:   NY Giants 27, Washington 23:...
• 10/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning receiving good protection: New York Giants QB Eli Manning has been sacked just four times this season - none in the past three games - fewest in the NFL....[+] Manning has taken advantage of the protection to post the best statistical start of his career. He’s third in the NFL with 1,772 passing yards and seventh in passer rating (94.9).
• 10/19 FootballPerspective.com: Want to get fired? Spend a first round pick on a quarterback: In yesterday’s post, I argued that teams were overly hesitant to move on from bad investments. There’s a reason for...
• 10/18 FantasyDaddy.com: Matchup Slave: Week 7 Quarterbacks: Some great matchups this week.  You can find some nice fillers for the bye week in the favorable section.  Stafford and Schaub...
• 10/18 FootballPerspective.com: When should the Jaguars give up on Blaine Gabbert?: One of the most difficult decisions an organization has to make is when to admit its mistakes. The Jaguars drafted Blaine Gabbert...
• 10/17 Blogcritics Sports: RJ's NFL Picks, 2012 Edition: Week Seven: I went 6-8 last week straight up, and a horrific 4-10 against the spread. That puts me at 51-40 for the season, and 37-51-3 against...
• 10/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning has marginal stat line: New York Giants WR Eli Manning completed 15 of his 28 pass attempts for 193 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in the Week...[+] 6 game against the San Francisco 49ers.
• 10/14 The NFL Injury Report: Giants Injury Report: Hakeem Nicks Likely to Play Sunday: Hakeem Nicks has missed the New York Giants' last three games, but it looks like he may be available for Sunday's game...
• 10/11 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 6: QB Rankings: Hard to believe we’re going into week 6 already. Looking at the matchups this week I think Matt Ryan is in for a field day...
• 10/11 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 5: This week at the New York Times, I took a look at the large shift in the NFL’s conference wars: Consider that from 2002...
• 10/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning extends yardage streak: New York Giants QB Eli Manning recorded his 24th straight game with at least 200 passing yards in the Week 5 win against the Cleveland...[+] Browns.
• 10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning throws three TDs: New York Giants QB Eli Manning went 25-for-37 for 259 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in Week 5 against the Cleveland...[+] Browns.
• 10/4 FootballPerspective.com: Quarter-by-Quarter Team Win Probability Added: A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a method of calculating a team’s win probability at the end of any given quarter, given...
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning extends passing streak in Week 4: New York Giants QB Eli Manning has recorded at least 200 passing yards in 23 consecutive games, giving him sole possession of...[+] the second-longest streak of 200-yard games in NFL history.
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning mostly sharp in loss: New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed 24 of his 42 pass attempts for 309 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the...[+] Week 4 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles. Manning's lone INT came in the red zone, his ninth interception inside the opponent's 20-yard line dating back to 2010. Manning has 288 or more yards passing in each of his past three games, and he has a TD strike in each of his first four starts.

• 9/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning tosses another red zone INT: New York Giants QB Eli Manning was picked off in the red zone early in the fourth quarter of the Week 4 game against the Philadelphia...[+] Eagles. He has nine INTs inside the red zone dating back to 2010, most in the NFL.
• 9/24 FootballPerspective.com: Interceptions per Incompletion (or POPIP): I leave the baseball analysis to my brothers at baseball-reference.com, but I know enough to be dangerous. There’s a stat...
• 9/21 S-R Blog: Add Your Blog Posts to PFR Player Pages: PFR Player Name Linker / Add your Site to our Player Newsfeeds As you may have seen, we have newsfeeds on the PFR player pages,...
• 9/21 FootballPerspective.com: Week 2 Power Rankings: With week 2 in the books, it’s time to present updated win projections for each team. I kept half of the league’s...
• 9/21 FootballPerspective.com: Stats Recap: Week 2: Let’s run through six of yesterday’s games and look at some of the more interesting stats from week 2: Carolina 35,...
• 9/21 Blogcritics Sports: RJ's NFL Picks, 2012 Edition: Week Three: I went 7-9 last week straight up, and...uh...5-10-1 against the spread. That puts me at 16-16 straight up for the season, and...
• 9/5 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Fantasy Update: Giants vs. Cowboys:   Well it’s finally here. The night all of us have been waiting for since February 7th of this year. The NFL season...
• 9/5 FootballPerspective.com: Giants-Cowboys is another referendum on Manning and Romo: There are few nights as precious as tonight, the official start of the 2012 regular season. Even after tonight, 255 regular season...
• 9/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning enjoys success against Dallas : New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed 51 of 80 passes for 746 yards with five touchdowns and one interception in two victories...[+] over the Dallas Cowboys last season.

