Was it the moment "light bulb" of the Giants for the future of Eli Manning? | QB Report Card

At some point, the Giants will realize that quarterback Eli Manning is doing more harm than bad at an offensive packed with dynamic playmakers, and that the Thursday night's 13th loss to the Eagles at MetLife Stadium could have been such a moment.

The Eagles trailed a battered second in the match and again smothered the wide receiver Odell Beckham. The Eagles started Week 6 after averaging 277 yards per game. Without attacking midfielder Saquon Barkley, Manning would not have been close to that number.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Barkley had amassed 204 yards on the ground and one touchdown. The Giants totaled 297 offensive yards, Manning's passes to unnamed Barkley targets totaling 104 yards. Manning launched a disastrous interception in the second part.

It was so bad that at one point in the first period, even Giants head coach Pat Shurmur could not hide his frustration at the time he had spent in Manning's pocket:

Manning was so unfit that at half-time his quarterback rating was 99.5 points inferior 137.3 Carson Wentz.

The reality of NFC East is that the Eagles (3-3) are at the top of the division, while the 1-5 Giants are still not eliminated mathematically.

But given what the Giants have shown in six games – especially Manning – few people would want to give them a shot in the playoffs, even in the very bad NFC East.

Here is an overview of Manning's progress in Thursday night's game. It was not pretty: