The stubble on Eli Manning’s face qualifies as much more than just a few days’ growth, so might there be a little something extra going on with the quarterback’s decision to shun a razor during the Giants’ bye week?
Manning smiled when I asked him about whether not shaving was a way to change the vibe after a 1-7 start.
“Just happened,” he said of the facial hair. “But you get a win, you kind of keep everything, right?”
So, if the Giants beat the Bucs on Sunday as a follow-up to a 27-23 win over the 49ers, in which Manning had three touchdown passes for the first time last Dec.