• 8/29 FootballPerspective.com: The Greatest QB of All-Time IV, Part I (Methodology): In 2006, I took a stab at ranking every quarterback in NFL history. Two years later, I acquired more data and made enough improvements...
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning not worried about Hakeem Nicks: New York Giants QB Eli Manning is not worried about Hakeem Nicks (foot) missing as much time as he has in training camp. 'He'll...[+] be fine. He knows the offense, he's a hard worker, he knows how to get open and how to work. Once he comes back, we shouldn't miss a beat,' Manning said.
• 8/13 FootballPerspective.com: Analyzing Drew Brees’ pursuit of Johnny Unitas’ legendary streak: Last year, I noted that Drew Brees had thrown a touchdown in 37 consecutive games and examined his chances of breaking the NFL...
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Not yet a dynasty: New York Giants QB Eli Manning said two Super Bowl titles in the span of five years does not make the team a dynasty. 'No. No,...[+] we are not,' Manning said. 'We had a little break and the two years prior to last year we didn’t make the playoffs. We have work to do.'

• 7/21 FantasyDaddy.com: Pre Training Camp: ADP Value Report: Pre Training Camp: ADP Value Report A lot can change from now till after the NFL training camps come to an end but I’m taking...
• 7/19 Bolt Beat: Could Micheal Spurlock Steal A Roster Spot?: One of the low key free agent signings that could fight his way onto the roster when training camp starts is WR/KR Micheal Spurlock....
• 7/18 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterback wins over Pythagoras: No, this article isn’t an article about quarterbacks squaring off against ancient Greek mathematicians. Today, we’re...
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Jason Witten glad Tony Romo getting respect : Dallas Cowboys TE Jason Witten said he is glad QB Tony Romo has received praise from observers, particularly former NFL WR Amani...[+] Toomer, who said Romo is a better quarterback than New York Giants QB Eli Manning. 'I think he's an elite league quarterback,' Witten said of Romo. 'Many people have said that. I think that's great that Amani said that, but at the end of the day, Eli is a Super Bowl champ. He's won two out of the last five years. They're doing a lot of good things right up there. They're the poster boys of how you do it and not let adversity get in the way because of where they're at.'
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Tony Romo better than Eli Manning?: Former NFL WR Amani Toomer stood by his comments that Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo is a better quarterback than New York Giants...[+] QB Eli Manning, his former teammate. 'I love Eli, and I respect the hell out of him as a person,' Toomer said. 'But I have to do my job, and I have to look at him beyond what the perception is because the perception doesn't always go hand in hand with the reality.' Statistically, Romo is better than Manning, according to Toomer. 'I was all set - Romo's no good, he's a fourth-quarter choker - and then I started doing my job,' Toomer said. 'I started looking at the numbers. I started looking at the statistics. I started looking at the quarterback rating. And I was shocked. I was shocked at how good Tony Romo's statistics really were. This guy is really impressive.'

• 6/11 FanSided: Sean's 2012 Top 10 Fantasy Football Quarterbacks: Below is my top 10 fantasy football quarterbacks for the 2012 season. I am basing all statistics on standard fantasy football...

