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Eagles trade places with Giants
THIRD QUARTER
EAGLES: Needing a good opening drive to wipe out the bitter taste of the first half's final play, the Eagles did the job.
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 )
The Birds had been 7 for 14 in converting third-down run plays, but McNabb sneaked for a yard on third and 1, setting up a 34-yard field-goal attempt by Akers.
Then, lightning struck twice. Terrell Thomas broke through to get a hand on the ball.
So, in the end, the Eagles had taken seven minutes off the clock and gotten no points for it.
Drive: 7:03, 15 plays, 54 yards. Blocked field goal.
GIANTS: One first down and a punt.
Drive: 3:18, 6 plays, 21 yards. Punt.
EAGLES: The Birds mounted another successful drive, holding the ball for the rest of the quarter.
The Giants had the ball for just seven plays in the third period as the game changed completely in the Birds' favor.
FOURTH QUARTER
EAGLES: On the quarter's third play, on third and 11, McNabb hit Westbrook cutting from left to right in the middle of the field, and the great back took it to the house.
Drive: 6:01, 11 plays, 86 yards. 40-yard touchdown pass.
Eagles, 17-7
GIANTS: Again, the Giants went for it on fourth and 1. Again, Manning's pass fell incomplete.
Drive: 4:12, 9 plays, 42 yards. Ball turned over on downs.
EAGLES: In one of the most astonishing series in the Eagles' recent history, Westbrook was called on to run the ball 11 times in 13 plays. Only two pass plays were called - a completion to Smith and a breakdown that resulted in a 7-yard McNabb scramble for a first down.
With 2:09 left, Akers kicked a field goal.
Drive: 7:17, 14 plays, 46 yards. 34-yard field goal.
Eagles, 20-7
