The Eagles bounce the Giants 36-22
The Eagles blew this game open in the 4th quarter when they outscored the Giants 22-9! Jeff Garcia had a pretty good game as he completed 19 of 28 passes for 237 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT. He also carried the ball 3 times for 16 yards. Brian Westbrook hand a great game as usual with 19 carries for 97 yards (5.1 ypc) and 2 TDs (including a 1-yard dive over the top on a 4th and 1 in the second quarter). He also caught 5 passes for 40 yards. Correll Buckhalter also had a decent game with 8 carries for 48 yards (6.0 ypc) and a TD. Reggie Brown had a good game with 4 receptions for 77 yards and a TD. TE LJ Smith caught 4 passes for 54 yards.
Brian Dawkins was awesome leading the way for the defense with 12 tackles, an interception and he forced 2 fumbles. Omar Gaither also was very tough with 10 tackles and a sack. Trent Cole intercepted a pass in the 4th quarter which was the final dagger in the Giants comeback attempt as he returned it 19 yards for a TD.  The Giants only ran the ball 22 times for 88 yards (4.0 ypc). The Giants completed 28 of 40 passes for 270 net yards passing.
This was a huge with for the Eagles who improved to 8-6 on the season with this win.



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