A GIANT Victory for the Eagles

Photo courtesy of bleacherreport.com

Close your eyes and picture this: Vince Young rallying his desperate Eagles team to an 18-play, 80-yard brilliant drive against a very solid New York Giants defense late in the fourth quarter.  Sounds ludicrous, right?  Now, open your eyes and believe me when I say that the Eagles didn't give up another fourth quarter lead, winning through their defense by a score of 17-10.  That is exactly what had occurred last Sunday night.

Vince Young, who was previously 2-0 against the Giants when he was a member of the Tennessee Titans, wiped off a three interception performance with a clutch fourth quarter touchdown pass to Riley Cooper.  Young threw touchdowns to two wide receivers whom haven't been used significantly all season; one to former Giants wide receiver Steve Smith and the other to Cooper.  Both were used more frequently due to the injury to Jeremy Maclin. Judging off Young's performance in the fourth quarter, I believe they should start Vick during the first three quarters and pull in Young for the fourth.  A formula worth trying, I must say. (joking moment)  

Defensively, the Eagles looked mighty impressive.  This is the defense that all Eagles fans imagined to see before the season had started.  It looked like defensive coordinator Juan Castillo and his defense were tired of the media portraying them as a "soft" defense, deservingly so.

Jason Babin was the star on defense, making this game-sealing sack as well as forcing a fumble on Eli Manning as he was trying to even up the game at 17. Derek Landri played well as a reserve tackle, picking up the key turnover created by Babin seen below. 

• The Eagles defensive line stole the show Sunday night as they made Eli Manning's life a living hell in the pocket; they were persistent on their pressure and made sure Manning felt the hits.  As a group, they recorded three sacks. Cullen Jenkins, Trevor Laws, Darryl Tapp, Juqua Paker and Mike Patterson produced constant pressure and closed in on the run game.
• The linebackers played well too as Jamar Chaney picked off Manning and Akeem Jordan made a crucial stop on a 3rd and 1 against Giants running back Brandon Jacobs.
• Secondary played decent minus Nnamdi Asomugha.  He was penalized for pass interference and lost coverage on Giants wide-out Victor Cruz.  Cruz is known for picking on Asmougha as he torched him in their first match-up.          

Hopefully, the Eagles find a way to show some consistency in their play, which they have lacked all season.  I know the playoffs are still a long shot, but I have a feeling this game is the game that will turn their season around.  Momentum will swing into the Eagles favor.  It happened last year with the Miracle of the Meadowlands II, so what's so different about this year?

The Eagles Gods are looking down on us.