4. New York then committed a special teams gaffe when punter Jamie Gillan dropped the football as he was about to launch into his kick and then drop-kicked the football 15 yards. That's a penalty in the NFL and the Eagles gained a first down at the Giants' 33-yard line. On first down from there, Hurts threw to a wide-open A.J. Brown for a catch and run touchdown and it was 21-0.
"Great design and I ran the route and we saw what we thought we would see from them," said Brown, who also passed the 1,000-yard receiving milestone for the season and scored his 10th touchdown. "Jalen put it on me and it was easy after that."
For all intents and purposes, it was game over after that. From there, it just felt like the Eagles could do as they wanted offensively – Philadelphia put up 437 total net yards of offense, gained 27 first downs, converted 6 of 11 third downs, and scored 3 touchdowns in 4 red-zone trips. The running game totaled 253 yards on 31 carries and Hurts was fantastic once again, completing 21 of 31 passes for 217 yards and the two touchdowns and also running for 77 yards and a score on 7 attempts.
Perfect, right?
"No, we haven't played our best game yet," said Brown, who now has 65 receptions, 1,020 yards, and 10 touchdowns for the season. "We can clean up a lot of things and that's going to come."
The Eagles suffered some injuries on the day that will be further evaluated, but their depth showed once again. Reed Blankenship went out with a knee injury and was replaced by K'Von Wallace at safety, and punter/holder Arryn Siposs suffered an ankle injury and was replaced by Jake Elliott as a punter (Elliott had one punt for 35 yards that was fair caught) and by Britain Covey as a holder (Elliott made a pair of field goals and three PATs with Covey holding). Obviously, the Eagles will have to gain a better understanding of those two injuries and address the positions, if necessary.
But Sunday, overall, was a huge day. Blowing out the Giants on the road? The expectation was that it would be a tough, hard-fought game against a team very much in the NFC playoff picture. The offense stayed red hot, carving up New York's offense every which way it wanted. The defense had the seven quarterback sacks and a takeaway. The special teams busted it out in the kickoff return game as Boston Scott averaged 39 yards on three returns, including a career-long 66-yard effort and the coverage teams were outstanding.
"We know there are a lot of areas where we can improve, but it feels great to be 12-1 because this is a special team with that kind of chemistry," Graham said. "Everybody wants everybody to do well. We're all rooting for each other and helping each other. We know we can be special, but there is a lot of work to do.
"It's been so much fun, though. Coming here and beating the Giants like this? Man, it's something else. Just keep it going. That's all we want to do – keep it going to let's see where we end up."
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