Mistakes key in Eagles’ victory
EAGLES 27, GIANTS 7
PHILADELPHIA — In a sloppy game Monday night, the Philadelphia Eagles prevailed because they made fewer mistakes.
DeMarco Murray ran for 109 yards and a touchdown, Nolan Carroll returned one of Eli Manning’s two interceptions for a score and the Eagles beat the New York Giants 27-7.
Sam Bradford threw for 280 yards and a 32-yard TD pass to Riley Cooper, but he was intercepted three times.
The Eagles (3-3) have won two straight to move from last place in the NFC East into a tie for first with the Giants (3-3). The teams meet again in Week 17.
Neither team looked sharp. They combined for seven turnovers and 21 penalties.
The Giants gave the Eagles first downs on a roughing-the-passer penalty and a running-intothe-kicker penalty to keep both of their touchdown drives going.
Wearing all-black uniforms for the third time in franchise history, the Eagles got off to a slow start.
Manning completed his first 10 passes, including a 13-yard TD pass to Odell Beckham Jr. for a 7-0 lead.
But things went downhill for Manning from there.
The Eagles took a 14-7 lead in the second quarter when Carroll jumped in front of a pass intended for Dwayne Harris and ran untouched for his first career TD.
After Nikita Whitlock ran into punter Donnie Jones to give Philadelphia a first down at its 28, Murray took over. He had two runs of 11 yards each and finished the drive with a 12-yard TD run to give Philadelphia a 24-7 lead in the third quarter.
Murray had his best game since joining the Eagles after a recordbreaking season in Dallas. The All-Pro led the NFL in rushing last year and broke Emmitt Smith’s season club record, but he had struggled in Philadelphia. He entered the game with 130 yards this season.
The Eagles were 1-3 before a 39-17 win over the New Orleans Saints at home last week. They’ll travel to play unbeaten Carolina (5-0) next Sunday night.
The Giants had won three in a row. They’ll host the Dallas Cowboys (2-3) next week.