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Week 10 Game Recap: New York Giants 36, Philadelphia Eagles 31
What you need to know
| New York Giants |
Facing a defense known for its stinginess, Eli Manning led a New York offense that amassed 401 yards while picking up 26 first downs and scoring 36 points. Utilizing a lot of play action pass, the Giants' signal caller finished the night 17 of 31 for 191 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Manning's scoring strikes to WR Plaxico Burress and TE Kevin Boss were his 13th and 14th of the year.
New York running backs combined to total 217 yards on 44 carries for an average of 4.9 yards per rush. Brandon Jacobs led the way with 126 yards and two touchdowns, but his second quarter fumble was turned into an Eagles touchdown that brought Philadelphia within three points. Serving as the backup, Derrick Ward finished the game with 53 yards on the ground while third stringer Ahmad Bradshaw added another 38 rushing yards.
Kevin Boss was Eli Manning's favorite option in the passing game as the tight end turned his team high nine targets into six catches for 69 yards and a touchdown. This marked the third consecutive game in which Boss caught a scoring toss. Giants' wide outs combined to catch seven balls for only 82 yards, but Plaxico Burress hauled in a 17 yard touchdown in the first quarter that tied the game at seven.
| Philadelphia Eagles |
Despite throwing three short touchdown passes, Donovan McNabb struggled in this contest as he completed only 47% of his passes for 194 yards and one interception. The Philadelphia quarterback misfired on a handful of throws and wasn't helped out when a number of catchable balls fell to the ground incomplete. In addition to his numbers through the air, McNabb was also the team's leading rusher with 35 yards on three attempts.
The Eagles' running backs were held in check in this game as Brian Westbrook and Correll Buckhalter combine to rush for only 47 yards. Westbrook averaged only two yards per rush on his 13 carries but he did contribute in the passing game by adding 33 yards on three receptions. Buckhalter got only a couple of rushes in the game, but he totaled 21 yards on those two carries.
DeSean Jackson led all Philadelphia pass catchers with ten targets that resulted in four catches that went for 61 yards. In addition to catching passes, the wide out also scored on a nine yard rush in the first quarter that put the Eagles up 7--0. Wide receivers Jason Avant, Hank Baskett, and Kevin Curtis all caught short touchdown passes.
What you ought to know
| QB Eli Manning, Pass: 17 - 31 - 191 - 2 TD / 1 INT, Rush: 1 - 2 - 0 |
Manning's night got off to a bad start as he was intercepted on his second pass attempt when a batted ball was hauled in by an Eagles' defensive tackle and returned down to the New York nine yard line. The quarterback heated up though on the team's second series as he led the Giants' down the field on a ten play 80 yard drive that he capped with a 17 yard touchdown pass to WR Plaxico Burress. Later on in the first half, Manning connected with TE Kevin Boss for a one yard touchdown that put the Giants up 17--7. Though that scoring toss marked his last touchdown pass of the night, the quarterback helped lead New York on four more scoring drives that included two rushing touchdowns and two field goals
| RB Brandon Jacobs, Rush: 22 - 126 - 2 |
Jacobs got off to a good start in this contest as he rushed for 32 yards on his first three carries which included a 20 yard pickup that took the ball down to the Philadelphia 18 yard line. The big back finished the first two quarters with 68 yards on nine carries, but his second quarter fumble was turned into a touchdown by the Eagles. On New York's first series of the second half, Jacobs got three consecutive rushes that he turned into 21 yards. He ended that drive by plunging into the end zone from three yards out to put the Giants up by three. Earlier in the fourth quarter, Jacobs added another rushing score when he scored again from three yards out. The rushing scores were the running back's eighth and ninth scores of the year.
| RB Derrick Ward, Rush: 17 - 53 - 0, Rec: 3 - 27 - 0 (5 targets) |
Ward showed good effort on his first couple of carries when after appearing to be stopped; he bounced to the outside and was able to pick up extra yards. He finished the first half with 36 yards on nine carriers and added another 27 yards on three receptions. Ward's second half was not as productive as his first though as he averaged slightly over 2 yards per rush on eight carries. In addition to his work on offense, he also returned one kickoff 21 yards.
| RB Ahmad Bradshaw, Rush: 5 - 38 - 0 |
Bradshaw's first rush didn't come until late in the third quarter, but the third string running back made the most of his opportunities as he averaged 7.6 yards on his five attempts. In addition to his touches on offense, he also averaged 19 yards on three kickoff returns.
| RB Madison Hedgecock (1 targets) |
Hedgecock was targeted on a third and six play with the Giants operating from the Philadelphia nine yard line, but the pass fell incomplete.
| WR Amani Toomer, Rec: 5 - 53 - 0 (5 targets) |
All of Toomer's targets came in the first quarter and all four of his catches resulted in first downs. His long play of the game came when he hauled in a 20 yard reception that took the ball to the New York 47 yard line.
| WR Plaxico Burress, Rec: 1 - 17 - 1 (5 targets) |
Burress' only catch of the game came on the Giants' second drive when he caught a 17 yard pass for a touchdown. He was targeted a second time in the end zone in the fourth quarter, but the ball was overthrown. Burress was also the targeted receiver on a two point conversion attempt, but the pass was knocked down.
| WR Steve Smith, Rec: 1 - 12 - 0 (3 targets) |
Smith's first pass his way was catchable, but a hit dislodged the ball and it fell to the ground incomplete. Smith's only grab came on a third and four play that resulted in a first down.
