Giants 30, Eagles 24 (O.T.): A Frantic, Fulfilling Finish for the Giants
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The GiantsÂ victory, thanks to 23 unanswered points in the fourth quarter and overtime, felt like more than one win.
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As the Eagles justified their stature as a Super Bowl contender with a 31-17 victory in the season opener, the Giants showed why they are, in the phrase Coughlin often uses, a &quot;work in progress.
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RUTHERFORD, NJ -- The New York Giants beat the Washington Redskins 20-14 Sunday, but they didn&#39;t do it alone. Washington committed seven turnovers.
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Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes and the New York Giants were within 15 minutes of ending the New England Patriots' run at perfection Saturday night, taking a 28-23 lead after three quarters.
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The Giants opened the Tom Coughlin era Sunday as the quarry to the host Philadelphia Eagles, whose physical play, guile and superior talent led to a thrashing.
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The New York Giants aren&#39;t just winning. They&#39;re doing the kind of things winning teams do. Like making a stand on fourth-and-1 deep in their own territory, then again at midfield in the fourth quarter.
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The St. Louis Rams desperately needed a victory and played like it. The Philadelphia Eagles desperately wanted to stay healthy and played like it.
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The Giants acknowledged that Saturdayâs game carries much more significance for the Patriots, but stopped far short of saying the game was meaningless to them.
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At the time, seven games into the 2003 season, a victory over previously undefeated Minnesota seemed momentous, as if the Giants&#39; seesaw season had finally lurched in the right direction.
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New York Giants end New England's hope of the perfect season in one of the NFL's biggest upsets
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Those guys from New York sure look a lot like the old Bungles. With a slump-busting win at their numb fingertips, the Giants allowed a long punt return, an improbable completion and a tipped
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From the Patriotsâ first possession, it was clear the Giantsâ intention was to batter Tom Brady every chance they had. For much of the game, they succeeded.
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It was better, Eli Manning said, that his team was down by 4 points and not 3. It was better without the option of a field goal, without the possibility of overtime. It was victory or nothing.
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The unlikeliest of Giants championship runs went from Tampa to Dallas, Green Bay to Glendale, hurdling the best of the National Football Conference and finally a team that was supposed to be one for the ages.
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The Giants on offense looked effortless in spurts, but were slowed in vital spots, often by their own mistakes and penalties. But the teamâs defense was the biggest concern on Sunday.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Freddie Mitchell showed 'em why he's called "Hollywood." In the Eagles' first meaningful game in nearly a month, the backups played like regulars and the supporting cast picked up the slack. Philadelphia wasn't rusty at all in reaching its fourth straight NFC Championship game with a 27-14 romp yesterday over the self-destructing Minnesota Vikings.
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It was hard to imagine the situation getting worse for the Giants defense in the aftermath of the Eagles torching it with 330 passing yards, but the news that