Eagles beat Giants in a shootout
by JasonB on Dec 14, 2009 12:24 AM EST
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That has to be the game of the year from an Eagles perspective. It was everything a late season prime time NFC East showdown should have been. Lead changes, crazy bounces, controversy, big plays, some elements... truly epic. Not a great effort from the defense tonight, but these games happen every year where it seems both teams seem to stop playing D and the offenses just dominate.
Also, let me say it now... That eight minute, 91 yard TD drive in the fourth quarter has to be the drive of the year. The Eagles ran the ball down the Giants' throats and never even faced a 3rd down. The Giants would go on to score, but in reality that drive made a comeback very unlikely. They even capped the drive with an important two point conversion to really put it to bed. It's the kind of drive we've wanted to see from the Eagles for years. McNabb seems like he's on a mission to silence his critics and his performances late in games over the past month have been nothing short of spectacular.
And I think we can officially call Desean Jackson a "Giant Killer."
Tonight the Eagles and Giants combined for the most points ever in a game between the two and the Eagles became the winningest visiting team in Giants stadium history. They scored 85 points against the Giants this year, which is the most in the history of the series between the two teams.
At 9-4 the Eagles are now in sole possession of first place in the NFC East and and very close to clinching a playoff spot. They've swept the Giants and Redskins. They've a very strong conference record. It's time to get excited about this team folks. They're for real. I'm not saying they'll win it all just yet, but this is a good team and there's no doubt about that.
Headlines after the jump
Let's start with the bad
Before we start heaping tons of praise, we do have to acknowledge the flaws. The tackling tonight was absolutely atrocious. Almost every big Giants TD or gain was the result of just awful tackling particularly in the secondary. A big win papers over some of those cracks, but that's a serious problem that needs to be addressed.
And the Trent Cole penalty at the end of the game? What the hell was he thinking? The Giants are frustrated and acting like babies because they lost and there was no need to sink to their level. Point at the scoreboard and walk away. Instead Cole acted childish himself and hopefully only gets a fine and not a suspension. Absolutely unacceptable.
And now to the good.
Desean Jackson. He's good. His two big plays tonight tied him for the most 50+ yard TDs in NFL history. He's 3 games to break it, anyone think he won't? He had 6 catches for 178 yards and a TD plus a punt return for a TD tonight... We've got a #1 WR in town and we drafted him.
Big bounceback game from Brent Celek, 5 catches for 64 yards and a TD. Leonard Weaver played well again, Jason Avant didn't record a catch but had a great effort on the two point conversion, and finally... Mike Vick. I don't know if he's getting in better and better shape form playing more, or if Andy's plan to work him in is finally coming to fruition but all of a sudden Mike Vick is become an important contributor especially down in the red zone. He threw a 34 yard pass, picked up some first downs, and scored a rushing TD. Gotta give the guy credit.
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Donovan McNabb quote: “We really brought the punch to them tonight. And they fought back.”
Poor choice of words, Donny. LOL.
And I think we can officially call Desean Jackson a “Giant Killer.”
felt a little weird when you said that. its like westbrook passed the torch to djax…changing of the guards i guess
"It's unfortunate that happened. That's no excuse. Absolutely no excuse."
-Andy Reid
During the game I said, “how does it feel?” For years I’ve watched the Giants just loft it up to Plax late in game to seal it for a Giant’s win. Now they can see how it feels to watch DJax do it for us.
Good point
Jackson was on fire tonight. Should be in Pro Bowl this year.
by Carmen Keller on Dec 14, 2009 6:06 AM EST up reply actions
Big difference this year
Was how the Eagles’ have done against the NFC East
2009, 4-1, 9-4
2008: 2-4, 9-6-1 overall
2007: 2-4, 8-8 overall
2006: 5-1, 10-6 overall (NFC East champs)
2005: 0-6, 6-10 overall
2004: 6-0, 13-3 overall (NFC East champs)
2003: 5-1, 12-4 overall (NFC East champs)
2002: 5-1, 12-4 overall (NFC East Champs)
Really since the Super Bowl year in ’04 the Eagles have gotten owned in the NFC East with the exception of that late December run in ’06 with Garcia. If they can beat the ’Boys, Eagles will be 5-1 and likely be well in double digit wins again.