• 5/8 FanSided: Noon Headlines: T.O. Reveals he Squandered $80 million in his NFL career: [caption id="attachment_10406" align="aligncenter" width="520" caption="Oct 24, 2010; Atlanta, GA, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide...

• 4/24 Money in the Banana Stand: It Takes All Kinds: Bunky: Well, it takes all kinds. Spud: That’s what it takes? I always wondered what it took. David Mamet – State and...
• 4/24 Money in the Banana Stand: The Case Against Mark Sanchez: Mark Sanchez is the anti-Tony Romo. He leads game-winning comebacks against poorly conceived prevent defenses. He has a great...
• 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning to host SNLNew York Giants QB Eli Manning is scheduled to host NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' May 5....[+] New York Giants QB Eli Manning is scheduled to host NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' May 5.
• 4/15 FanSided: Morning Headliners: Are Bengals Still Pursuing Jerome Simpson?:   [caption id="attachment_9496" align="aligncenter" width="520" caption="Jan 1, 2012; Cincinnati, OH USA; Cincinnati Bengals...
• 4/12 qbinskirts.com: Arena Football League Skirt Wearers: Football is back in action this weekend. Alright, we still have a solid 5 months until we see Peyton Manning don the skirt of...

• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning restructures his deal : New York Giants QB Eli Manning has restructured his contract for the 2012 season in order to provide the team with more cap room...[+] during the rest of the offseason. Manning lowered his base salary for next year from $10.75 million to $1.75 million to create almost $7 million in cap space. His cap number for this year will be $9.6 million.
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning blasts bounty program: New York Giants QB Eli Manning blasted the reported New Orleans Saints bounty program, saying it cannot be part of the game. 'But...[+] when you start talking about injuring a guy and carting him off and trying to end his season or career, that's not what this game is about. I think we should have more respect for the game than that. It can't be a part of football,' Manning said.

