PHILADELPHIA – He took the first tentative steps of his NFL career in this stadium, an undistinguished debut in relief of Kurt Warner in mop-up duty against the Eagles. Eli Manning went 3 of 9 for just 66 yards and was sacked once after replacing Warner in a 31-17 loss at Lincoln Financial Field on Sept. 12, 2004.
Manning returns to the place they simply call “the Linc” on Sunday in a desperation game for both teams, as the Giants (3-7) look to keep their flickering divisional championship hopes alive against the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles (4-6).