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If Pat Shurmur, Eli Manning marriage is built on quick passes, are Giants letting QB play to his strengths?

Eli Manning completed his first 11 passes Sunday against arguably the best defense in the NFL, and still he finished with a 62.1 percent completion rate.

Had Manning instead missed on each of his first 11 throws in a 20-15 loss to the Jaguars, odds are the Giants quarterback would have found a way to get his numbers back near 62.1 percent.

As his 15th season begins, Manning is who he is. Part of his identity is a career 59.8 percent passer, with nine seasons better than 60 percent and a career-high mark of 63.