• 2/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rams | Seeking similar compensation to Eli Manning trade: The St. Louis Rams are seeking similar compensation for their No. 2 overall pick this year to what the San Diego Chargers got...[+] for the rights to QB Eli Manning with the top pick in the 2004 draft, according to sources. The Chargers selected Manning and then traded him to the New York Giants for two first-round picks, a third-round selection and a fifth-round pick.
• 2/8 Blogcritics Sports: The Five Greatest NFL Quarterbacks of All Time: Writing an opinion about the five greatest quarterbacks of all time is not an easy one and I'm sure to offend some fans who believe...
• 2/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Kurt Warner says Eli Manning can achieve more: Former NFL QB Kurt Warner said during a radio interview that New York Giants QB Eli Manning is not a Hall of Famer at this point...[+] in his career despite his two Super Bowl titles.
• 2/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Tom Coughlin says Eli Manning in elite class: New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said there should be no debate now as to whether QB Eli Manning ranks among the league's...[+] elite quarterbacks. 'I thought, again, that this business about elite quarterbacks, I think that question's come and gone,' Coughlin said. 'I don't think we'll hear much about that again. He epitomizes everything that I believe in as a player. (That's) In terms of the quality, the way he produces, the way he handles it among his teammates, on and off the field.'
• 2/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Colts | Eli Manning says Peyton Manning ready : Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning (neck) is 'good to go' as far as returning for the 2012 season, according to his brother,...[+] New York Giants QB Eli Manning. 'Everything’s good to go,' Manning said during an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. 'He got a good report from his doctor, said, ‘Hey, you know, if you were my own son, I’d give you the okay to play,’ and so he’ll be ready. He’s healthy, now it’s just about getting to 100 percent where he can physically make all the throws.'
• 2/6 Tyler's Think Tank: Patriots Lose Heartbreaker: The New York Giants have beaten the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.  Again.  The New England Patriots...
• 2/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning excelled at short passes in Super BowlNew York Giants QB Eli Manning went 28-for-32 on passes 15 yards or less in Super Bowl XLVI....[+] New York Giants QB Eli Manning went 28-for-32 on passes 15 yards or less in Super Bowl XLVI.
• 2/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Brandon Jacobs defends Eli Manning : New York Giants RB Brandon Jacobs said QB Eli Manning is the best overall quarterback in the NFL today. 'Now (Eli) has two titles,'...[+] Jacobs said. 'Drew Brees is a pretty good quarterback and he’s at home. Aaron Rodgers is a pretty good quarterback and he’s at home. Tom Brady is a good quarterback ... And Eli beat him twice. Ask Tom Brady if that means (something).'
• 2/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning thinks future is bright : New York Giants QB Eli Manning hinted following Super Bowl XLVI that he believes the team's current nucleus is capable of making...[+] another run at a championship. 'I’m excited about a number of young guys who stepped up this season,' Manning said. 'Victor Cruz has been a great story, Jake Ballard, some of these guys have played great football and made great plays for us this year.'
• 2/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning joins select companyNew York Giants QB Eli Manning became the fifth quarterback in league history with at least two Super Bowl MVPs....[+] New York Giants QB Eli Manning became the fifth quarterback in league history with at least two Super Bowl MVPs.
• 2/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Offense thrived on short passes in SB XLVI: New York Giants QB Eli Manning threw 80 percent of his passes fewer than 15 yards downfield in Super Bowl XLVI, tied for his third-highest...[+] percentage in a game this season. Manning took what the New England Patriots defense gave him, tying a season-high by completing 87.5 percent of his passes on such throws.
• 2/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Down Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI 21-17: The New York Giants won their fourth title in franchise history with a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots during Super...[+] Bowl XLVI. QB Eli Manning, who threw for 296 yards and one touchdown without turning the ball over, was named the game MVP.
• 2/5 Tyler's Think Tank: 3 Reasons the Patriots Will Win: Some of you may have heard, but there's a big football game going on tomorrow night in Indiana.  The New England Patriots...
• 2/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Former teammate thinks SB XLVI win gets Eli Manning into HOF: New York Jets impending free-agent WR Plaxico Burress said he believes New York Giants QB Eli Manning will be a Hall of Fame quarterback...[+] if he wins Super Bowl XLVI.
• 2/3 qbinskirts.com: Looking up the Skirts: Breaking Down the Super Bowl XLVI Matchup: Here we go again. Super Bowl XLVI consists of Tom Brady and The New England Patriots vs. Eli Manning and The New York Giants in...
• 2/1 Blogcritics Sports: Super Bowl XLVI Preview: Giants vs. Patriots: Anyway you slice it, Sunday's Super Bowl XLVI match-up between the New England Patriots and Giants is one much of the whole civilized...
• 2/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Playoff numbers favor Eli Manning: New York Giants QB Eli Manning has been a better postseason quarterback than New England Patriots QB Tom Brady dating back to...[+] the 2007 playoffs. Manning has won seven of his past eight postseason games. With a win in Super Bowl XLVI Sunday, Feb. 5, he would join a list of QBs to win eight of nine postseason games: former San Francisco 49ers QB Joe Montana, former Dallas Cowboys QB Troy Aikman, former Oakland Raiders QB Jim Plunkett, Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, former Green Bay Packers QB Bart Starr and Brady.

