EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Eli Manning created some waves this summer putting himself in the same class with Tom Brady in a radio interview.
It was instant tabloid material.
How could Manning be in the same elite class with Brady?
Eli had only won one Super Bowl compared to Brady’s three, and the New York Giants were entering this season after missing the playoffs a very un-Brady-like two straight years. There seemed to be no comparison.
Closing in on the midpoint of the season, Manning is right there with Brady in the NFL statistics as the Giants (5-2) get ready to take a trip to New England to play the Patriots (5-2) in the teams’ first regular-season game since they meet in the Super Bowl in February 2008.
