No fault on Eli’s OBJ miss

The Giants scored 27 points and Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes in the victory over the 49ers, a tsunami of production for an offense that has been parched all season. It would have been an even more prolific day if they were able to convert on third down from the San Francisco 3-yard line in the second quarter.

On the play, Odell Beckham Jr. lined up and noticed he was uncovered. As in — alone. He tried to get Manning’s attention, but the veteran quarterback stuck with the play that was called. He handed off to Saquon Barkley, who was stopped after a gain of 1 yard, and the Giants settled for a field goal. Bad miss by Eli? “That play had a lot of different elements to it,’’ coach Pat Shurmur said Wednesday. “We had a favorable box to run the ball and the linebacker to the left, we just need to do a better job of pushing to him. What Eli did was not wrong. Had he chosen to throw it, obviously Odell being open would have been right, too.

“By the way they lined up it was favorable to run it and had we blocked it properly, in my opinion it would have been a walk-in. But certainly if he had thrown it, we’re looking for none-on-ones and no one was covering him.’’

➤ The Buccaneers are again going with Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback, even though Jameis Winston is healthy. Fitzpatrick, 35, was supposed to be the backup this season but he filled in as Winston was suspended for the first three games and was called on again after Winston threw four interceptions in a loss to the Bengals.

“I think you guys are probably familiar with Fitz and what he brings to a team,’’ Buccaneers coach Dirk Koetter said. “His experience, his calmness, his ability to relate to all the guys and to deliver the ball on time to the right spot, he brings a real settling presence to the team and especially to the offense.’’