![]() I decided to make the move of going from Jake to Mike because we weren’t getting anything going offensively. “I’ll watch the tape and I’ll break down him and Mike as well. “Obviously we didn’t do anything good enough on offense,” Judge said. The Eagles outscored the Giants 31-7 in the second half and held on for the commanding, 34-10 victory. Trailing 13-3, Mike Glennon replaced Jake Fromm at quarterback in the third quarter. The turnover set up a three-yard touchdown run by Boston Scott at 12:07 in the third quarter that made the score 10-3. On the Giants’ opening possession of the half, Fromm threw an interception that was picked off by Rodney McLeod at the Giants 45-yard line and returned to the 21-yard line. The second half was dominated by the Eagles. The defense forced another stop, but this time, Elliott was able to convert the 22-yard kick with two minutes left in the half to tie the score at three. Hurts completed a 46-yard pass to DeVonta Smith to set the Eagles up on the Giants’ 14-yard line with less than five minutes to play in the first half. Then, Eagles’ kicker Jake Elliott’s 41-yard field goal missed wide right so the Giants remained in the lead. But the New York defense came up with a big stop to force a field goal. On their best offensive drive of the first half, they drove all the way down to the Giants’ 23-yard line. In the second quarter, the Eagles’ offense began to find its footing. The Giants opened the scoring with a 54-yard field goal by Graham Gano at 11:46 in the second quarter to make it 3-0. There were a combined three first downs between both teams in a scoreless opening quarter. The Eagles offense would continue to struggle as New York forced four punts in the first quarter. ![]() The last time these two teams met in Week 12, the Giants defeated the Eagles, 13-7. “While there are things in every game that you say are positive which you can build on and there are individual or unit performances where you say, ‘Okay this is what we’re looking for.’ Collectively it’s not good enough. You coach to win the game and to give the players an opportunity and a chance,” head coach Joe Judge said. The reality is this – you play to win the game. I’m not going to make excuses and try to church it up. The Eagles are now 8-7 on the season and improved their playoff chances. The Giants have now lost four straight games and, at 4-11, are officially eliminated from the postseason. The New York Giants fell, 34-10, to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon.
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