Good summary JB
McNabb on a mission sounds about right. He overthrew the one long ball that would have gone for a score because the defender was beat… and he threw the one INT that was intended for Celek (who messed up there? Did Celek stop short of his mark?). Otherwise #5 looked damn good tonight. The O-line did a good job keeping him clean and it showed.
That last drive was a thing of beauty. I was just sittin in my living room knowing 100% that we were going to score on that drive. Even one of the commentators said that they didnt have one 3rd down the entire drive. Thats pretty awesome if you ask me.
"I hate listening to people's dreams. It is like flipping through a stack of photographs. If I'm not in any of them and nobody is having sex, I just don't care. "
That drive is what the Eagles O has never been able to accomplish. We methodically went down the field, took more than 5 minutes off the clock and put the game out of hand. If this was years in the past, the O would have gone 3 and out, punted, and we would have needed a defense stop to put the game away.
by Clyde Simmons on Dec 14, 2009 8:53 AM EST up reply actions
GO BIRDS!!
Great Game Fellas!! Well@ Least Offense+ Special Teams!! Get Healthy Maclin!!
by CJ's Eagles on Dec 14, 2009 12:58 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Any chance Trent Cole is suspended for the punch?
I think it should be a heavy fine, not a suspension. But that’d really hurt
"A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a word from Harry Kalas painted a thousand pictures."
-Doug Glanville
Go the Eagles Website and watch the Highlight video....
- on the Giants really kicks off the whole scuffle! Clemons gives him a shovel JUST as the play is about to end and THEN the whistle blows. And THEN #66 CLEARLY pushes Clemons in the back as Clemons is walking away! Trent might get suspended, but how can they when there were numerous players gettin into it and throwing arms everywhere! Plus, and most importantly..Flozell Adams gets away with murder! If Goddell suspends Trent…a FIRST TIME offender then Goodell is gonna get asked alot of questions about how he decides who gets suspended and who doesnt !!!
"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."
Ok idk what happened their but I meant..... Watch the Highlight Video
- on the Giants really kicks off the whole scuffle! Clemons gives him a shovel JUST as the play is about to end and THEN the whistle blows. And THEN #66 CLEARLY pushes Clemons in the back as Clemons is walking away! Trent might get suspended, but how can they when there were numerous players gettin into it and throwing arms everywhere! Plus, and most importantly..Flozell Adams gets away with murder! If Goddell suspends Trent…a FIRST TIME offender then Goodell is gonna get asked alot of questions about how he decides who gets suspended and who doesnt !!!
"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."
ahhh Cobb'd ...ok I somethin is weird haha
Trying to say # 66 on the Giants! WOW geez.
"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."
Tommie Harris
Of the Bears punched a lineman from the Cardinals about 3 weeks ago and onlyk got a fine from it, no suspension. And, Harris has a reputation of cheap shots so I’m doubting that Cole will get suspended. But I still haven’t looked at the play either.
Yea he threw multiple punches didnt he?
either way not sure if he will be suspended but just like Flozell it was a dumb move on Cole’s part. Why even take the chance of getting suspended by throwing punches at a helmit? Never understood why that do that in the first place.
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
there was definite pushing and shoving... and it was definitely instigated by the giants
but it was trent who started throwing punches…
i don’t think it’d be fair at all either but this is the nfl we’re talkign about
"A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a word from Harry Kalas painted a thousand pictures."
-Doug Glanville
there is something about punching a guy in a helmet that just doesnt make sense to me either way…
by Clyde Simmons on Dec 14, 2009 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
Desean almost at 1000
He now has 50 rec, 947 yards, and 7 recieving touchdowns. That is one hell of a sophmore year. If he was thrown to 80 times like a lot of other #1 recievers or steve smith of the giants, he would have 1500+ yards and 11 touchdowns.
good game from DJax
Beautiful drive to seal it. Lost some respect for trent. Love sheldon even more. The run defense sucked, but the pass d would have been better if we tackled. Resign both weaver and avant. Pay sheldon.
Come on Q. You’re supposed to be the flawless one. That was your worst game ever
RIP Jim Johnson. You will truly be missed.
by Igglesfan13 on Dec 14, 2009 1:26 AM EST via mobile reply actions
oh yea
great to have vick here. he’s paying dividends in the RZ.
