6 NFL Teams Eli Manning Can’t Beat Despite Putting Up Great Numbers
By Neal Lynch
#6. Philadelphia Eagles
Eli’s Record: 9-15
Eli’s Win Percentage: 38%
Eli’s Passer Rating: 84.1
In 24 career games against the most hated NFC East foes, Eli has thrown for 5,800 yards and 40 touchdowns against 24 interceptions. Manning’s completed almost 58% of his passes lifetime vs. Philadelphia. He has six games with a passer rating over 100 and went 4-2 in those games, which you can find below…
1. Week 3 – 9/25/11 @ Philadelphia, W 29-16
16 of 23 for 254, four touchdowns 0 interceptions (145.7 rating)
2. Week 16 – 12/30/12 @ Home, W 42-7
13 of 21 for 208 yards, five touchdowns 0 interceptions (134.5 rating)
3. Week 13 – 12/13/09 @ Home, L 38-45
27 of 38 for 391 yards, 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions (130.5 rating)
4. Week 10 – 11/20/05 @ Home, W 27-17
17 of 26 for 218, 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions (130 rating)
5. Week 2 – 9/17/06 @ Philly, W 30-24
31 of 43 for 371 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interceptions (111.7 rating)
6. Week 14 – 12/19/10 @ Home, L 31-38
23 of 39 for 289 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception (105.6 rating)
However, Manning’s had nine games with a passer rating of 69 or below. In those games, he was was 2-7. When Eli’s passer rating is in the 70s, the Giants are winless at 0-4. That means when Eli’s passer rating drops below 80, the Giants are 2-11 against Philly.
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Big Blue is 3-1 when Eli’s rating is in the 80s, but 0-1 when Manning has a rating in the 90s, so if Manning scores above an 80, the G-Men are 7-4. In other words, he’s had a handful of great games statistically, but the majority of games have been average to subpar.
Not to mention that Eli has three career postseason losses, and two of them have come against the Eagles (January ’07, January ’09).
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