• 1/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning unlikely to see Peyton Manning : New York Giants QB Eli Manning said he is unlikely to see his brother, Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning, prior to Super Bowl...[+] XLVI. 'I don't have any plans, right now, to see Peyton,' Manning said. 'I know I won't be going over to his house anytime this week ... I'll talk to him throughout the week, like I always do. Besides that, I am going to keep my normal routine and probably will not see a whole lot of family throughout the week.'
• 1/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Panthers | Cam Newton played a ton in 2011: Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton was on the field for a higher percentage of his team’s offensive plays than all but three NFL...[+] quarterbacks in the 2011 season. Newton was on the field for 98.95 percent of Carolina’s 1,046 offensive snaps. He was out for only 11 plays. New York Giants QB Eli Manning led the league in this category, playing in all 1,075 of his team’s offensive plays.
• 1/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning expecting the unexpected : New York Giants QB Eli Manning said he remembers seeing wrinkles and schemes he had not seen from the New England Patriots prior...[+] to Super Bowl XLII. As a result, Manning is expecting the unexpected from head coach Bill Belichick's defense. 'Any time you play the Patriots, you always assume they might have something new for you,' Manning said. 'The last time we played them, they showed a lot of different looks, some different schemes on defense, things that they have not shown before. When we played them in the Super Bowl four years ago, they had some new things for that game.'
• 1/24 WSJ Daily Fix: Who Says the Playoffs Are Harder?: The Count: Tom Brady and Eli Manning rank among the best postseason QBs of all time. For Manning, this represents a step up from...
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Panthers | Cam Newton going to Pro Bowl : Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton will be going to the Pro Bowl in place of New York Giants QB Eli Manning, who is heading to the...[+] Super Bowl.
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning shining in postseason : New York Giants QB Eli Manning is the first quarterback in the Super Bowl Era to have three games with 275-plus passing yards...[+] and two-plus touchdown passes in a single postseason.
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning leads team to Super Bowl XLVI: New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed 32 of 58 passes for 316 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in the NFC Championship...[+] Game win against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Jan. 22. Manning won his fifth career postseason road game, setting an NFL record.
• 1/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning probableNew York Giants QB Eli Manning (illness) practiced in full Friday, Jan. 20, and is probable for the NFC Championship Game....[+] New York Giants QB Eli Manning (illness) practiced in full Friday, Jan. 20, and is probable for the NFC Championship Game.
• 1/20 qbinskirts.com: A Look up the Skirts of the QBs in the Conference Championship Games: The NFL season is just about finished. All we have left is the Conference Championships and the Super Bowl. For me Championship...
• 1/20 BearsHistory.com Blog: 2011 Conference Championships: I pledged that I would always owe the New York Giants a debt of gratitude after that team shockingly upset the Green Bay Packers...
• 1/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning says he is fineNew York Giants QB Eli Manning (illness) said he is completely healthy after suffering from an illness Wednesday, Jan. 18....[+] New York Giants QB Eli Manning (illness) said he is completely healthy after suffering from an illness Wednesday, Jan. 18.
• 1/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning to practiceThe New York Giants announced QB Eli Manning (illness) will return to practice Thursday, Jan. 19....[+] The New York Giants announced QB Eli Manning (illness) will return to practice Thursday, Jan. 19.
• 1/18 qbinskirts.com: Win and They’re In: The final week of the NFL 2011 regular season is upon us and there are still three playoff spots up for grabs. Four skirt wearers...
• 1/18 BearsHistory.com Blog: 2011 Conference Championships and Thoughts: Prior to the 2010 season, I was hoping that it would take a couple more years than it did for Jim Harbaugh to break into the NFL...
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning would like sibling rivalry : New York Giants QB Eli Manning said it would be fun to see his brother, Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning, join the New York...[+] Jets. 'It would be fun,' Manning said. 'We could probably commute to work maybe, and, you know, come home, eat dinner together and have the kids be playing ... I'm not saying it's gonna happen or I want it to happen, but to have your brother that close to you and playing in New York would be very unique.'
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning thrived with time to throw : New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed 18 of 23 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns when given time to throw in the Divisional...[+] Round playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. Manning completed only three of 10 passes for 45 yards and an interception when he was under duress or hit.
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning passes for 330 yards, three TDs in playoff win: New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed 21 of 33 passes for 330 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in the Divisional...[+] Round playoff game win against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 15. Manning's yardage total was a postseason best for his career. Manning threw for 311 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in a Week 10 loss against the San Francisco 49ers, the team's opponent in the NFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 22.
• 1/13 WSJ Daily Fix: Brees vs. Brady vs. Rodgers vs. MarinoThe Count: Three QBs this year threatened or soared past Marino's passing record, but did so in a very different NFL....
• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Packers | Want Eli Manning out of the pocket : The goal of the Green Bay Packers defense in their Divisional Round playoff game will be to prevent New York Giants QB Eli Manning...[+] from getting comfortable. 'He’s a great pocket passer,' CB Jarrett Bush said. 'We want to confuse him, move him around, throw sticks in the bike spokes so he doesn’t get his rhythm going.'
• 1/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning sets a franchise playoff record : New York Giants QB Eli Manning has 11 career postseason touchdown passes, surpassing former QB Phil Simms for the most in Giants...[+] history.
• 1/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning throws three TDs: New York Giants QB Eli Manning went 23-for-32 for 277 yards and three touchdowns against the Atlanta Falcons in the team’s Wild...[+] Card playoff game.
• 1/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning effective with quick passes : New York Giants QB Eli Manning used a quick passing game to avoid pressure from the Dallas Cowboys in Week 17, as 57 percent of...[+] his passes traveled five yards or fewer downfield. All three of Manning's touchdown passes traveled five or fewer yards in the air.
• 1/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Offense successful on third down : New York Giants QB Eli Manning was successful on third down in Week 17, completing eight of nine passes for 192 yards. Three of...[+] his third-down completions went to WR Victor Cruz for 123 yards, including a 74-yard touchdown.
• 1/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning passes for 346 yards, three TDs: New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed 24 of 33 passes for 346 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in Week 17 against...[+] the Dallas Cowboys. He also ran six times for 14 yards. Manning had two or more TD passes in 11 of his 16 starts this season, and he had eight 300-yard games, including two against the Cowboys.

