With two teams whose seasons have been defined by their play in the fourth quarter, it made sense that hardly anything of note occurred in the first three.
The final 15 minutes, though, not only clarified who would win the game but muddied the standings in the NFC East. The Eagles chugged down the field on an 18-play, 80-yard drive that swallowed up 8:51 and then held on to beat the Giants, 17-10, at Metlife Stadium Sunday night.
The Eagles had allowed leads to slip away in the fourth quarter in five of their six losses, and the Giants had come from behind for five of their wins. But that had little impact on anything as Eli Manning lay face-down on the turf, having just fumbled the football away to the Eagles with 1:17 remaining.
"Confidence doesn't get it done all the time," linebacker Mathias Kiwanuku said. "You still have to go out there and back it up and perform."
The Giants now are tied with the Cowboys at 6-4 atop the NFC East, with two games remaining against each other. The Eagles kept their mathematical chances alive at 4-6. It was their seventh win in the last eight meetings between the teams. (continue)
giants got pushed around,and did nothing,eli [manning]says game needs tweaking. is he NUTS!? they bring that load of crap to n.o. and can you say 65 to 0? no matter what happens rest of year, its time for a change.need tougher mentality. i dont think grudens very busy.
Posted by: jeff edgar | November 22, 2011 at 10:48 AM