Philadelphia Eagles 45, New York Giants 38

Blogged under Game Reports, Bloglockers, Big Eagles News, General by Andrew on Monday 14 December 2009 at 10:15 pm

The Philadelphia Eagles (9-4) jumped out to an early 14-0 lead over the New York Giants (7-6), as Sheldon Brown had a huge first quarter fumble return 60 yards for a touchdown.  The Giants fought back though, so it was a good thing the Eagles got a big game from DeSean Jackson, who sat out last week with a concussion.  Jackson had 6 catches for 178 yards and a touchdown and also had a 72 yard punt return for a touchdown.  Donovan McNabb found Jackson for some big plays in the passing game, and McNabb finished with 275 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception on 17/26 passes.  The Eagles also got another touchdown from Michael Vick.  It was his second straight game with a touchdown, as he rushed 3 times for 11 yards and a touchdown.

The Eagles defense did not do a very good job against the Giants overall, but they did a great job forcing some turnovers.  They forced 5 fumbles and recovered 4 of them.  They had a hard time keeping the Giants from moving the ball down field though.  They let Eli Manning go for 391 yards and 3 touchdowns on 27/38 passes.  They also let rush for 133 yards and 2 touchdowns as a team.  Those are pretty bad numbers for the defense, but as long as they keep forcing a lot of turnovers the yardages don’t matter too much.

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