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Eli Manning reacts after a sack in the first half of the Giants' XX-X loss to the Falcons on Monday.

ATLANTA — We now come to the portion of the season for the Giants when pleading is the only hope for Eli Manning and his truly pathetic offense.

It is as if the end zone is the forbidden zone, as if the Giants fear an allergic reaction if they score touchdowns. Or a touchdown. There is no end to their ineptitude, no play they cannot mess up, no good situation safe from turning bad.