The Philadelphia Eagles weathered a storm on Monday night, recovering from a 17-3 halftime deficit to defeat the New York Giants, 23-17, in overtime.
After the game, rather than over-dramatically celebrating their victory or attempting to rub the Giants’ noses in it, Eagles played eagerly lined up to pay respect to the losing quarterback — Eli Manning.
Check it out:
Eagles players lining up to show love to Eli. That's real 🙌🙌 pic.twitter.com/usNoyq4hoh
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) December 10, 2019
After spending the last 10 weeks on the bench, Manning replaced the injured Daniel Jones, who is dealing with a high ankle sprain, and everyone in attendance — including Eli himself — knew that it might be his last time on an NFL field.
The loss may have dropped Manning’s career record to 116-117, but the fact that Eagles players lined up to wish the two-time Super Bowl MVP well speaks volumes about who he is as both a person and a player.
The Giants may have lost and yes, that is getting old, but Manning receiving superstar treatment, complete with cheers from the opposing crowd, is a rare treat.
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