• 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | HC likes Eli Manning's mental toughness: New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said Tuesday, Dec. 13, that he loves the resiliency of QB Eli Manning, who led his team...[+] on two scoring drives to complete a comeback win in Week 14 against the Dallas Cowboys. 'Eli comes to the sideline. He's very disappointed by he puts it in its place and the next time we get the ball he goes right out there and rallies the troops - makes some incredible throws to the sideline, under pressure, all night long,' Coughlin said.
• 12/12 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 14 QB Rankings: For most of us the fantasy playoffs start this week. Obviously if you have the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady or Drew Brees...
• 12/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning throws for 400 yards in comeback win: New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed 27 of 47 passes for 400 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the Week 14 win...[+] against the Dallas Cowboys. It was Manning's third 400-yard game of the season. Manning has six game-winning drives in the fourth quarter to lead the NFL. Manning also tied Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning (2002) and former Baltimore Colts QB Johnny Unitas (1959)with 14 touchdown passes in the fourth quarter in a single season.
• 12/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning has been clutch this season New York Giants QB Eli Manning leads the NFL with six game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime this season....[+] New York Giants QB Eli Manning leads the NFL with six game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime this season.
• 12/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning sets a franchise record New York Giants QB Eli Manning has 4,105 yards passing for the season, the most in a single season in franchise history....[+] New York Giants QB Eli Manning has 4,105 yards passing for the season, the most in a single season in franchise history.
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning enjoys facing Dallas : New York Giants QB Eli Manning threw for more touchdowns (26) against the Dallas Cowboys than any other team in his career. Manning...[+] has thrown for 300 yards or more and at least two touchdowns in three of his past four games against Dallas. He also has more 300-yard games against Dallas (four) than any other team in his career.
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning passes for 347 yards, three TDs: New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed 23 of 40 passes for 347 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in Week 13 against...[+] the Green Bay Packers. Manning also lost a fumble. Manning has back-to-back 300-yard games, and he has hit the 300-yard mark six times this season.
• 12/1 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 13 QB Rankings: Week 13 is upon us and with that for many comes the end of the regular season in fantasy football. This is a crucial week as many...

