Giants lose to the the Eagles 19-17.
Eli Manning was 24 of 42 for 309 yards with 2 TDs and 1 INT.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 39 yards on 13 carries and had 3 catches for 38 yards.
Andre Brown rushed for 14 yards on 5 carries and had 1 catch for 4 yards.
Henry Hynoski rushed for 4 yards on 1 carry and caught 1 pass for 0 yards.
Domenik Hixon caught 6 passes for 116 yards.
Victor Cruz caught 9 passes for 109 yards and 1 TD.
Ramses Barden caught 2 passes for 36 yards.
Bear Pascoe caught 1 pass for 6 yards and 1 TD.
Martellus Bennett caught 1 pass for 2 yards.
Osi Umenyiora and Chase Blackburn each had 1 sack.
Lawrence Tynes kicked a 25 yard field goal and missed on a 54 yard attempt.

Game Notes:
"It was a scoreless first quarter with both defenses giving it their best shots. It was a shame that the Giants lost safety Kenny Phillips. The Eagles scored first with a 19 yard touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson. The Giants came back with a field goal to end the half. Eli Manning had completed 14 of his 26 passes for 151 yards, but there was no running game. Henry Hynoski was the most productive rusher, averaging 4 yards per carry, but he had only one. The total stats at that point were almost equal in all areas, first downs, time of possession, number of plays, etc. and that's why the score was so close, Eagles up 7-3.
The Eagles scored a field goal on their first possession in the third quarter and the Giants responded with a touchdown to tie the game at 10-10. On the next drive the Eagles scored another field goal to take the lead. Eli Manning got the Giants down to the Eagles 10 yard line, but on the first play of the fourth quarter his pass, intended for Martellus Bennett, was intercepted in the endzone. Manning seemed annoyed with Bennett on the sidelines after that so maybe he messed up. Anyway, the Eagles ended that drive with another field goal and it seemed like our defense was wearing down as every time the Eagles got the ball they would score.
Still the Giants were down 16-10 with plenty of time left and they followed up with a quick five play drive that ended with a pass to Bear Pascoe for a 6 yard touchdown. They were up for the first time in the game with a 17-16 lead. Of course now it was the Eagles turn, and remember what I just said? Right, they got the ball and they scored another field goal to take the lead 19-17.
The Giants had just under two minutes left to get some points on the board and go home with a win. David Wilson had been giving the Giants great field position with his kickoff returns and he did it again. Eli Manning took them down to the Eagles 26 yard line, but then a pass to Ramses Barden resulted in Offensive Pass Interference and a 10 yard penalty and Manning's next pass to Domenik Hixon was incomplete. Without much time on the clock, they went for a 54 yard field goal which Lawrence Tynes missed wide left, but wait! Andy Reid had called a timeout. Tynes got another chance and this time the ball was straight on, but fell short and the Giants lost. It was very disappointing but I guess I'll have to put up with the Eagles winning these division games and the Giants winning Super Bowls."

Game Notes:
"The Giants and Eagles are two explosive teams. Coming into this game the Giants were third in the NFL with plays of at least 20 yards (18) and the Eagles were tied for fourth (16). Neither offense seemed all that amazing in the first half which ended with just two scores and with the Eagles leading 7-3. Neither team could run the ball, but that changed in the second half for the Eagles. LeSean McCoy finished with 123 yards on 23 carries after gaining just 2 yards by halftime, and Michael Vick was able to run himself out of trouble whenever he needed to.
I would have liked to see Andre Brown get more than 5 carries mostly because of how he's been playing. Ahmad Bradshaw had 13, but was much more effective when Eli Manning got the ball to him through the air. The running game produced just 57 yards on 19 carries. The Giants defense had expected to get to Vick more and cause turnovers. The Eagles had committed 12 turnovers in three games and Vick knew he had to do better with protecting the football and there were no turnovers tonight.
What stood out in this game for the Giants was Domenik Hixon making some tough catches, averaging 19 yards on the six completions he had and David Wilson on his 6 kick returns averaging 36.2 yards per return. Victor Cruz was his usual productive self, and he finished with 109 yards on 9 catches and 1 touchdown.
Tom Coughlin said after the game that his players didn't always play smart, but they played hard. You could see that this game was tough for both teams and could have gone either way. The Giants came in a close second, but unfortunately there are no silver medals in football. There are only losses, and now the Giants have two and both were to division teams.

Scoring:

Giants start with a 0-2 in division for first time under Tom Coughlin.

Giants have forced 8 turnovers this season and got none against the Eagles.

Giants Lawrence Tynes made all 10 field goals coming into this game. Now 11 of 12.

Eagles honored former safety Brian Dawkins at halftime by retiring his No. 20.

Eagles have won eight of their last nine against the Giants.

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