NY Giants lifeless offense blown out by Eagles 34-10 | Takeaways
The NY Giants’ offense lacked identity, and the defense broke in the second half of a blowout loss to the NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday
In a lot of ways, the NY Giants offense in the NFL back centuries Sunday afternoon.
Philadelphia’s offense sleepwalked through the first half, but went on to fuel a 34-10 blowout win over the listless Giants.
The Eagles scored 10 points off turnovers, but the NY Giants only mustered 165 yards of total offense, before New York’s final possession of a blowout loss that featured two teams on hyperspeed in opposite directions; Philadelphia towards prolonged playoff success and the GIants further into the depths of the league’s laughingstock.
Beyond a more talented roster, the Eagles have $15 million in cap space and three first-round picks, entering an offseason that the NY Giants seemingly are intent on bringing head coach Joe Judge and Daniel Jones back. While the NY Giants could own two of the NFL Draft’s top-10 picks, are set to have less than $4 million in cap space.
In some ways, Sunday’s game might also be a harbinger of the future of this NFC East rivalry, especially at the receiver position.
Second-year quarterback Jake Fromm made his first career start, and was an altogether forgettable 6-of-17 passing for just 25 yards and an interception, before being pulled midway through the third quarter for veteran Mike Glennon.
Glennon passed for 93 yards with a touchdown pass to Evan Engram, but also an ugly interception by Alex Singleton that the Eagles’ linebacker returned for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
As the Eagles were besieged by dropped passes in the first half, the NY Giants had no answers, averaging just 2.2 yards per play. It’s little wonder this game was tied at 3-3 at the half.
It didn’t get better from there, at least for New York, as the Giants‘ offense finished with only 165 yards.
In the third quarter, thanks largely to dominating the field position battle, the Eagles began to pull away as Jalen Hurts completed passes of 46 and 39 yards, and running back Boston Scott scored a touchdown, after coming on in relief of an injured Miles Sanders.
How bad did things get for the NY Giants? Eagles All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson even scored a touchdown.
The NY Giants last week clinched a fifth consecutive losing season, and a 10-loss campaign, so the outcome matters little. But, the lack of effort and lack of productivity on offense is worrisome.
Here are three key takeaways from the NY Giants’ loss to the Eagles:
NY Giants defense put in an impossible spot
The NY Giants’ defense spent much of its day playing on its heels because of miscues on special teams and an offense that simply couldn’t move the football.
The Eagles began their first two possessions of the second half in NY Giants’ territory, after Rodney McLeod intercepted Jake Fromm on the second play of the third quarter, and Jalen Reagor returned a punt to the Giants’ 21-yard line.
On an afternoon the Eagles’ offense struggled mightily early on, the NY Giants’ defense was largely undone by a pedestrian offense that seemingly lacks any identity and is made up of underachieving playmakers behind a patchwork offensive line.