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Oct 19, 8:30 pm - Giants at Eagles
Game 6
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Giants lose to the Eagles 27-7.
Eli Manning was 24 of 38 for 189 yards with 2 INTs and 1 TD, and had 1 run for 12 yards.
Rashad Jennings rushed for 63 yards on 13 carries and caught 3 passes for 20 yards.
Andre Williams rushed for 6 yards on 5 carries.
Shane Vereen rushed for 0 yards on 4 carries and caught 1 pass for 6 yards.
Odell Beckham Jr.
caught 7 passes for 61 yards and 1 TD.
Rueben Randle caught 5 passes for 44 yards.
Larry Donnell caught 3 passes for 29 yards.

Will Tye caught 2 passes for 22 yards.
Dwayne Harris caught 2 passes for 18 yards.
Ereck Flowers caught 1 pass for -11 yards.
Brandon Meriweather, Jayron Hosley and Landon Collins each had 1 interception.
Damontre Moore had 1 sack.

Game Notes:
"I was so excited when the Giants started off with an opening drive touchdown, but then, well you know what happened. The way this game started it looked like it was going to be a big day for the Giants. They got the ball first. Eli Manning hit on every pass and Rashad Jennings was running well. Before you knew it, Odell Beckham Jr. was in the endzone with a touchdown. They didn't even need to make a third down play. They moved the ball 80 yards on just first and second downs. The Eagles took the field and the Giants defense held them to 3 yards and a 3-and-out. What more could you want except for it to continue?
It continued during the next drive as Eli moved them down to the Eagles 23 yard line and then suddenly ended. The ball was intercepted as Larry Donnell grabbed a pass and had it pulled away. Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford took the field and he went incomplete on two passes before completing a 3 yarder to Darren Sproles. It should have been 3-and-out, but guess what? Damontre Moore gets carried away and gifts the Eagles 15 yards with a roughing the passer penalty. Four plays later a Bradford to Riley Cooper pass goes for a touchdown to tie the score at 7-7.
Early in the second quarter Eli throws another interception and it's returned 17 yards for a touchdown. In their next possession Jennings fumbles the ball over. The Giants defense intercepted Bradford a few plays later, but the Giants couldn't move the ball and the Eagles added a field goal, so the score was 17-7 at the end of the half.
When I tell you that the defense tagged Bradford with two more interceptions and recovered a fumble, you'd think the Giants made a comeback, but they failed to score even one more point. The Eagles kept at it and added a touchdown and a field goal and they won this game 27-7. It was all very disappointing, especially for the way things started."

Game Notes:
"The Eagles started at 0-2 and after six games now lead in the NFC East. That sounds like a big headline, but just last week it was - The Giants started 0-2 and after five games lead the division. Such is this 'cement mixer mess' of teams that make up the NFC East, and that's why the fans love them. It doesn't say much for the Giants offense that Eli Manning, with his one scrambling run for 12 yards, ended up being the second leading rusher in the game. Andre Williams and Shane Vereen combined for only 6 yards, and that's not a misprint. It's all they could manage on 9 carries. Rashad Jennings did much better, averaging 4.8 yards a carry 13 times for 63 yards. He also caught three passes for 20 yards, but it wasn't all good though as Jennings fumbled the ball away after one of those catches to kill a drive on the Eagles side of the field.
Manning started off hot hitting four different receivers in his opening drive for a score, and he completed his first ten passes before things went bad. His next pass was intercepted and then a fourth-and-inches attempt was stuffed by the Eagles. Next there was a pick-six interception on Manning before Jennings fumbled the ball away on the next possession. All this led to the Eagles holding a 17-7 lead at halftime.
After the break you hoped that the Giants would get their act together after making those mistakes. It was encouraging that Odell Beckham Jr. seemed healthy on the field and that he had caught all seven passes Manning threw to him in the first half. Unfortunately Beckham became an afterthought or was maybe too well covered in the second half. He was targeted only once for an incompletion.
Some of that was likely due to the pressure
Manning was under that seemed to increase as the game wore on. The offensive line allowed four sacks and several quarterback hits. With the offense stumbling, the defense wore out and the Eagles were able to score more points and cake walk their way to 425 yards and 24 first downs and even with Bradford throwing 3 interceptions, they ended with a 27-7 win.
Despite his first half fumble, Jennings was the most effective running back during this game and the fact that Tom Coughlin decided to bench him for a period of time right after that, didn't help his offense very much. Coughlin also seemed to miss an opportunity to avoid a fourth-and-inches play that they failed to convert. It looked as if Jennings forward progress on the previous play had given him a first down. All Coughlin had to do was ask for a measurement, and Jennings run would have been revisited by the TV crew for a look at challenging the spot. So add his coaching into this messy mix of a loss.
The Giants are certainly capable of playing much better than what they did in this game. So now the NFC East sits with the Giants and Eagles tied at 3 wins and 3 losses. The Cowboys are coming off their bye week anxious to get to that same number next Sunday at the Giants expense."
First Quarter

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Odell Beckham Jr. 13 Yd pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown Kick)
Drive info: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:37
Giants 7-0

EAGLES - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Riley Cooper 32 Yd pass from Sam Bradford (Caleb Sturgis Kick)
Drive info: 7 plays, 78 yards, 1:45
Tied 7-7

Second Quarter

EAGLES - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Nolan Carroll II 17 Yd Interception Return (Caleb Sturgis Kick)
Drive info: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:13
Eagles 14-7

EAGLES - FIELD GOAL
Play: Caleb Sturgis 37 Yd Field Goal
Drive info: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:09
Eagles 17-7

Third Quarter

EAGLES - TOUCHDOWN
Play: DeMarco Murray 12 Yd Run (Caleb Sturgis Kick)
Drive info: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:36
Eagles 24-7

Fourth Quarter

EAGLES - FIELD GOAL
Play: Caleb Sturgis 39 Yd Field Goal
Drive info: 10 plays, 40 yards, 5:16
Eagles 27-7


Notes:
Giants have not rushed for at least 100 yards in any of their first six games.

Giants are the only NFL team without a 100 yard rushing game this season.

Giants 166 passing yards was their lowest since they had 144 against the Lions in 2013

Giants are now 23-36-1 on Monday Night Football.

Giants scored an opening drive touchdown and added no points for the first time since 2006.

Eagles DeMarco Murray, with 109 yards, is the first to run for more than 100 yards against the Giants since they gave up 121 yards to DeMarco Murray when he played for Dallas in 2014.

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