Later, outside the Cowboys locker room, a grinning Jones said, “It was nice to see Eli out there again.”So much for the storybook comeback that Giants fans, and Manning, might have imagined — and one they desperately needed. Instead, Sunday was another stomach punch — just more evidence of how enduringly disheartening the 2017 season will be for the Giants. Returning Manning to the starting lineup restored some equilibrium, but what ails the Giants will take months, and maybe years, to fully remedy. “The last few weeks have been difficult with losing my starting job and losing your head coach,” Manning said. I don’t like losing my starting job — that’s personal also.

Source: New York Times December 11, 2017 01:52 UTC