Eagles season continues to spiral out of control after loss to Giants

PHILADELPHIA – If there was any fan out there holding onto a sliver of hope that the Eagles' season would somehow turn around with Joe Milton taking over at quarterback, those hopes have now vanished.

The Philadelphia Eagles put together an abysmal performance on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, falling to the New York Giants 19-11 to drop a seventh consecutive game.  

The loss is also the first at the hands of the Giants at Lincoln Financial Field since 2013, snapping a 13-game win streak for the Eagles. 

With Joe Milton making his first-career start and gifted with a big arm, the Eagles’ quarterback only had a few deep shots, but aside from that, his potential deep ball ability was neutralized by the Giants’ defense who entered the game with a top-three pass defense in terms of yards allowed through the air. 

One of the only successful deep throws resulted in a 30-yard defensive interference penalty on Giants’ cornerback Deonte Banks to set the Eagles up for their lone scoring drive. 

Saquon Barkley punched it in from three yards out to make it three straight games with a rushing score, matching his longest such streak since joining Philadelphia. 

The Eagles opted to go for a two-point conversion after the Giants were called offsides on the extra point attempt. Milton ran it in, capping the drive off with his signature backflip in the endzone to make it an 8-6 Eagles lead with 2:09 left in the first quarter. Dominic Zvada kicked a pair of field goals on the Giants’ first two drives of the game to get them some early points on the board.

New York didn’t play much better, but for yet another game this season, the Eagles offense could not muster anything in the second half. They netted zero yards in the third quarter on three drives resulting in three-and-outs, leading to New York creeping out to a lead.

Late in the third, Jameis Winston came in relief of injured J.J. McCarthy and marched the Giants down the field for a 14- play, 76-yard scoring drive finding a wide open Isaiah Likely in the endzone for a five-yard touchdown to give the Giants a 13-8 lead.

The Giants added two more Zvada field goals in the fourth to make it a 19-8 advantage. 

Philadelphia’s offense mustered just 94 yards and 3 first downs in the second half. The team only scored on a Jake Elliott 45-yard field goal with two minutes left in the game. 

Defensively, Zack Baun was a standout in the first half for the Eagles racking up five tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and two quarterback hits. He left the game with a back injury and although he returned to the sideline, he did not get back on the field. 

It was the best showing for Philadelphia’s defense of the season in terms of generating pressure and getting to the Giants’ two quarterbacks. The Eagles racked up six sacks, the most in a game this season and the most since they recorded seven in a loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 14 last season, but it wasn’t enough. 

Milton’s first-career start that generated intrigue leading into the game, was rather lackluster. The quarterback completed 18 of 34 passes for 169 yards and rushed for 64. He was sacked 7 times. 

Rookie Makai Lemon once again paced the receiving corps, hauling in six catches for 61 yards. 

The seventh straight loss is the longest losing streak for the team since 2012 when Philadelphia lost eight consecutive in what turned out to be Andy Reid’s final year at the helm. 

The Eagles now limp into their bye week sitting at 2-7 and in the basement of the NFC East. 

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