Giants vs. Eagles: Score and Twitter Reaction for Thursday Night Football

December 23, 2016   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

The playoffs are still on hold for the New York Giants.
The Giants would have clinched a playoff spot with a win on Thursday at Lincoln Financial Field, but the division rival Philadelphia Eagles played spoiler with a 24-19 victory. Only the Dallas Cowboys were happier than Philadelphia because they clinched the NFC East and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs thanks to New York's loss.
Philadelphia snapped a five-game losing streak thanks to a strong defensive showing. It intercepted Eli Manning three times, two of which came from Malcolm Jenkins, and kept the Giants out of the end zone in the second half.
New York was playing short-handed and announced that cornerback Janoris Jenkins and defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul were among the inactives, but it still had a chance to win in the final seconds. However, Terrence Brooks intercepted Manning and ended the Giants' comeback hopes.
Manning finished with 356 passing yards but did so ...

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