Facing arguably their fiercest rival, a division opponent that had beaten them three games in a row, they had one of their best statistical outings of the season and they took the lead with just three minutes remaining. And still they lost, 31-28, suffering their sixth consecutive defeat.
There is nothing like facing a last-place team a week after getting the stuffing knocked out of you.
The Tennessee Titans provided the relief as the Eagles jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back, cruising to a win 43-24 win and improving their record 8-3 and setting up their Thanksgiving showdown in Dallas.
Linebacker Mychal Kendricks said the team wants to put the Packers loss behind them and is glad the next game is in front of the friendly confines of Lincoln Financial field.
“We can definitely give some credit to out fans, and how loud they get” Kenricks said. “It’s definitely an advantage that we play off. If it’s possible to get any louder, please go ahead…”
But history has shown Manning and the Giants usually respond well after his big-interception games. In the follow-up contests after his first 18 three-pick outings, Manning threw no interceptions eight times, one interception six times and two picks twice. Only twice did he follow a three-interception game with another (one was a four-pick game). Manning threw five interceptions last Dec. 15 vs. Seattle and just one the following week in Detroit.
Eagles rookies Cody Parkey – who has hit 15 consecutive field goals and Jordan Matthew continued to enjoy great rookie season even during brutal loss to Packers
Eli Manning threw five interceptions in Big Blue’s 16-10 to the San Francisco 49ers. But what Tom Coughlin and Manning focused their attention on was the four-down sequence from San Francisco’s four-yard line late in the fourth quarter. The Giants trailed by six points when Odell Beckham Jr.’s acrobatic catch with 5:04 left put them in a position to pull out the game.
Giants head coach Tom Coughlin and running back Rashad Jennings talk about his return Sunday against the 49ers in a season-turning game for each team.
Giants blockers, especially the younger ones, are all looking forward to playing against the San Francisco 49ers and their perennial all-star defensive lineman Justin Smith this Sunday (1:00 PM, fox).
There is no secret for what the Eagles must do if they want to have success against the Green Bay Packers this Sunday (4:25 PM FOX) and that is to keep quarterback Aaron Rogers in check.
The Eagles had one of those days…well nights…Monday night on Monday Night Football against the Carolina Panthers at the Linc. Every play, every call, every break went their way. Make no mistake, the Eagles earned this win, a 45-21 verdict over the Panthers,
If this was a boxing match, the Eagles scored a first round knockout against the Panthers who dropped to 3-6-1 but incredibly are only one game out of the NFC South.
