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Dec 30, 1:00pm - Eagles at Giants
Game 16
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Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
Giants 21 14 0 7 42
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Giants win over the Eagles 42-7.
Eli Manning was 13 of 21 for 208 yards with 5 TDs.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 107 yards on 16 carries and 1 TD and had 1 catch for 41 yards.
David Wilson rushed for 75 yards on 15 carries and had 1 catch for 41 yards and 1 TD.
Jerrel Jernigan rushed for 6 yards on 1 carry.
Rueben Randle caught 4 passes for 58 yards and 2 TDs.
Victor Cruz caught 4 passes for 52 yards and 1TD.
Domenik Hixon caught 2 passes for 41 yards.
Martellus Bennett caught 1 pass for 15 yards.
Henry Hynoski caught 1 pass for 1 yard and 1TD.
Stevie Brown had 1 interception.
Justin Tuck had 1 sack.

Game Notes:
"It was a really cold windy day at the stadium and so terribly important for us to beat the Eagles for a number of reasons besides the obvious ones, possibly making it into the playoffs or at least finishing with a win at home, and with a record over 500. First off, Andy Reid's Eagles have gotten the drop on us for the past few years in our matchups. including the one this season.
If the Giants had won that game they would be 9-6 and tied with Washington for the division lead and totally not be in the position they were in today. Michael Vick was on the field then and now, and it was only a fluke that had him starting in this game. This would likely be his last in a Philly uniform and the last one coached by Andy Reid. It would be fitting payback to take this last game of the season.
Things started with Reid pulling one of his tricks, a surprise onside kick that worked, and it gave them the ball near midfield. Vick immediately went no huddle and quickly came up with a first down on our defense which was caught off guard figuring they'd be on the bench for a few plays with the Giants receiving the kickoff. I had visions of the Eagles zooming down the field with all of today's hopes going out the window when Stevie Brown came up with an interception.
That led to the Giants scoring first, second and third, all touchdowns in the first quarter and this turned out not to be much of a competitive game with the final score being 42-7 in favor of the Giants. Watching the scoreboard was no treat for any freezing fan as the Lions were down 20-3 to the Bears at one point and the Giants needed them to win to have any shot as a wildcard team. The Lions came back and were down just by two points, 26-24 at the end of the Giants game. That became the final score, so today's win was exciting but bittersweet, and like the rest of you I'll dream of what could have been until next season when I expect them to play like they did today in each and every game - I'm a fan!"

Game Notes:
"The Giants let their chances for the NFC East title slip away and so they were down to having to beat Philadelphia today while hoping that Chicago, Minnesota and Dallas all went on to lose so they could be the No. 6 seed as a wild card.
As you were busy rooting against a lousy 4-11 Eagles team, you also were rooting for another 4-11 team to play way much better than their record. The Giants did their part, starting out this football Sunday with a win.
Meanwhile watching the scoreboard you saw that Detroit was not doing it for you and they came up short. What can you expect anyway from 4-11 teams, but to lose and finish the season at 4-12? The Giants
got off to a 6-2 start and for a while they looked good as the defending Super Bowl champions, but lost five of seven games prior to today to finish up at 9-7 keeping them only in as possible wild card contenders. That lasted less than a half hour after their final win as Detroit failed to complete the crazy wildcard math formula for them.
Now it's time to just sit back and enjoy football for football, the wildcard games, championship games and the Super Bowl, while all the teams look over their casts and crews and get ready to make changes for next year that will have them knocking on that Super Bowl door. The Giants will be one of those teams and the way it looks, the offensive line and the overall defense will be scrutinized the most."

Scoring:
First Quarter
GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Rueben Randle 3 yard TD pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 10:36
Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards in 2:01
New York 7-0

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Rueben Randle 38 yard TD pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 6:24
Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards in 2:43
New York 14-0

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play:
David Wilson 15 yard TD pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 1:18
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards in 3:10
New York 21-0
Second Quarter

PHILADELPHIA - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Jeremy Maclin 7 yard TD pass from Michael Vick (Alex Henery kick), 12:06
Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards in 4:12
New York 21-7
GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Ahmad Bradshaw 1 yard TD run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 6:26
Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards in 5:40
New York 28-7

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Victor Cruz 24 yard TD pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 0:04
Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards in 0:13
New York 35-7

Third Quarter

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Ahmad Bradshaw 1 yard TD run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 6:26
Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards in 5:40
New York 28-7

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Victor Cruz 24 yard TD pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 0:04
Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards in 0:13
New York 35-7

Fourth Quarter

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Henry Hynoski 1 yd pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 6:51
Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards in 9:24
New York 42-7


Notes:
Giants had lost five straight home games to the Eagles before today.

Giants Eli Manning threw a career-best five touchdown passes.
That was the first time since Phil Simms did it for the Giants in 1980.

Giants Ahmad Bradshaw passed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the 2nd time in his career.

Giants Stevie Brown came up with his 8th interception.

Giants with a 9-7 record, have their third winning season in a row, the first time since 1988-90.

Eagles coach Andy Reid has had only 3 losing seasons out of 14.
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