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LAST MEETING VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Lawrence Tynes’ 54-yard field-goal attempt
in the final seconds fell a few feet shy of the
uprights, as the Giants loss to their NFC East
foe, the Philadelphia Eagles, 19-17, in Week 4
at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
The loss dropped the Giants to 2-2, with both
losses coming to division rivals.
The first half of this game was dominated
by the defenses. The lone touchdown of the
half came when Eagles’ wide receiver DeSean
Jackson got open in the secondary as Michael
Vick found him in the left corner of end zone,
with 1:47 left in the half.
The Giants quickly responded with a field
goal from Tynes with 0:05 left in the half as
the Eagles took a 7-3 lead into the half.
Both teams’ offenses seemed to come alive
in the second half. After Eagles’ kicker Alex
Henery made a 20 yard field goal to extend
their lead to 10-3 on the first drive of the second
half, the Giants came back on the very
next drive tie the game at 10 apiece, when Eli
Manning hit Victor Cruz on a slant route.
Cruz then broke a tackle, and waltzed into
the end zone on the 14 yard pass from Manning,
for his second score of the season. The
Eagles got another field goal from Henery on
their next drive, a 48 yarder, to give the Eagles
the lead again, at 13-10.
The back and forth scoring would continue,
as the Eagles were led by Vick and running
back LeSean McCoy. Henery was set up with
a 26 yard attempt that narrowly made it
through the right side of the goal post, to give
the Eagles the lead again, at 19-17, with 1:49
left in the game.
The Giants’ final drive had a sloppy start,
which included a fumble and a near interception
on the first two plays. However, Giants’
wide receiver Ramses Barden, who had a
career game last week against the Panthers,
drew two defensive pass interference calls
that gained 29 yards total for the Giants.
However, on a deep pass intended for him,
he was called for offensive pass interference,
moving the ball back to the 37-yard line, setting
up Tynes’ potential game-winning field
goal that fell short.
2012 new york giants • week 17 • VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES