The only victory the Giants enjoyed all night was the coin toss as the Eagles literally dominated from start to finish. They took the opening kickoff and cruised down the field to score just 4:54 into the game. And they scored their final points with 1:51 remaining in the fourth quarter. Most of the 53 minutes in between were more of the same as the Eagles became the first team ever to beat the Giants three times in a season.
“They are a good team, good defense, good front, and a good secondary,” said quarterback Daniel Jones, who threw an interception in Philadelphia territory on the Giants’ second possession. “Give a lot of credit to them because they played well. … We didn’t execute well enough early on. We didn’t score points and the turnover was critical. We fell behind and they are a good team. We got off to a slow start and they pushed back.”
“You have a great week of preparation, you don’t expect the game to go like this,” running back Saquon Barkley said. “They’re the number one team in the NFC for a reason. They’re a challenging team. They got the best of us the three times they played us. You’ve got to give respect to them, to those guys.”
The Eagles feasted throughout the game. They rushed for 268 yards, the highest total ever allowed by the Giants in a postseason game. The Detroit Lions held the former mark of 246 yards since the 1935 NFL Championship Game. The Giants ran for only 118 yards and were outgained by 189 yards (416-227, just two yards more than their season low, set in Seattle on Oct. 30). Philadelphia had twice as many first downs (26-13), its 10 successful third-down conversion were three more than any other Giants opponent this season, and the Eagles committed no turnovers.
“You never want to go out like how we did today,” left tackle Andrew Thomas said. “You never want to lose. So, to play like how we did today is not a great feeling. I feel like we could have done better.”
He certainly heard no dissent from any of his teammates or coaches.
On the second play of the game, Jalen Hurts completed a 40-yard pass to DeVonta Smith. Six plays later, tight end Dallas Goedert eluded safety Xavier McKinney, caught a Hurts pass and spun away from Julian Love’s attempted tackle on his way to a 16-yard score.
The Giants reached Philadelphia’s 35-yard line on their first offensive series. But Jones was sacked for a five-yard loss on third down and Daboll made the decision to go for it on fourth-and-eight. But Jones was sacked for an…
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