Giants lose to the Eagles 14-10.
Kerry Collins was 22-of-36 for 174 yards and 1 touchdown.
Tiki Barber had 19 carries for 79 yards, and he caught 5 passes for 34 yards.
Dorsey Levens had 16 carries for 64 yards.
Michael Strahan had 2 sacks.
Mike Barrow caused the Eagles to fumble two times.
Will Allen came up with a big interception that allowed the Giants to score.
Jeremy Shockey had 5 catches for 23 yards and 1 touchdown.
Amani Toomer had 4 catches for 54 yards.
Marcellus Rivers had 4 catches for 31 yards.

Game Notes:
"I can't believe it. I just can't believe we lost that game. I hate to do these reports when the Giants lose like this, because all that sticks with you is the bad stuff. OK, I have my notes, so here goes - It was a pretty nice day for a game at the stadium, a little on the cool side, but there was some sun.
It was exciting right away when Mike Barrow knocked the ball loose and Shaun Williams recovered it at midfield. Unfortunately, the Giants drive was killed when they tried a reverse, and lost the ball and about 20 yards.

Then the refs made that bad call on Ralph Brown for pass interference. When we saw the replay we couldn't believe it, and that big 41 yard gift from the refs got the Eagles to our 33 yard line, and they went on to score. Then, it was terrible to see Rich Seubert being taken off the field, but he got us going when he waved the towel at the crowd, and we wish him well.

The Giants started clicking near the end of the half. Toomer caught a first down pass, and then Tiki ran for another. Kerry Collins ran and almost made one, and Tiki got it on the next play, and right after the 2 minute warning Ike Hilliard caught a first down pass, and Shockey caught the next pass for 9 yards, but he fumbled it away and the Eagles had it on their own 17 yard line.

Will Allen got Shockey off the hook when he intercepted McNabb's pass at the Eagles 29. It would have been great if the Giants had been able to score a touchdown and tie the game, but they had to settle for a Brett Conway 39 yard field goal that was a bit close as far as distance went, and it was Eagles 7-3 at the half.

The second half started with Brian Mitchell reminding you that he hasn't been doing such a great job, because the Giants were at their own 14 yard line after the kickoff. He used to play for the Eagles, and it looked like he still was the way he was doing out there. The Giants and Eagles didn't do much, but on the Giants next possession, they took it from their 38, to the Eagles 1.

Collins hit Shockey in the endzone, and he kind of shocked everyone when he booted the ball into the crowd in celebration, and the Giants went up 10-7. In the fourth quarter Dorsey Levens was like a shot in the arm to the Giants offense, but we wasted a scoring opportunity with a fumble. The defense had handled the Eagles all day, and I thought we had this game won, especially when Mike Barrow caused Donovan McNabb to fumble and we got the ball back after the punt and there was only about 5 minutes left.

Then the offense suddenly stopped passing the ball on two possessions and we couldn't get a first down. On the return, the Eagles ran it back big time and went up 17-10. The Giants gave it one more shot in the last minute or so, and all passing this time moved from the Giants 36 to the Eagles 38, and didn't make the 4th and four. So for the third time in a row you go home from Giants Stadium wondering how the Giants managed to lose again."

Game Notes:
"In the first quarter down 7-0, the Giants lost Rich Seubert, and the way the offensive line had been playing, you would think that the Giants didn't have a shot. Well, they had their shot and blew it.
I have to say it seems that Jim Fassel stumbles his way along as head coach and sometime offensive coordinator. He finally dusts Dorsey Levens off the bench at the end of the 3rd quarter and sees just how effective the Pro Bowl running back could have been all season long.

In the 4th quarter, Fassel uses a mix of Levens running and Collins passing to get down to the Eagles 5 yard line, but Collins has the ball knocked loose and the Eagles recover. The Giants defense holds.
The next chance the Giants get, Fassel sees there is only 5:03 left. He wants this game over bad, so he runs Levens 3 straight times hoping to get a first down while chewing up the clock, but Andy Reid isn't stupid, and the Giants gain 9 yards and are three and out. Like they've been doing all game, the Giants defense holds the Eagles, and now Fassel drools because he has the ball back with only 1:53 left.

A few plays and a first down kills the Eagles timeouts and can win the game for the Giants right here. The head coach / offensive coordinator forgets how earlier the offense made 4 first downs and got to the Eagles 5 when he mixed some passing along with Levens hard running.
Andy Reid 'plays right into Fassel's hands', giving up his timeouts while 3 predictable running plays actually lose 2 yards for the Giants against the bunched up Eagle defense. Remember, a first down would have kept the ball totally out of the Eagles hands, and even missing on a pass play that might have gotten it, would have given the Eagles the same 1:34, but with one timeout left instead of none. That's what you were risking here against going home happy.

Before Bill Parcells can send a telegram to Andy Reid telling him how to steal a game from the Giants with 11 seconds left, the Eagles go Parcells one better as Brian Westbrook takes Jeff Feagles ensuing punt and returns it 84 yards for a touchdown."