RIP Jim Johnson. You will truly be missed.
by Igglesfan13 on Dec 14, 2009 1:26 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Lost no respect for Trent
Shaun O’Hara is a baby and a sore loser and Trent just let his emotions get the best of him. O’hara started the fight
Intense and exciting game......
excellent game Eagles! That offense was blazing tonight.
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
wow
I was mad and excited during the whole game. First great win for the Birds. But we have to do something about our poor tackling…………we could of really blew them out if not for the bad D at times. Second Jackson is a beast……….he killed the giants tonight. I do hope Cole dosen’t get suspended for that punch, would be big in the next game. Nice to see Vick get more touches, gives us another weapon to use in the long run. Teams have to respect his speed still, unsure if he’s going to run or pass. And last very happy to see us trying to run the ball, as we all know not a big thing with Reid. Go EAGLES!!!
Marcus Stewart
SSG USA,
LPN
I'm happy we won but
Defense needs to step up. I don’t put this one on McDermott. The Eagles were in the position to make plays. They either missed tackles or blew coverages. Aside from Cole, the d-line simply does not get a pass rush.
Again, I’m happy, but we have to hold ourselves to a high standard. The Eagles can’t be happy just beating the Giants. This is about more. The talent is there for this team to be champions. They’ve got to really tighten up these loose ends.
Where's Joe D's post criticizing the D from last night?
Oh yeah, I forgot, he can’t blame Donovan so he’s nowhere to be found…haha.
But this is EXACTLY the kind of Defense that makes winning Super Bowls not likely.
It kills me.
Dropped interceptions. Mikell’s 3 penalties. (gave up 3 first downs, tons of yards) Missed missed missed tackles.
The WIN is FANTASTIC. We get it.
But the D was unacceptable.
Thank goodness we had DJax healthy. Because it looked like we needed 60 pts last night….
First I want to say that the game was awesome
I really liked it becasue i never really felt like the eagles were going to lose it even when they were down. That qick strike from desean after the giants took the lead was monumental. Yet I am extremely worried about maclin and how long he will be out with a tear in his foot. I also wondered if the rest of you noticed that Vick seems to be playing like a man that just doesn’t want to mess the game up. the TD was great last night ut it seemed to me like he was less concerned with scoring and more with protecting the ball and not screwing things up. He did amazing but i was just wondering if anyone else noticed. Also the effort from sean jones last night was pathetic he wasn’t chasing chasing down recievers and the tackiling was horrendous. yet the Eagles won and i am on cloud nin.
Wow
What a back and forth game. Felt like the Cowboys Week 2 from last year, except we won. Constantly nervous, pulling my hair out, not comfortable until it was 0:00.
The D absolutely sucked, but the offense was a amazing. That final drive was awesome. Methodical. Killer. Sweet.
I love how well McNabb is playing- amazing what having a number 1 receiver will do to a good QB.
I think I can finally let go of my worries and just ride this team into the playoffs. I think with their offense (and well, Jackson), they can keep up with the Saints, Vikings, Cardinals, Colts, and Chargers.
We have a shot, a good shot. And boy is it going to be a fun ride.
Reid- Best Coach in Eagles History
McNabb- Best QB in Eagles History
This is the year
Amazed and impressed
I’ll admit, I thought as soon as the Giants took the lead that this one was over. They had the lead, and they were stopping the Eagles a little bit, vs. not being stopped at all at that point. 13-point lead had evaporated, and the Giants would win. Let’s face it, we’d seen this movie before.
I’m amazingly impressed with the offense (the line gave McNabb time, DJ got open, and 5 hit him perfectly) to punch right back, and the defense (horrible game, yes) DID tighten up just enough to allow the offense to get some breathing room. . This could have been like the 2006 game vs the Giants at the Linc (blow a big lead).
The offense has now come up clutch in the fourth quarter in 3 of the last 4 games (and didn’t need to in Atlanta). When’s the last time we’ve seen this team be able to move the ball and score in the clutch at the end of close games?
I hope not every win is as nerve-wracking at this one, but I’m glad to see they can win a shootout if they need to.
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