The banged-up Eagles rallied back to keep their playoff hopes alive with a 23-17 overtime victory over the New York Giants in a rainy, ugly game in Philadelphia on Monday night.
Eli Manning started for the Giants in what might be his last start with the franchise that he led to two Super Bowl victories. He played pretty decent, too, as his two TD passes gave the Giants a 17-3 lead at the half.
But Carson Wentz and the Eagles stormed back and won it on the first drive in OT as they took it down the field and ended the game with a TD pass to Zack Ertz.
Moments after that game-winning TD, many Philly defenders found Eli and paid their respects to the veteran QB, who now is one game under .500 for his career:
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.
Darius Slayton was +1500 to score the first TD tonight.
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.
We’re talking offensive lines, folks, and there were a few good ones in Week 14. These were the top 5 that I saw.
Say what you want about Week 14 in the NFL—the horrible calls, the other horrible calls, the intriguing New England Patriots Documentary, all of it. At the end of all the ruckus and tumult, it was really nice to see Eli Manning back under center for the New York Giants. Yeah, I said it. The football needed Eli, and Eli needed the football.
The on-camera charisma will get picked apart, of course, because that’s what we’ve come to expect with ol’ Number 10. We wait for the perfect meme-worthy moments, pausing the television and hoping to hit social media paydirt. But every time people begin to knock Eli, I step back and think about one thing: There were several scouts at Lamar Jackson’s pro day who are way worse at their job.
Now, let’s hop off of the soapbox and get down in the trenches, so we can take a look at some of the best of the best, the often ignored blockades and protectors to the fantasy stars. We’re talking offensive lines, folks, and there were a few good ones in Week 14. These were the top 5 groups that I saw.
5. San Francisco 49ers
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The NFC matchup between the 49ers and Saints was one of the best games of the season (ever?), a Battle Royale that displayed why both teams will be a tough task come playoff time. While the significant highlight was the improbable “I’ll give you all piggyback rides” catch and run after the catch by George Kittle, San Fran’s offensive front continues to improve—as does the game management of Jimmy Garoppolo and, of course, the overall offense.
The 49ers kept the Saints’ defense in a misdirected twist, executing a stable zone run scheme. And maybe, more importantly, they also kept the crowd out of it (at times). The three-headed attack of Sanders-Mostert-Breida picked up a much-needed 162 yards on the ground with one touchdown, providing a balance that helped Garoppolo in the passing game.
The O-line was crucial for both phases and performed above-average. They were aggressive and quick to the block, opening what little lanes there were for the backs. And they did an outstanding job creating and holding protection Jimmy G—especially during moments when he really needed time.
Instant analysis of the latest New York Giants loss in which they fell to the Philadelphia Eagles, 23-17, in overtime..
For awhile it looked as if the New York Giants would get their first win since Week 4 against a stumbling Philadelphia Eagles team, but it turned out to be too much of an ask.
The Giants came into Philadelphia this week 9.5-point underdogs to the struggling Eagles, who had lost their last three games. New York had nothing to lose and took a 17-3 halftime lead. Then, they stopped scoring and Eagles put together enough offense with the players they had remaining to tie the score and take the Giants into overtime.
From there, Philadelphia won the toss in overtime and knifed right through the Giants’ defense to win, 23-17, and crush the Giants’ dream of another Eli Manning comeback.
Big Blue was looking to snap a five-game losing streak against their hated rivals who they had dropped nine of the last 10 games.
They hadn’t won in Philadelphia since 2013. They still haven’t.
The Giants also hadn’t had a lot of success against the Eagles in Monday night games, winning only once in eight tries and that was back in 1972. They’ll have to wait for that one, too.
At 2-10 and losers of their last eight, the Giants needed some type of spark if they were going to win on this soggy night in Philly.
They got it early in the form of the 38-year old Manning and a defense that suddenly came alive after three months of ineptitude.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Giants drew first blood with this Eli to Darius Slayton 35-yard touchdown hookup to start the third quarter.
But this is a Giants team that hadn’t put together a complete game in quite some time. They wouldn’t do that on this night, either. They crumbled on offense down the stretch and the defense tried like hell to put up a fight but they just couldn’t make that last stop.
Epic meltdown 302 yd vs 29 yds in 2nd half No adjustments Still can’t cover the TE Eagles had 1 WR left, didn’t matter Up 17-3➡️ PUNT PUNT PUNT PUNT PUNT PUNT
The loss was their ninth in a row and ties a franchise record for consecutive losses.
Notes
Tight ends Evan Engram (foot) and Rhett Ellison (concussion) were inactive again. Rookie cornerback Corey Ballentine (concussion) also say out. Running back Wayne Gallman was a healthy scratch. Javorius Allen served as Saquon Barkley’s primary backup.
Right guard Kevin Zeitler was leg-whipped by Eagles defensive end Vinny Curry midway through the fourth quarter and was taken to the locker room as he could not put any weight on his leg. He was replaced by Nick Gates.
Eli Manning avoided going .500 for his career with the victory. He’s now 117-116 lifetime. Manning threw for 203 yards in the game, passing 2004 draft mate Ben Roethlisberger (56,545) for seventh place on the all-time list. His two touchdown passes also shot him past Big Ben on the all-time list with 364 TDs and is now fourth among active passers behind Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Philip Rivers.
