Eagles and Giants facing consequences of lost seasons

The Eagles scored 27 points in the game but one of Eli’s interceptions was returned for a touchdown so that’s essentially spotting the opposition seven points. Ajirotutu (ankle) and Maxwell (shoulder) were declared out by Eagles interim head coach Pat Shurmur on Friday. DeMarco Murray broke off a 54-yard touchdown rush on the Eagles’ opening drive of the afternoon and Darren Sproles capped off an 85-yard drive at the end of the quarter to give Philly a 14-3 lead going into the second quarter.

The Giants now have three losing seasons in a row and they have not made the playoffs four straight years. There were dropped passes and two turnovers, which the Giants turned into touchdowns. Philadelphia TE Zach Ertz had 13 receptions for a career-high 122 yards last week.2. Wide receiver Jordan Matthews had a huge game, with nine catches for 152 yards. The Eagles have had trouble getting off the field on third down all season. A Chip Kelly-less Eagles squad and a confusing Giants team are looking to avoid playing against the St. Louis Rams in a week 7 road game next year in London. The victor will instead travel to face the Seahawks that week. And how, exactly, is Mara supposed to replace a two-time Super Bowl-winning coach, a possible Hall of Famer and the man who was virtually hand-picked by his late father to be the Giants’ coach? The Giants offense was lost without their most talented player and he will make things easier. It will likely include a new system on defense. He does things the right way, he’s a leader by example and it’s definitely tough to go about business.

Much like Garrett, Pagano does have the “injured quarterback excuse” with Andrew Luck down for eight games and 15 other players sent to injured reserve this season. Manning hit Reuben Randle for a 45-yard touchdown.

Sean Payton, New Orleans – The Saints are tied with Tampa Bay in the NFC South cellar at 6-9.

“(Have) all three phases play their best game, and that we not beat ourselves”, he said of the keys to the game, nothing that if they defeat the Eagles, they will have split the regular-season series with all three division opponents. Great pass by Bradford, though. Nolan Carroll was placed on IR earlier this season and Byron Maxwell, who missed last week’s game against the Redskins with a shoulder injury, is out. Protecting the football has to be priority number one because with the Eagles jumping out to a comfortable lead off those takeaways, they had more flexibility to pressure Manning throughout the game and were able to showcase the running game. The Eagles now have possession of the ball at their own 9-yard line as the fourth quarter begins … In 2007 the Giants ended the Patriots flawless season with a stunning win.