New York Giants nice Eli Manning has performed in his justifiable share of all-time video games. Tremendous Bowl XLII and Tremendous Bowl XLVI instantly come to thoughts, however there have been many others.
Manning’s 2011 NFC Championship efficiency in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers is the stuff of legend. On a smaller scale, the identical may be stated about his efficiency on the grand opening of AT&T Stadium again in 2009.
Followers may recall that Manning led the Giants on a game-winning drive in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys, souring the grand opening of Jerry Jones’ new digs. Simple E then proceeded to signal the locker room wall, “First win within the New Stadium.”
On Friday evening at Fanatics Fest in New York Metropolis, Manning joined a panel of different Tremendous Bowl champions and fielded some questions from ex-Giants quarterback Jesse Palmer. He was requested if he might return in time and play a particular sport over once more, which wouldn’t it be.
Manning didn’t hesitate and his reply might shock you.
“I’m going again to Inexperienced Bay within the NFC Championship Sport,” Manning stated, as transcribed by Empire Sports activities Media. “I simply wish to really feel that coldness once more.”
On the time, that sport was the third-coldest sport performed in NFL historical past. Temperatures dipped to -4 levels and with the wind chill, they bottomed out at -24.
16 years later, Giants-Packers continues to be the fifth-coldest sport ever performed in NFL historical past.
“I do know Plaxico (Burress) beloved it,” Manning laughed. “He was fired up that sport. One thing was working that sport. I keep in mind we used to exit in pre-game. It was earlier than each sport, I’d go along with Plaxico and Amani Toomer and we’d have a few 25-minute throwing session and we’d undergo all of the routes and do our routine.
“And swiftly, we’re about 5 minutes via the routine, they usually’re not catching something with their palms. They’re body-catching every little thing, they’re leaping up, their palms are all frozen. And I sort of checked out them, they’re shivering just a little bit, I’m like, ‘Are y’all unfastened? Are y’all warmed up?’ They’re like, ‘Yeah, yeah, we’re good, let’s go to the locker room.’”
Regardless of the chilly, the Manning-to-Burress connection was scorching. They linked up 11 occasions for 151 yards as Burress fully undressed All-Professional cornerback Al Harris.
Fellow Giants nice and Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer, Michael Strahan, was additionally on the panel with Manning and was shocked together with his reply.
“That’s the one sport you wish to replay?” Strahan requested in apparent disagreement.
“Yep. Let’s go!” Manning replied.
Manning’s toughness was his most underrated attribute and even in retirement, that edge stays.
