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New York Giants Bench Eli Manning for Daniel Jones
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It’s over.
Mercifully, the Eli Manning era has come to an end in New York New Jersey:
End of an era: The #Giants have named Daniel Jones as their starting QB. Eli Manning goes to the bench.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 17, 2019
It had to happen.
Unfortunately, the Eagles won’t get to face Eli twice this year, barring an injury to Jones. The Birds are 16-4 against Manning over the last 20 meetings, which equates to a win percentage of 80. Jones looked pretty smooth in preseason action, so we’ll see what he’s got in week three, when the G-Men travel to Tampa Bay for a matchup with the 1-1 Bucs before returning home to host the 0-2 Redskins. Golden Tate comes off suspension in week five, so Jones will have a bit more to work with sooner rather than later.
RIP to the Eli Manning era. What an era it was.
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Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com