RUSHING             ATT YDS  AVG LG TD  RUSHING             ATT YDS  AVG LG TD
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
B WESTBROOK          15  67  4.5 18  1  T BARBER             19  79  4.2 14  0
C BUCKHALTER          3  19  6.3 11  0  D LEVENS             16  64  4.0 17  0
D STALEY              1   5  5.0  5  0  K COLLINS             4  28  7.0 11  0
D MCNABB              3  -1 -0.3  0  0  D JOYCE               2   9  4.5  6  0
J THRASH              1  -3 -3.0  0  0

PASSING             CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG  PASSING             CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
D MCNABB             9-23- 64  1  0 25  K COLLINS           22-36-174  0  1 20

Sacked-Yards Lost: D MCNABB 3-17.       Sacked-Yards Lost: K COLLINS 3-15.

RECEIVING            NO YDS  AVG LG TD  RECEIVING            NO YDS  AVG LG TD
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
B WESTBROOK           3  11  3.7  6  0  T BARBER              5  34  6.8 14  0
C LEWIS               2  15  7.5  8  0  J SHOCKEY             5  23  4.6  9  1
L SMITH               1  25 25.0 25  0  A TOOMER              4  54 13.5 20  0
T PINKSTON            1   6  6.0  6  0  M RIVERS              4  31  7.8 12  0
D STALEY              1   4  4.0  4  0  J FINN                2  10  5.0  7  0
J RITCHIE             1   3  3.0  3  0  T CARTER              1  11 11.0 11  0
                                        I HILLIARD            1  11 11.0 11  0

INTERCEPTIONS        NO YDS  AVG LG TD  INTERCEPTIONS        NO YDS  AVG LG TD
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
                                        W ALLEN               1   1  1.0  1  0

PUNTING             NO YDS  AVG T I LG  PUNTING             NO YDS  AVG T I LG
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
D JOHNSON            7 293 41.9 0 2 56  J FEAGLES            7 252 36.0 0 3 49

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS         NO YDS  AVG LG TD  PUNT RETURNS         NO YDS  AVG LG TD
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
                                        B MITCHELL            3  17  5.7  9  0

KICKOFF RETURNS      NO YDS  AVG LG TD  KICKOFF RETURNS      NO YDS  AVG LG TD
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
B WESTBROOK           3  61 20.3 25  0  B MITCHELL            2  25 12.5 16  0
                                        D JOYCE               1  17 17.0 17  0

KICKING              XP/XPA FG/FGA      KICKING              XP/XPA FG/FGA
----------------------------------      ----------------------------------
D AKERS               2/2    0/0        B CONWAY              1/1    1/1  
                                        Dist.: 39                               

                                 O-D                                     OD
FUMBLES              NO  LOST FF REC    FUMBLES              NO  LOST FF REC
------------------------------------    ------------------------------------
D MCNABB              2    0   0 0-0    K COLLINS             2    1   0 0-0
C BUCKHALTER          1    1   0 0-0    J SHOCKEY             1    1   0 0-0
M SIMONEAU            0    0   1 0-0    M BARROW              0    0   2 0-0
N WAYNE               0    0   1 0-0    M STRAHAN             0    0   1 0-0
C SIMON               0    0   0 0-1    S WILLIAMS            0    0   0 0-1
B WHITING             0    0   0 0-1    I HILLIARD            0    0   0 1-0
J RUNYAN              0    0   0 1-0
J WELBOURN            0    0   0 1-0

DEFENSE              TK SO AS SK-YD     DEFENSE              TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------    ------------------------------------
C EMMONS             10  9  1  0-0      O STOUTMIRE           6  6  0  0-0  
M SIMONEAU           10  8  2  1-5      M BARROW              6  4  2  0-0  
C SIMON               7  6  1  1-7      M STRAHAN             5  5  0  2-12 
T VINCENT             7  6  1  0-0      D JONES               5  5  0  0-0  
C HART                7  6  1  0-0      K HOLMES              4  4  0  1-5  
N WAYNE               6  6  0  0-0      R BROWN               4  3  1  0-0  
M LEWIS               5  4  1  0-0      B SHORT               4  1  3  0-0  
N KALU                4  4  0  1-3      S WILLIAMS            3  3  0  0-0  
B WHITING             4  4  0  0-0      K HAMILTON            3  2  1  0-0  
D WALKER              4  4  0  0-0      W ALLEN               2  1  1  0-0  
L SHEPPARD            4  4  0  0-0      C GRIFFIN             2  1  1  0-0  
B TAYLOR              3  3  0  0-0  
I REESE               1  1  0  0-0

Notes:
Late in the first quarter, Giants guard Rich Seubert broke his right leg.

Tiki Barber's 113 total yards increased his career total to 9,757, leaving him 105 behind club record-holder Frank Gifford .

Michael Strahan had 2 sacks to put him at 101 1/2 and became the 21st player to record 100 sacks.

Michael Strahan's 10½ sacks of Donovan McNabb are his most against any quarterback, and his 17½ against the Eagles are his most against any opponent.

The Eagles' 134 total yards were the lowest by a Giants opponent since Washington finished with minus-6 yards in 1960.

Donovan McNabb was just 9-of-23 for 64 yards.

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