After losing to the Giants, the Eagles are now ranked fifth.
The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 on Sunday in their regular-season finale at East Rutherford, with two touchdowns from Saquon Barkley. Tyrod, N.J. Against the Eagles, Taylor passed for 297 yards and one touchdown to help the Giants (6-11) end a five-game losing run. For just the third time in their previous 16 encounters, New York triumphed over Philadelphia thanks to two interceptions from Xavier McKinney. The Eagles(11-6) lost for the fifth time in six games, and Jalen Hurts was only 7-of-16 passing for 55 yards and one interception before being replaced in the second quarter. The No. 5 seeded Philadelphia Eagles, who are an NFC wild-card team, will play the No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week in the playoffs. In the end, Marcus Mariota completed 13 of 20 passes for 148 yards, one touchdown, and one interception for Philadelphia. There were four turnovers by the Eagles. For the Giants, Taylor completed 23 of 32 passes with one interception. After leaving the game for a short while due to a throwing thumb injury, he came back after Tommy DeVito, the backup, suffered an ankle injury. One of the defeats in New York’s three-game losing streak was a 33-25 loss to the Eagles on Christmas Day. In the first minute of the second quarter, as the quarterback got rid of the ball, Bobby Okereke of New York rushed in free and struck Hurts’ throwing hand, injuring his middle finger. Hurts reached for the hand right away and then showed that his middle finger was bent. To win the NFC East, the Eagles needed to defeat the Giants and hope that the Dallas Cowboys would lose to the Washington Commanders. Dallas prevailed 38–10 to take the division title. The Giants added three touchdowns in the second quarter after Mason Crosby’s opening quarter 24-yard field goal. With 5:08 remaining in the half, Barkley had already scored two touchdowns on runs of two and three yards, making the score 17-0. Afterwards, New York covered 73 yards in four plays to increase the lead to 24 points. At 1:47 of the half, Taylor struck Darius Slayton from 19 yards out. Before leaving the game, Hurts was intercepted during Philadelphia’s subsequent series. At that point, veteran offensive linemen Lane Johnson and Jason Kelce also left the game. With 1:11 remaining in the third quarter, Jake Elliott made a 36-yard field goal to give the Eagles a lead. With 10:15 remaining in the game, Mariota found Quez Watkins with a 16-yard score pass (eight catches, 93 yards). With 3:39 left, Crosby made a 21-yard field goal to give New York a 17-point lead.
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