For Justin Pugh, the unpleasantness of the Giants’ 27-0 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last Sunday continued long after he left Lincoln Financial Field.
“It’s like a nightmare,” Pugh said today. “When I was sleeping I wasn’t sure if I was having a nightmare or if that really just happened.”
The New York Football Giants knew this was going to be a tough business trip to Lincoln Financial Field in South Philadelphia. It was all that and more.
They never could have imagined losing 27-0 the the Eagles and being dominated at the line of scrimmage like they were by Philadelphia.
Giants offensive tackle Justin Pugh grew up in Bucks PA, played football at Council Rock-South High School and attended Eagles games at Veterans Stadium and later at Lincoln Financial Field.
That is all behind him now.
Here are some quotes from Eagles and Giants players and coaches this week and their feelings about one the NFL’s oldest and best rivalries. The Birds and Big Blue square off on Sunday Night Football at 8:30 PM on NBC.
The Giants will learn in the next two weeks exactly where they stand in what appears to be a much-improved NFC East. Riding a three-game winning streak and owning a 3-2 record, the Giants will travel to Philadelphia and then Dallas before their bye. Both the Eagles and Cowboys are 4-1.
Legendary Philadelphia radio and television broadcaster Bill Campbell passed away on Monday evening at the age of 91, and he is remembered forever by Eagles fans for his dramatic radio call of the team’s 1960 NFL Championship win over the Green Bay Packers.
Odell Beckham Jr. and Andre Williams, the Giants’ first and fourth-round draft choices in the 2014 NFL Draft, led the team in receiving and rushing, respectively, and scored the Giants’ only second-half touchdowns in a 30-20 come-from-behind victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
By BRIAN LANGE
To all of you… us, I say, “hang in there’, “don’t give up”. Sport and exercise are great activities to be involved in. You’ve heard the drill. Being physically active benefits us in so many ways. Lose weight, decrease stress, improve sleep, increase mood, decrease blood pressure and the list goes on and on.
Center David Molk is known for his strength and technique, and that’s it. At 6-foot-1, 290 pounds, he is as small as it gets for an NFL lineman. Molk looks almost like a fullback as the line approaches the line of scrimmage each play.
By Alex Oxner
Darren Sproles became the second Eagles running back to have a punt return touchdown of over 80 yards against the 49ers in a span of 12 seasons. Brian Westbrook ran a punt back 81 yards against San Francisco in week 16 of 2003. Similarly, Sproles’ 152 receiving yards at Indianapolis surpassed Westbrook’s career high of 140 against the Raiders in 2005.
