Eli Manning was sacked on Monday Night by Ziggy Ansah — kind of. Manning took a sack and Ansah got the credit. But a closer looked showed that Ansah never did touch the New York Giants quarterback.
Rather, Manning waived the white flag.
https://twitter.com/DLineVids/status/909956245787885569
Of course, Twitter had some fun at Eli’s expense.
Gotta give credit to Eli Manning for the #Lions 4th sack tonight. Would have looked funnier had Ansah just stopped running. #NFL #Giants pic.twitter.com/7BFowdTaWE
— Daniel Fitzgerald (@nflpicksfitz) September 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/TylerStevenson7/status/909956874451243008
Eli Manning leads the Giants in sacks. #MNF#DETvsNYG
— Gearis C Herndon (@G_CHerndon86) September 19, 2017
Eli Manning definitely says "Ow" before he gets punched. #DETvsNYG https://t.co/SYmYQ9HKjA
— Dylan Echter (@djechter) September 19, 2017
Naturally, the photo shop game was strong, as well.
Live look at Eli Manning…#MondayNightFootball #Giants #Lions pic.twitter.com/hAQLOwus3X
— Blake Von Hagen (@blake_vonhagen) September 19, 2017
Others had no chill, whatsoever.
https://twitter.com/HowyaHengen/status/909956464147546112
Live look at Eli Manning pic.twitter.com/vuZijxnX0u
— SADBOIISPOOKY (@KiDHyPe) September 19, 2017
Eli Manning legit didn't get touched on that sack. #MNF 🏈 pic.twitter.com/C0z7a72zT2
— Los © (@oseguera44) September 19, 2017
It was a rough first half for Eli. But he did prove something that we’ve known about him for years. Good, bad, or somewhere in between, Manning is not boring.