• 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning making poor decision in red zone : New York Giants QB Eli Manning threw his third interception in the red zone of the season in Week 12. Manning has thrown 16 interceptions...[+] in the red zone in his career.
• 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning passes for 406 yards, two TDs: New York Giants QB Eli Manning completed 33 of 47 passes for 406 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in Week 12 against...[+] the New Orleans Saints Monday, Nov. 28. Manning also ran once for four yards. He fell just one completion short of the NFL record of 22 straight completions, as he hit 21 straight in the second half.
• 11/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning throws for 264 yards, TD: New York Giants QB Eli Manning started slow in Week 11 against the Philadelphia Eagles, but he finished 18 of 35 for 264 yards,...[+] one touchdown and one interception in the loss. He also lost a fumble on the team's final offensive possession which sealed the win for the Eagles.
• 11/17 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 11 QB Rankings: Let’s take a look at my Week 11 QB rankings. Aaron Rodgers leads off the list yet again with a matchup against Tampa Bay....
• 11/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Colts | Peyton Manning could return this season : New York Giants QB Eli Manning said his brother, Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning (neck), could potentially return this season....[+] 'Maybe he could be back this year. I don't know if that's the smart thing under the circumstances, but I expect him to be back next year,' Manning said. 'He's always been a fast healer. He wants to be out there. He's being aggressive in his rehab and looking to get back on the field as soon as possible. He looks into every possibility, every opportunity, to get back as soon as possible.'
• 11/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning has lit up NFC East rivals lately: New York Giants QB Eli Manning will meet the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 11. Manning had four TD passes and 254 yards passing...[+] in the first meeting in Week 3, and he has 13 TD passes over his past four starts against the Eagles. In his past 13 starts against Philadelphia, Manning has 26 TD passes and 14 INTs, hitting the 300-yard mark three times.
• 11/12 Money in the Banana Stand: It Takes All Kinds: Bunky: Well, it takes all kinds. Spud: That’s what it takes? I always wondered what it took. David Mamet – State and...
• 11/10 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football: Points Allowed Week 10 Cheat Sheet: You are staring at your lineup trying to decide who to start and who to sit this week.  You want information, but you are too...
• 11/4 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football: TE Rankings: Week 9: Here are your TE rankings for Week 9. Brent Celek is your interesting player here.  Since Vick has been the QB, he has gone...
• 11/3 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 9 QB Rankings: Let’s take a look at my week 9 QB rankings Aaron Rodgers leads off my list yet again for week 9. He’s been making all defenses...
• 11/2 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 9: Pick Up Artist: We are almost done with the bye weeks (only 2 more weeks left to go. Got some guys you want to take a hard look at going forward...
• 11/2 FantasyDaddy.com: Mid-Season All Daddy Fantasy Football Team: As a Fantasy Football team owner you spend hours upon hours surfing the web for articles, you prepare for your draft and then...

• 10/21 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 7 QB Rankings: Let’s take a look at my week 7 QB rankings for Fantasy Football. This is the first week that the bye week hurts our QB depth...
• 10/12 Money in the Banana Stand: The Case Against Mark Sanchez: Mark Sanchez is the anti-Tony Romo. He leads game-winning comebacks against poorly conceived prevent defenses. He has a great...
• 10/11 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Five Sneaky Week 6 Waiver Wire Adds: There are waiver wire adds, and then there are deep sleeper waiver wire adds. If you play in a 14- or 16-team league, consider...
• 10/11 Blogcritics Sports: Seahawks Fly High In The Big Apple & Beat NYG, 36-25: You don’t have to be a football geek to know the Seattle Seahawks don’t travel well. The last time the Seahawks won...
• 10/10 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Week 6 Waiver Wire Adds: More twists and turns in the fantasy football world in Week 5 leads to a number of fresh faces worthy of waiver wire consideration...
• 10/6 The Hazean: AccuScore Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 5: AccuScore is an expert betting system that highlights weekly Expert Picks with the best chance for success. AccuScore uses historical...

