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Eagles trade places with Giants
Game Log
Eagles trade places with Giants
GIANTS: A 23-yard run by Brandon Jacobs keyed a drive that carried to the Eagles' 29, where John Carney's 47-yard field-goal attempt was blocked by Trent Cole, the first of a day's worth of great plays by special teams on both sides.
Drive: 5:34, 10 plays, 56 yards. Blocked field goal.
Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook celebrates his second rushing touchdown against the Giants at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on December 7, 2008. ( Ron Cortes / Staff Photographer )
EAGLES: The Eagles' offense responded to the defense's great effort in typical fashion. Three-and-out.
Drive: 2:06, 3 plays, 5 yards. Punt.
GIANTS: Both teams continued to read from the same script.
Drive: 1:07, 3 plays, 5 yards. Punt.
EAGLES: In the half's waning minutes, the Eagles mounted the first sustained drive of the game by either team.
McNabb hit Curtis for 10 yards, then fans were treated to the rare spectacle of L.J. Smith's making two consecutive receptions for first downs (10 and 12 yards), and fighting for yards after each catch.
On first down at the Giants' 30, Brian Westbrook took the ball, bounced off a blocker's rear end, and popped through the hole at right tackle. Thirty yards later, the Birds led by 10-0.
Drive: 4:21, 10 plays, 77 yards. 30-yard touchdown run.
Eagles, 10-0
GIANTS: Knowing the Eagles were out of time-outs with fewer than two minutes left, the Giants went for it on fourth down, and Manning's pass was dropped by Steve Smith with 1:02 to go in the half. (Think coach Tom Coughlin was cursing Burress right about then?)
Drive: 0:50, 5 plays, 22 yards. Ball turned over on downs.
EAGLES: Despite the waning clock and the lack of time-outs, the Birds again worked their way downfield, with Westbrook making clutch runs and catches to set up Akers' 32-yard field-goal attempt.
But the Giants' Justin Tuck punched through the blocking wall, and Kevin Dockery scooped up the bouncing ball at New York's 29. He stepped out of one tackle, got some help from his blockers, and scooted 71 yards for an incredible touchdown.
Drive: 1:02, 8 plays, 44 yards. Blocked field goal and 71-yard Giants touchdown.
Eagles, 10-7
HALFTIME MUSINGS: Talk about a mixed bag. The Eagles' play-calling and clock management were as hilarious as ever. Marty Mornhinweg and Andy Reid had burned three time-outs just 14 seconds into the second quarter.
Oh, here's a bonus - the Birds had five penalties by the middle of the second quarter. The Giants had gotten three first downs at that point exclusively on penalties.
But as the half wore on, the Giants looked more and more like, well, the Eagles. New York had not been shut out in a first half in more than four years, since Dec. 5, 2004, against the Redskins. But the stalwart Eagles defense befuddled the Giants in their own stadium, pushing the Super Bowl champions into dropped passes, shaky play-calling, poor clock management, and just plain lousy football.
