Dec 22,
8:25 PM Giants at Eagles
Game 15 | | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
Giants | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
Eagles | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Giants
lose to the Eagles 24-19. Eli Manning was 38 of 63 for 356 yards with 1 TD
and 3 INTs. Paul Perkins rushed for 68 yards on 15 carries and caught 1 pass
for 9 yards. Rashad Jennings rushed for 44 yards on 9 carries and caught 4
passes for 7 yards. Odell Beckham Jr. caught 11 passes for 150 yards. Victor
Cruz caught 8 passes for 84 yards. Sterling Shepard caught 7 passes for 61
yards and 1 TD, and had 1 carry for 2 yards. Will Tye caught 5 passes for 23
yards. Bobby Rainey caught 1 pass for 13 yards. Jerell Adams caught 1 pass
for 9 yards. Dominique
Rodgers-Cromartie had 1 INT. Robbie
Gould kicked 35, 35, 29 and 41 yard field goals. "I
wasn't expecting that the Giants would be down 14-0 in the first quarter. They
went nowhere on their first possession, and then Eli Manning threw an interception
on the second. All of that, by the way, with no first downs on their two series.
Last week Eli Manning completed 11 straight passes before missing on one, today
Manning completed on just three of his first 12 passes. The defense tightened
up before letting up on a big pass play in the second quarter that went for an
Eagles touchdown. The Giants had scored two field goals by that point so the score
was 21-6. The Giants gave me some hope, coming right back with a touchdown on
a 13 yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard. The score was 21-13 in favor of
the Eagles by the end of the half. The third quarter started with the Eagles
going three-and-out, and the Giants added another field goal to cut their lead
to five points. On the next drive the defense stopped the Eagles on a 4th-and-goal
at the one yard line. I though things were turning around until Manning threw
another interception, and then an Eagles field goal put them up 24-16. Robbie
Gould kicked his fourth field goal of the day on the next drive for the Giants
to help close the gap again, but 24-19 became the final score. The Giants offense
was on the field for some long stretches, but just didn't have it today, settling
for field goals instead of touchdowns. There were some plays that looked like
pass interference, but they didn't get the calls. The defense looked real good
once again, and it looks like that's how this season is going to play out for
the Giants, a strong defense keeping a weak offense in the game."
"The
Giants finished up over the Eagles by a wide margin, ahead in first downs, total
yardage and time of possession. Unfortunately, they were also ahead in turnovers
and that's what cost them the game. There could have been as many as five of them,
as Rashad Jennings and Dwayne Harris each let the ball get loose, but the Giants
recovered both times. You can't take back interceptions though, and Eli Manning
threw three of them. The first one came on the Giants second possession when
Manning aimed the ball at Will Tye and Malcolm Jenkins grabbed it for a 34 yard
interception return for a touchdown. Manning's second interception in the third
quarter was by Jenkins again, and the Eagles turned that into a field goal for
a 24-16 lead. As bad as those were, Manning's third was the killer. After marching
down the field from the fifteen yard line, and with fourteen seconds left in the
game, a pass to Will Tye at the 5 yard line was intercepted. A touchdown would
have given the Giants the game. Instead they finished with a 24-19 loss. In
this game the defense was good, but they did let up a few times. There was the
Eagles first possession where they allowed them to easily move down field and
gave up a long 25-yard touchdown run
to Darren Sproles. Then in the second quarter, Eli Apple was called for an unnecessary
roughness penalty on Carson Wentz. There was hardly any contact, with Apple sliding
to the ground as well, but that penalty call probably affected Apple, because
on the very next play he was beaten by Nelson Agholor for a 40-yard touchdown.
Later on in the third quarter, Olivier Vernon was called for roughing the passer
to put the Eagles on the Giants 23 yard line. The defense came up with no sacks
on the elusive Wentz. They just drew penalties it seemed, whenever they got near
him. They did hold up against the Eagles on a 4th-and-goal at the Giants 1 yard
line. The Giants had an opportunity to clinch a first postseason berth for
the first time in five years. It can still happen this weekend depending on how
other teams win or lose in their games. If it's up in the air, Washington will
be just as eager as the Eagles were today, to keep the Giants from making it into
the playoffs in the last game of the regular season."
First
Quarter | EAGLES
- TOUCHDOWN Play:
Darren Sproles 25 Yd Run (Caleb Sturgis Kick)
Drive info: 7
plays, 78 yards, 4:13 Eagles
7-0 EAGLES
- TOUCHDOWN Play:
Malcolm Jenkins 34 Yd Interception Return (Caleb
Sturgis Kick) Drive info: 3
plays, 5 yards, 1:28 Eagles
14-0 GIANTS
- FIELD GOAL Play:
Robbie Gould 35 Yd Field Goal Drive
info: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:48
Eagles 14-3 |
Second
Quarter | GIANTS
- FIELD GOAL Play:
Robbie Gould 35 Yd Field Goal Drive
info: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:00
Eagles 14-6 EAGLES
- TOUCHDOWN Play:
Nelson Agholor 40 Yd pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb
Sturgis Kick) Drive info: 5
plays, 75 yards, 2:29 Eagles
21-6 GIANTS
- TOUCHDOWN Play:
Sterling Shepard 13 Yd pass from Eli Manning (Robbie
Gould Kick) Drive info: 12
plays, 84 yards, 4:26 Eagles
21-13 |
Third
Quarter |
GIANTS
- FIELD GOAL Play:
Robbie Gould 29 Yd Field Goal Drive
info: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:08
Eagles 21-16 |
Fourth
Quarter | EAGLES
- FIELD GOAL Play:
Caleb Sturgis 41 Yd Field Goal Drive
info: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:10
Eagles 24-16 GIANTS
- FIELD GOAL Play:
Robbie Gould 41 Yd Field Goal Drive
info: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:30
Eagles 24-19 |
Notes:
Giants
have allowed teams to score a touchdown on the first offensive series for the
fifth time. Giants gave up 21
points in the first half, the most they have allowed in a first half all season.
Giants Eli Manning threw 63 passes,
the most in any game by a Giants quarterback. Giants
can secure a wild card berth dependent
on other teams winning or losing, or if they win in Washington next week. Next
Game:
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