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Giants Beat the Eagles Like a Drum

News Type: Event — Mon Oct 1, 2007 9:36 AM EDT

Osi Umenyiora sacking McNabb as Winston Justice (#74) stands by and watches.

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Philadelphia Eagles 3
New York Giants 16

The Giants dominated on defense with twelve sacks while the New York offense did enough to win.

Lone Justice

William Thomas, the Eagles' three time Pro Bowl Left Tackle, was deactivated for the game and the Giants took full advantage of his replacement. Winston Justice started in his first NFL game and had to face Osi Umenyiora, the Giants Pro Bowl Defensive End. It was obvious during the first Eagles offensive drive that Justice was not going to be able to handle Umenyiora. Why Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid did nothing to help Justice remains a mystery. Winston Justice was left alone all night to try and stop Umenyiora with disastrous results. Osi Umenyiora finished the game with 6 tackles, 6 sacks and 2 forced fumbles.

Under Pressure

Eagles QB Donovan McNabb was under constant pressure and his Wide Receivers caught just 6 passes the entire game. The Eagles leading receiver was RB Correll Buckhalter who had just 4 catches.

Gentle Giants

Offensively the Giants played well enough to win. Eli Manning, the Giants QB, was 14/26 with 135 yards and 1 TD and 1 INT. Giants RB Derrick Ward had 19 carries for 80 yards rushing. Neither Manning nor Ward had exceptional games but it was enough to win as the Giant defense shut down the Eagles offense.

One Giant Step

The Giants season record is now 2-2 with a chance for the play-offs a real possibility. The Eagles are 1-3 with 2 losses in the division, the play-offs are a long-shot.

 

Miscellaneous Notes and Selected Stats

  • Eagles Kicker David Akers missed a FG (Rocca didn't get laces turned out?) but made a 53 yd. FG for the Eagles only points of the game.
  • Deactivated for the Eagles: LT William Thomas, RB Brian Westbrook, S Brian Dawkins, TE L.J. Smith and CB Lito Sheppard.
  • Eagles RB Correll Buckhalter: 17 carries, 103 yds., 0 TDs.
  • DE Jevon Kearse had the Eagles lone sack of the game.
  • Giants TE Jeremy Shockey had 1 catch for 17 yards.
  • The Giants 12 sacks ties an NFL record.
  • Eagles Penalties: 15 for 132 yards (& 2 more were declined by the Giants).
  • Giants Penalties: 4 for 27 yards.

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Next Eagles Game

1:00pm ET, Sunday Oct. 14, 2007
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets

 

 

Cross posted to the I Write Sports blog.

 

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Michael Sautter

The Eagles now have a week off before
returning to the Meadowlands to try and win again.

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Reply#1 - Mon Oct 1, 2007 11:08 AM EDT
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Michael Sautter

I forgot to add, when the Giants weren't beating them,
the Eagles were beating themselves: 15 penalties for 132 yards.

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#1.1 - Mon Oct 1, 2007 7:06 PM EDT
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Jason Ford

12 sacks. Ouch.

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Reply#2 - Mon Oct 1, 2007 9:33 PM EDT
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Michael Sautter

Think how McNabb must feel. At least his knee held up well.

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#2.1 - Mon Oct 1, 2007 10:22 PM EDT
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Programmer1964

A very disappointing start to the season for this team. Andy Reid better rethink his strategy soon or the Eagles are in for a long season.

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Reply#3 - Mon Oct 8, 2007 4:46 PM EDT
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