Filed under: Eagles, Giants, NFC East
PHILADELPHIA -- Michael Vick barely got off the pitch to LeSean McCoy on fourth-and-1 at midfield, a nearly-broken play that produced the go-ahead touchdown with 4:25 left that led to a 27-17 Eagles victory.
In the process, Philadelphia (7-3) took the NFC East lead from the depleted Giants (6-4). New York was minus four injured offensive starters: receiver Steve Smith, fullback Madison Hedgecock, left tackle David Diehl and center Shaun O'Hara.
The Giants seized momentum in the second half, rallying from a 13-point deficit to go up 17-16. Then, down seven, Eli Manning converted a fourth down near midfield with his feet -- before diving into the ground and fumbling away the ball without being touched. Manning would not get his hands on the ball again until New York trailed by 10 with mere seconds remaining.
On the first play six nights ago at Washington, the Eagles got an 88-yard touchdown from Vick to DeSean Jackson. On their sixth play, Vick scooted into the end zone. On their 12th play, Vick passed to McCoy to make it 21-0. Three plays later, Jerome Harrison rumbled 50 yards to paydirt.
And when the Eagles got the ball back, Vick lofted a 48-yard touchdown to Jeremy Maclin and Philadelphia was cruising 35-0 just nine seconds into the second quarter.
Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/11/21/giants-vs-eagles-eli-manning-hits-ground-as-game-bounces-away/
No comments:
Post a Comment