Giants' Manning another Mr. Octoberhttp://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/eli_mr_october_HgFwnheh9Z8WHpCz2RucpJWhen you mention the name "Mr. October," you think of one man. At least, that's the way it always has been around here until now.
Reggie Jackson, the Yankees Hall of Fame slugger who earned the nickname for his World Series heroics, might have to share it with another New York athlete: Eli Manning.
Don't laugh.
October might be when the best in baseball compete for pennants and World Series rings, but it's also the month when the Giants quarterback has played some of the best football of his career. Heading into Monday night's game against the Cowboys in Arlington, Texas,
Manning is 19-4 as a starter in games played in October, for an .826 winning percentage. That's better than any quarterback who began their career in the Super Bowl era with at least 20 starts.
It's better than Tom Brady (25-8, .757), better than Philip Rivers (8-10, .444), better than Ben Roethlisberger (17-5, .772), better than Brett Favre (37-29, .560), and better than his older brother Peyton Manning (33-14, .702). Eli Manning -- New York's other Mr. October.Read more:
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