For only the second time in the past 15 seasons, the Giants’ offense will be led onto the field by a quarterback not named Eli Manning on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Daniel Jones has been named Giants starting QB — New York Giants (@Giants) September 17, 2019

Giants head coach Pat Shurmur made it official, announcing that first-round rookie quarterback Daniel Jones will make his first career NFL start in Week 3.

Shurmur explained the move in a story posted on the Giants’ web site:

“Eli and I spoke this morning,” Shurmur said. “I told him that we are making a change and going with Daniel as the starter. I also talked to Daniel. Eli was obviously disappointed, as you would expect, but he said he would be what he has always been, a good teammate, and continue to prepare to help this team win games. Daniel understands the challenge at hand, and he will be ready to play on Sunday. ... Ultimately, this is a move that I felt was best for this team at this time,” Shurmur said. “I have said it since I got here, I am very fond of Eli. His work ethic, his preparation, his football intelligence. All those attributes are as good as I have ever seen in a player. And Eli worked as hard as you could ask of anybody to get ready for this season. This move is more about Daniel moving forward than about Eli.”

Manning was 26-for-45 passing for 250 yards with one touchdowns and two interceptions, in a woeful 28-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

Through the first two weeks of the regular season, Manning and the Giants’ offense were just 5-of-24 on third down and the 38-year-old quarterback had completed 62.9 percent of his passes for 556 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions while averaging 6.2 yards per attempt.

In Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys, Jones made a brief appearance, completing 3-of-4 passes for 17 yards and rushing for five yards. However, Jones also lost a fumble.

The Giants drafted Jones No. 6 overall in April’s NFL Draft, with the hope that he would be Manning’s eventual successor, but that eventuality might have come much quicker than many expected.

During the preseason, Jones led the NFL with a 137.3 passer rating while completing 85.3 percent of his passes for 416 yards and two touchdowns.

After starting Sunday’s game 0-for-4 passing, Manning and the offense were booed off the field by the home crowd with 2:39 remaining in the first quarter, when wide receiver Bennie Fowler dropped a third-down pass.

There is now a legitimate chance that Manning has thrown his final pass at MetLife Stadium in a Giants uniform.

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