Published: Sunday, Sep. 25, 2011 - 1:24 pm
Last Modified: Sunday, Sep. 25, 2011 - 2:24 pm
A maligned Giants defense peppered Michael Vick with hits, knocking him out with a broken hand, and Eli Manning threw four touchdown passes Sunday to lead New York to a 29-16 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
After what happened last time these teams played, you might say the Giants owed their NFC East rivals one.
Manning passed for 254 yards, including two touchdown throws to Victor Cruz and one each to running backs Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw. Cruz and Bradshaw reached the end zone in the fourth quarter as the Giants (2-1) scored 15 unanswered points to end the game.
The Eagles (1-2) scored 16 straight points to take the lead after trailing 14-0 in the first quarter, but Vick was knocked out of a game for the second week in a row with a fractured right non-throwing hand.
The quarterback left last Sunday's game against the Falcons because of a concussion, but passed his tests during the week and was cleared to start against New York.
Although he suffered several hits in a bruising first half against the Giants, Vick broke his hand on a hard hit by Chris Canty later in the game.
The quarterback held his hands against both sides of his helmet as he was falling backwards to the ground, protecting his head, but needed to put at least one hand down to break his fall.
Eagles head coach Andy Reid said Vick would undergo a CT scan on Monday to further evaluate the hand.
"It doesn't look like it's displaced," Reid said, which would be a good sign for Vick.
He came out of the tunnel and went back into the game after getting x-rays, but was taken out a short time later and replaced by Mike Kafka for the second week in a row.
Kafka entered the game with 8:07 remaining and threw an interception on his first pass, a deep throw down the right sideline. The Eagles trailed 22-16 at the time after Manning had hooked up with Cruz for a second time on a 28-yard touchdown.
The Giants were lined up for a field goal after Aaron Ross' interception, but an encroachment penalty on the Eagles gave them a first down and Bradshaw eventually scored on an 18-yard catch and run on the left side to make it 29-16.
Kafka threw another interception before the game was over and went 4-of-7 for 35 yards in his relief appearance. Vick was 16-of-23 for 176 yards and an interception before leaving. He also fumbled three times, but the Eagles recovered each one.
LeSean McCoy carried much of the offensive load, rushing 24 times for 128 yards and a touchdown for the Eagles.
It was the first meeting between the NFC East rivals since DeSean Jackson's game-winning 65-yard punt return for the Eagles last December 19 in East Rutherford, which all but knocked the Giants out of playoff contention.
Vick sustained a hard hit by lineman Rocky Bernard in the first half that knocked him backwards and slammed his helmet on the turf. He was also knocked down after throwing an interception, and Jason Pierre-Paul delivered another hard hit.
At the end of the half, Vick's teammates had to push him toward the sideline when he seemed not to know that the field goal team was coming on the field.
Earlier, Vick drove the Eagles inside the red zone on their first possession of the game, but was intercepted by Ross on third down. Ross took it back 19 yards, and Vick took a hit near the end of the play.
The Giants converted the pick into a touchdown when rookie Eagles linebacker Casey Matthews bit badly on a play fake near the line of scrimmage, leaving Jacobs all alone on the left side for a 40-yard touchdown catch. Matthews recovered, but couldn't catch up to the running back.
Cruz, who sparkled in last year's preseason but didn't catch a pass until this season, broke through an initial hit by safety Kurt Coleman, then escaped Nnamdi Asomugha and Coleman again on a 74-yard reception down the left sideline to make it 14-0.
The Eagles ran the ball on eight straight plays during a 15-play, 77-yard drive that ended in Alex Henery's 21-yard field goal for their first points.
Philadelphia stopped the Giants on 4th-and-3, and McCoy went around the left side of the line on a slashing 11-yard run to end a seven-play drive and get the Eagles within 14-10.
The Eagles scrambled to get Henery and the field goal team on the field as time wound down in the first half, but the rookie kicker was good on a 38-yard try to make it 14-13 at the break.
Philadelphia was stopped three times on 1st-and-goal and settled for Henery's 21-yard field goal for a 16-14 lead in the third quarter. Later, Manning found Cruz working against Asomugha and safety Jarrad Page for a 28-yard touchdown.
The Giants converted the two-point conversion after a pass interference penalty negated the first failed try.
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