Crazy stat shows how bad Eli Manning was on 'TNF'

The New York Giants lost in royal form (13-34) at home against the Philadelphia Eagles on “Thursday Night Football.” And there is no sugar-coating the fact that quarterback Eli Manning was simply dreadful all evening long. As Giants fans agonized watching Manning blunder left and right, this stat right here shows us exactly how terrible he really was. The numbers do not lie. Manning earned a QBR of 9.0 when he WAS NOT being pressured. When he was, he rated 0.7. How this even possible? Manning’s offensive line did him no favors either, and looked like children fending off the Eagles defenders. During his disastrous performance, Manning completed only 55.8 percent of his passes, threw zero touchdowns and one interception that came on his opening drive. The only member of his offense he could reliably connect with was running back Saquon Barkley on some shorter throws. Barkley did what he could to help by tallying 229 all purpose yards and one rushing touchdown. All the while, wide receiver Odell Beckham fumed

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