RECAP: Giants snap losing streak to rival Eagles on the road.
As Lawrence Tynes trotted onto the field to kick off with 3:32 remaining, it appeared an evacuation order had been issued for Lincoln Financial Field, so empty were the stands. Eli Manning's fourth touchdown pass of the game had all but clinched the Giants' 29-16 victory and drained the life from both the Philadelphia Eagles and their fans.
With good reason. The Giants had set aside their numerous injuries, their six-game losing streak to the Eagles and the hype that had made their opponents so popular to the football public and earned a complete and rewarding victory on the road.
It was easy to look anywhere in the Giants locker room and see a player who made a key contribution in the game.
Manning's 145.7 passer rating was his highest ever in a full game. Victor Cruz stepped in for the inactive Mario Manningham and scored his first two NFL touchdowns on receptions of 74 and 28 yards (he had three catches for 110 yards). Ahmad Bradshaw had team-high totals of 86 rushing yards and five catches, one the 18-yard touchdown that sent the fans scurrying from their seats. Brandon Jacobs had a 40-yard touchdown catch.
**POSTGAME QUOTES
Coach Coughlin: "I thought that, of course we got off to a good start today which was very important and then they came rushing back, as they usually do. They had all kinds of time of possession, but we fought our way back. We fought our way back in the second half. Many, many guys made outstanding…of course WR] Victor Cruz had a huge day. [CB] Aaron Ross had a huge day. Everybody contributed, great job by the players and the coaches in this one, it’s just nice to come down here and win in the division.” *[FULL TRANSCRIPT
BOX SCORE
*PASSING LEADERS **
|
NYG |
C/ATT |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
INT |
RAT. |
|
Manning |
16/23 |
254 |
11.0 |
4 |
0 |
145.7 |
|
PHI |
C/ATT |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
INT |
RAT. |
|
Vick |
16/23 |
176 |
7.7 |
0 |
1 |
73.8 |
|
Kafka |
4/7 |
35 |
5.0 |
0 |
2 |
31.0 |
RUSHING LEADERS
|
NYG |
CAR |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
LG |
|
Bradshaw |
15 |
86 |
5.7 |
0 |
37 |
|
Jacobs |
7 |
19 |
2.7 |
0 |
6 |
|
PHI |
CAR |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
LG |
|
McCoy |
24 |
128 |
5.3 |
1 |
21 |
|
Vick |
7 |
31 |
4.4 |
0 |
10 |
RECEIVING LEADERS
|
NYG |
REC |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
LG |
TGTS |
|
Cruz |
3 |
110 |
36.7 |
2 |
74 |
5 |
|
Bradshaw |
5 |
53 |
10.6 |
1 |
26 |
5 |
|
PHI |
REC |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
LG |
TGTS |
|
Maclin |
5 |
69 |
13.8 |
0 |
24 |
7 |
|
Avant |
4 |
33 |
8.3 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