| WR Domenik Hixon (1 targets) |
Hixon's only target in the passing game came in the third quarter, but the pass fell incomplete. He had a 73 yard punt return for a touchdown negated because of a holding penalty, but did finish the night averaging 22 yards on his punt returns.
| TE Kevin Boss, Rec: 6 - 69 - 1 (9 targets) |
Four of Boss' six catches went for longer gains of 12, 13, 17, and 22 yards and his one yard touchdown catch in the second quarter put the Giants up 17--7. He had another target in the end zone later in the game, but the tight end dropped a catchable pass. Boss showed his athleticism on his final reception when after catching the ball, he hurdled a would be tackler, and picked up another six yards.
| TE Michael Matthews, Rec: 1 - 13 - 0 (2 targets) |
Matthews only catch of the game came in the second quarter and went for a pickup of 12 yards.
| PK John Carney 3 - 3 FG, 3 - 3 XP, 12 points |
Carney made good on field goal attempts from 26, 27, and 28 yards out. He also made all three of his extra point attempts.
| NYG Rush Defense |
The New York rush defense gave up 106 yards on 21 carries for an average of 5.0 yards per rush. The Giants' also allowed Philadelphia WR DeSean Jackson to score on a nine yard rush that put the Eagles up 7--0.
| NYG Pass Defense |
The New York pass defense allowed Philadelphia QB Donovan McNabb to complete 17 passes for 194 yards with three touchdowns. Though the pass rush was unable to record a sack, CB Sam Madison had a second quarter interception that gave the Giants the ball deep in Eagles territory.
| QB Donovan McNabb, Pass: 17 - 36 - 194 - 3 TD / 1 INT, Rush: 3 - 35 - 0 |
McNabb started the game zero completions for six attempts and his first completion didn't come until just over eight minutes were left in the second quarter. Despite the poor passing numbers over the first two quarters, he did throw a ten yard touchdown pass to WR Jason Avant that brought the Eagles within three points. McNabb's second half saw him complete eight more passes for 109 with two more scoring tosses to WR Hank Baskett and WR Kevin Curtis. The quarterback was the team's leading rusher and got down near the goal line using his legs when he took an 11 yard rush down to the New York two yard line.
| RB Brian Westbrook, Rush: 13 - 26 - 0, Rec: 3 - 33 - 0 (6 targets) |
Westbrook's first touch of the game didn't come until there was 6:35 left in the first quarter and then he didn't see another one until the start of the second quarter. He finished the first half with eight touches that went for a total of 42 yards, but he really struggled to get going in the second half as he rushed for 11 yards on seven carries and caught only one pass that went for eight yards. Westbrook was shown leaving the field in the fourth quarter with what appeared to be an injury to his groin, but the running back did return to the field a few plays later.
| RB Correll Buckhalter, Rush: 2 - 21 - 0 (1 targets) |
Buckhalter's first touch came near the beginning of the third quarter when took a rush for a gain of 20 yards. For the remainder of the game the running back received one more run and was the intended receiver on an incomplete pass.
| WR DeSean Jackson, Rush: 3 - 24 - 1, Rec: 4 - 61 - 0 (10 targets) |
Jackson lined up at quarterback on the team's second play from scrimmage and took a direct snap to the outside for a nine yard touchdown run that put the Eagles up 7--0. Later on in the first half, the wide out received a couple of more rushes on end around plays that went for a combine total of 15 yards. In addition to his success rushing the ball, Jackson was also the team's leading receiver and had longer receptions of 17, 17 and 32 yards. He was the intended receiver on QB Donovan McNabb's only interception of the game.
| WR Kevin Curtis, Rec: 3 - 25 - 1 (7 targets) |
Curtis caught a two yard touchdown pass that was his first scoring reception of the year. His long reception of 17 yards came on the Eagles final drive and set Philadelphia up at their own 31 yard line.
| WR Jason Avant, Rec: 2 - 25 - 1 (4 targets) |
Avant's first catch went for a first down gain in the second quarter that set the Eagles up at the New York 25 yard line. Later on in the drive, he caught his first touchdown of the year when he hauled in a ten yard pass that brought Philadelphia within three at 17--14. Avant was targeted again in the end zone in the fourth quarter, but the pass fell incomplete.
| WR Reggie Brown, Rec: 1 - 7 - 0 (1 targets) |
Brown caught the only ball thrown his way for a pickup of seven yards.
| WR Hank Baskett, Rec: 1 - 7 - 1 (1 targets) |
Baskett's only catch of the night was a seven yard touchdown catch that put the Eagles up 24--20.
| TE L.J. Smith, Rec: 3 - 36 - 0 (5 targets) |
Smith's first two targets fell to the ground incomplete, but his third target came near the end of the second half and went for a pickup of 20. On one of his incompletions, the crowd booed heartily as they wanted Brent Celek in the game. Smith caught the final two passes thrown his way for a total of 16 yards.
| TE Brent Celek (1 targets) |
Celek's only target of the game came in the fourth quarter.
| PK David Akers 1 - 1 FG, 4 - 4 XP, 7 points |
Akers made good on his only field goal attempt from 29 yards out. He also made all four of his extra point attempts.
| PHI Rush Defense |
The Eagles run defense was gashed by the New York running game as they gave up 219 yards on 45 carries for an average of 4.86 yards per rush. In addition to the rushing yardage, Philadelphia also surrendered two short touchdown runs of three yards to RB Brandon Jacobs.
| PHI Pass Defense |
New York QB Eli Manning completed 17 of 31 passes for 191 yards and two touchdown passes. The Eagles did record one sack and did intercept Manning once when a batted ball was intercepted by DT Mike Patterson.