American Football:The Philadelphia Eagles cut down the New York Giants 17-10 last night to leave the race for play-off places in the NFC East division wide open. The Eagles deployed a ferocious defence and back-up quarterback Vince Young directed an 80-yard touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter for the upset victory.
The Giants defeat leaves them tied with the Dallas Cowboys, who went to overtime to beat the Washington Redskins, at the top of the NFC East standings but with a tough schedule ahead. Philadelphia pulled off a role reversal with the Giants, who five times this season had overcome fourth-quarter deficits to win.
The Eagles, who squandered fourth-quarter leads five times this season, this time finished strong to remain third in the division.
"It's happened to us so many times," Philadelphia coach Andy Reid told reporters about fourth-quarter failures. "We were able to flop one around this time."
Giants coach Tom Coughlin had a different take. ""It was as pathetic as it can get, it was a very poor performance," Coughlin said. "I'm really disappointed. I know our offensive line was completely outplayed by the front eight of Philadelphia."
It was the second loss in a row for the Giants, whose schedule only gets tougher in the run home. Their next two games are against the New Orleans Saints then the Green Bay Packers before they travel to Dallas to face the Cowboys.