• 9/29 FantasyDaddy.com: Week 4 Fantasy Football QB Rankings: Looking at the week 4 matchups for our QB’s the top of our list starts out typical. With Brady, Rodgers, Brees and Rivers all...
• 9/22 Sunday Morning Legend: Should I Start Cam Newton?: Cam Newton has exploded onto the scene in a debut unmatched by just about any rookie in the history of the NFL.  By now, he has...

• 8/26 Sunday Morning Legend: Which Players could be Bargains in the 2011 Fantasy Football Draft?: First, I greatly prefer not to get too carried away in finding sleepers, values, breakout players, etc. Its too risky to build...
• 8/17 Bolt Beat: Really Eli?!?! Elite Status? Really?: We mostly talk about Chargers football, but sometimes we go astray just to talk trash about the Oakland Raiders or Eli Manning....
• 8/16 Sunday Morning Legend: When Should You Draft a Fantasy Quarterback? A Simple Quantitative Analysis: The appropriate timing of drafting a quarterback has been long debated in fantasy football.  Draft a QB too early and you risk...
• 8/15 Sunday Morning Legend: Which QB is best in December?: A quick/crude analysis of the end of season performance of some of the top fantasy QB’s is provided below.  We derived this...

• 5/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Michael Clayton joins passing camp: New York Giants WR Michael Clayton and eight other players attended QB Eli Manning's passing camp Tuesday, May 10, which is in...[+] its second week. Others that attended included QB Sage Rosenfels, TE Kevin Boss, WR Darius Reynaud, WR Duke Calhoun, WR Samuel Giguere, WR Victor Cruz and OT David Diehl.
• 5/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning holds workout: New York Giants QB Eli Manning went through passing drills with 10 teammates Tuesday, May 3, in New Jersey. TE Kevin Boss, RB...[+] Danny Ware and WR Hakeem Nicks were among the players attending.

• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | OC says Eli Manning may have to take more sacks : New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said QB Eli Manning may have to be willing to take more sacks next season...[+] because some of his 25 interceptions this season came while he was scrambling out of the pocket, reports Ohm Youngmisuk, of ESPNNewYork.com. 'Where he's under duress a couple of times and you see him with the poor judgment, he's spinning around and trying to make a play. You have to sometimes accept the sack. He protects the line and there's not as many sacks statistically. But would you rather have a sack or would you rather have a turnover? That’s the way you have to look at it,' Gilbride said.

• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning's bonus in jeopardy : New York Giants QB Eli Manning was scheduled to receive a $500,000 workout bonus this offseason but will not receive the bonus...[+] as long as there is an NFL lockout, reports Adam Schefter, of ESPN.

• 2/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning defends Tom Coughlin: New York Giants QB Eli Manning said he believes head coach Tom Coughlin is the right coach for the team, according to Ohm Youngmisuk...[+] and Rich Cimini, of ESPNNewYork.com. Manning defended his head coach in light of recent comments made by FS Antrel Rolle saying the coach can lighten up a bit. 'Coach Coughlin is the only NFL coach I've played for, and I like the routine,' Manning said. 'I like how it's structured. I like knowing what our schedule is going to be. I like knowing how our practices are. He gets us prepared.'

• 1/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Eli Manning open to bringing Plaxico Burress back: New York Giants QB Eli Manning said he would be open to the possibility of the team re-signing free-agent WR Plaxico Burress (Giants)...[+] once he is released from prison, reports Ohm Youngmisuk, of ESPNNewYork.com. 'We already have a great corps of receivers at this point right now,' Manning said. 'To throw him into the mix could make us stronger and could be a good thing. If they feel he can help us out and he is committed then I am all for it.'
• 1/24 WSJ Daily Fix: Another Super Bowl With Two Top QBs: The Count: Rodgers and Roethlisberger were two of the NFL's best quarterbacks this season, making for a second straight title...

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