The New York Giants started strong but then fall flat against the Philadelphia Eagles, falling 23-17 in overtime.
The Philadelphia Eagles (6-7) spoiled what might have been the last game of Eli Manning’s illustrious career by grabbing a 23-17 comeback win over the New York Giants (2-11) on Monday Night Football.
Following a scoreless first quarter, the Giants were the first team to get on the scoreboard. Manning connected with Darius Slayton on a 35-yard touchdown pass for the first of two scores between the pair in the first half.
Manning would again find Slayton for a 55-yard score with a little over one minute remaining in the second quarter to stake the Giants to a 17-3 going into the second half.
However, the Giants’ offense would stall from there and failed to score a single point the rest of the way.
It wasn’t until late in the third quarter that the Eagles found pay dirt for the first time in this game. Boston Scott’s two-yard touchdown rush finished off a 58-yard scoring drive that cut Philly’s deficit down to 17-10.
The Eagles finally evened up the score with under two minutes to go in regulation with a 85-yard drive that culminated in a two-yard touchdown pass from Carson Wentz to Zach Ertz that forced the game to overtime.
Wentz and the Eagles’ offense wasted no time sealing this victory in the final frame. Philly drove 75 yards and notched the game-winning score on another two-yard touchdown pass from Wentz to Ertz.
Manning finished 15-of-30 for 203 yards and two touchdowns, while Slayton paced all Giants receivers with 154 yards and two scores, all of which came in the first half.
The Giants will host the Miami Dolphins in Week 15, and the Eagles will hit the road to take on the Washington Redskins.
The New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night, and here’s a look at the winners, losers and those in between.
The New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles squared off in a Monday Night Football game that was very legitimately a sidebar to the return of veteran quarterback Eli Manning, who was replacing the injured Daniel Jones.
Manning’s performance will be picked apart from every angle in the coming day, so for now, we’ll stick to the basics and provide our usual hot takes.
Here’s a look at the winners and losers who contributed to Monday’s loss.
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Winners
Markus Golden – From the jump, Golden was playing at a different level on Monday night. Maybe it was the bright lights of prime-time, but he was a ball of energy and simply dominated the Eagles offensive line early on, tallying four QB hurries and one sack over his first nine pass rushing attempts. He fell off a bit later on, but that really speaks more about his hot start.
Leonard Williams – After making waves earlier in the week by saying he wanted to be paid at a tier below Aaron Donald, Williams had his best game as a Giant and perhaps his best game of the season. He collapsed the pocket, rushed the passer, stopped the run and snuffed out screens (the only one) with remarkable precision. He did have one awful roughing the passer penalty, but we’ll forgive him this one time.
Darius Slayton – Entering Week 14, Slayton had never caught a pass from Eli Manning. Ha! The rookie dominated the first half, hauling in five receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns. However, Slayton faded completely in the second half (not entirely his fault).
Oshane Ximines – It was a big night for the rookie edge rusher, who came up with two sacks of Carson Wentz and added a quality stop in the second half for good measure. A game to build upon.
Slayton has 154 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 1st half, while Eli Manning is 11-19, for 179 yards and two touchdowns in the first half.
For the Eagles, there was another slow start and two more starters on offense lost to injury, as both Lane Johnson and Alshon Jeffery were carted off with lower-body injuries.
Carson Wentz lost another fumble in the first half and has gone 11-19 for 97 yards and no touchdowns.
New York Giants QB Eli Manning returned to an NFL field on Monday night with two first-half touchdown passes.
All eyes were on Eli Manning as he made his New York Giants return on Monday Night Football, replacing the injured Daniel Jones, who could miss the remainder of the season with a high ankle sprain.
So, how did Eli fare? How did he look after nearly 11 weeks on the sideline?
Well… He looked like Eli, mixing his passes well between short, moderate and deep lengths, making the right adjustments at the line and dropping dimes.
The first of two first-half touchdown passes went to rookie wide receiver Darius Slayton.
Manning has completed 11 of his 19 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns, giving the Giants a 17-3 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles going into halftime.
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The Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants are set to meet on Monday Night Football in what could be a momentum building matchup for the Birds as they play four straight NFC East games.
The Eagles are coming off a heartbreaking loss to the Dolphins who were supposed to be focused on their 2020 NFL Draft preparation.
Eli Manning’s former New York Giants teammates were sounding off on Twitter prior to his Monday Night Football return.
Whatever criticisms you may have about New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, they are not shared by the vast majority of his former teammates, all of whom would literally run through a wall for the two-time Super Bowl MVP.
And with Manning returning on Monday Night Football for the first time since Week 2 and what may ultimately be his final time ever, many of those former teammates were letting their emotions be heard on Twitter.
I’m welling up…. to watch my friend, teammate, brother. Might be his last start. I love you Elijah. Thank you, for being brother.
If I were in the locker room tonight, I would walk up to my man, Eli Manning, and do the same thing I did before every game. I would shake Eli’s hand and say “have fun young man, have fun!” Let’s go @Giants!!#OnceAGiantAlwaysAGiant#GMEN
