Eli Manning Saves Starting Job With Game-Winning Touchdown Drive

It was a Week 10 game in San Francisco, but for Eli Manning, it was his Super Bowl.

And, much like he did twice against the New England Patriots, the 37-year-old quarterback played like it.

For the 36th time in his NFL career, Manning led New York on a game-winning drive, taking the Giants 75 yards in the fourth quarter and tossing a three-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard with 53 seconds left on the clock.

GIANTS TAKE THE LEAD! @sterl_shep3 hauls in the TD toss.#NYGvsSF | #GiantsPride pic.twitter.com/FsD2dRyGEV

— New York Giants (@Giants) November 13, 2018

The score and the extra point put the Giants up 27-23 over the San Francisco 49ers and the G-Men snapped a five-game losing streak with the win.

“It doesn’t get old,” Manning said. “It’s fun. It’s fun playing in those games and having a two-minute drive to win it. Those are the situations you want to be in. You want to have a chance.”

Eli Manning reacts to tonight's game-winning drive. #NYGvsSF pic.twitter.com/0yo8Uko4ao

— New York Giants (@Giants) November 13, 2018

Manning finished 19-of-31 for 188 yards and three touchdowns, two of which went to Odell Beckham Jr.

More importantly, Manning did not throw an interception, had a passer rating of 110.7, and, at least temporarily, silenced chatter that he should lose his starting job.

“That’s what Eli is really good at, engineering those come-from-behind drives,” coach Pat Shurmur said. “That was terrific. He hung in there and made some really good throws and got us into the end zone. That’s the sign of a good quarterback.”

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