Five important plays from the Giants vs. Eagles Christmas game
The Giants’ special teams forced Boston Scott to lose the ball, which put the Giants back in the game. Scott or his 10 touchdowns towards the Giants didn’t help the Eagles in any way, except for the mistake below:
Jackson is not a pick machine at all. Of the 80 regular-season games he had played before Monday, only one was with the Giants, and that was in 2021.
Dallas Goedert (88) slipped, as well as Jackson (22) just about held on to the ball. Still, as soon as he got the ball, he hit it for six, which put the Giants in a great situation.
It’s time to forgive this holiday season. So, maybe a bunch of careless mistakes that didn’t matter in a Christmas Day win the Philadelphia Eagles really needed can be overlooked.
That might be easier if there weren’t so many frustrating times when football was played so badly that even a child would break a brand-new toy in half.
The Eagles (11-4) beat the Giants 33-25 on Christmas Day to take a one-game lead over the Cowboys in the NFC East. It wasn’t pretty.
New York has lost only once to the Eagles at the Linc since 2014. The Eagles beat the Giants three times in Brian Daboll’s first season as head coach.
Philadelphia won their first game after dropping three straight. To win the NFC East, they need to beat Arizona the following week and the Giants once more in the last game of the season.
Dallas has lost two games in a row, with the most recent loss coming before Monday night’s game in Philadelphia. This has helped the Eagles stay ahead in the division.
With the win, Philadelphia’s record went up to 11-4. They have a score of 10-5 and are in second place. Each team still has two games to play. The Birds will win the league if they win.
This year, the Eagles were the top team in the NFC. This year, they need to win and get some help. These two teams, the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions, both have 11 wins.
The Arizona Cardinals and the New York Giants are the last two teams that Philadelphia has to play.
If Philly wins, San Francisco would have to lose either the Washington Commanders or the Los Angeles Rams for them to take first place.
There are two teams that the Detroit Lions would’ve had to lose to in order to win. For the most part, Philadelphia’s most recent win has given them a little more faith.
Is that possible? Yes, but the Eagles probably won’t have the votes to break a tie with any of those teams even if they finish with the same record, so they won’t be the top seed.
Still, it’s hard to think that this group of players can compete alongside the best in the NFL. That is, unless they can fix their turnover problems and make better use of the football when they are running plays.
If the Philadelphia Eagles want to get better, the New York Giants might be the best team to play this week.
The Eagles have taken 16 of the last 19 games against the Giants, making this a team they have pretty much owned this century. If Philadelphia wins, New York will no longer be in the running for the NFC playoffs.
The Eagles have lost three straight games, no matter who they’ve played. This is their first losing run since the 2021 season.
The Eagles are the first team since the 1986 New York Jets to start 10-1 and then lose three straight games.
That team lost its last five regular-season games and then lost in the divisional phase of the playoffs.
With games against the Giants on Christmas Day, the Arizona Cardinals, and then the Giants again, the Eagles are hoping that this won’t happen to them. These three teams have a total record of 13-29 to end the year.