Giants vs. Eagles Player of the Game: Darius Slayton

The New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Eagles, 23-17, in Week 14, but rookie WR Darius Slayton had a huge game.

It was the return of Eli Manning for the New York Giants on Monday night, but even he wasn’t enough to help stop the losing streak from growing.

The Giants, who led 17-3 at halftime, lost by a score of 23-17 to the Philadelphia Eagles in overtime at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday night, sending them to their ninth straight loss of the season and dropping them to 2-11 on the season.

While the Giants were defeated again, one player who benefited from the return of Manning was Darius Slayton, who had a tremendous game.

Slayton got the Giants on the board first with a 35-yard touchdown catch from Manning to put the Giants up 7-0 in the second quarter.

With 27 seconds to go until halftime, Slayton caught his second touchdown of the game, a 55-yard pass from Manning and the Giants were up 17-3 before the half.

Slayton caught five passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Surprisingly though, Slayton didn’t catch a single ball in the second half and the Giants never took the field in overtime.

Slayton continues to shine for the Giants in his rookie season and has really become one of the big-time targets for the Giants offense. While Slayton has caught most of his passes from Daniel Jones this season, Manning utilized him well in the game.

But even with the great game, it still wasn’t enough for the Giants to get the win.

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