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The Philadelphia Eagles took the second half kickoff and then drove the ball 84 yards on five plays, scoring a touchdown and converting on their two-point attempt to trim the New York Giants’ lead to just three.
In the blink of an eye, the Giants’ seeming dominance was washed away and that feeling of, “here we go again” crept in.
This time however, quarterback Daniel Jones and the offense struck back. And fast.
The Giants responded with a six-play, 75-yard touchdown drive of their own to boost their lead back to 10. And while the Eagles did score again on their next drive, the offense’s counter punch was enough to spark the defense.
“That was huge, especially as a defender,” Peppers’ said of the Giants’ third quarter answer. “What I was telling the defense, the offense bailed us out, let’s go. To see the offense go down and respond that quickly, it definitely gives you confidence and makes you want to go back out there and get them the ball right back.”
The Giants would add two more Graham Gano field goals to the scoreboard before all was said and done, but it wasn’t needed. The 21 points was enough to win as the defense stopped the leaking and locked things down over the final quarter and a half.
“We’re taking steps. We still have a long way to go, but we’re taking steps. I definitely feel like we’re a better team today than we were three weeks ago,” Peppers said. “Three weeks ago, we lost this game in the final minutes. Now we found a way to hang on. You just build off that, man, and keep executing by getting one percent better day in and day out.”
Both the offense and the defense are making positive gains week-by-week and now they’re beginning to balance each other out. That makes the Giants — even at 3-7 — a potentially dangerous team.
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