If Wentz is forced off his game and Philadelphia’s offense is slowed down, and Manning can get even just a bit more protection; it’s conceivable that NY could beat the Eagles. After being pegged a potential Super Bowl contender in the off season, the disparity between the Giants and the elite teams in the NFC, namely the Falcons and Packers, could not be more evident.
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The Ravens were only able to add a score late in the fourth quarter, where backup QB Ryan Mallett found TE Ben Watson for a score.
It can only get better from here, right? They also could go without starting safety Rodney McLeod, who’ll test his hamstring in the pre-game Sunday.
“I held it, made sure we didn’t snap it, and honestly it was better off that way”. That has to count for something as well. Blount and Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. were both flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct penalties after their touchdowns. “We’ve got to continue to make plays so it doesn’t come down to that”.
Elliott said he didn’t even know if the timeout came from the Eagles or Giants.
But Odell Beckham Jr. produced one of the more freaky celebrations after his first score on Sunday, in the Giants 24-27 defeat to the Eagles in Philadelphia. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said “we’re not going to be divided by anything said by anyone” and “we’re not going to play politics”, even if by not going onto the field for the anthem, the team was surely playing politics, even in absentia.
Rookie kicker Jake Elliott booted field goals of 46 and 61 yards in the final 51 seconds to lift the Eagles to victory.
Jake Elliott’s 61-yard field goal to win the game was the longest in franchise history, surpassing Tony Franklin’s 59-yarder against Dallas in 1979, and tied for the seventh-longest in National Football League history. “You’re never happy with the sacks but when you look at the tape, it wasn’t all on us, you know what I’m saying?” Jones averaged 45.5 yards per punt.
A constant refrain, or excuse, during the course of last season was that defenses were running cover-2, a base defense that has been around for decades, and that was simply a superior defense to what the Giants were trying to do on offense.
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson was asked about his comfort level with Sproles in terms of his touches this week.
Wentz is improving, but with a lack, so far this year, of a running game, Wentz is being forced to throw the ball at an alarmingly high rate.
Linebacker Mychal Kendricks brought down tight end Evan Engram for a 14-yard gain on third-and-15 with under 30 seconds remaining in a tie game. Peters made that clear to the Philly coaching staff, and he wasn’t apologizing for the pass protection last week.
Is anyone surprised? The Giants lost six games last season. On Sunday, Ford will take aim at Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers again when Kansas City visits their rival’s new home in Los Angeles. Next week’s trip will be the first to Los Angels for the Eagles since playing the Rams on September 23, 1990. The loss to Andy Reid drops the Eagles to 1-1, while my record remains spotless at 2-0.
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Kevin McGuire is a Philadelphia area sports writer and college football editor for The Comeback and host of the No 2-Minute Warning Podcast. Follow McGuire on Twitter and like him on Facebook.
