2010 Week 15: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants at New Meadowlands Stadium. Kickoff time: 1:03pm.
2010 Week 15: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants at New Meadowlands Stadium. This is a regular-season game that earned its place on a curated list, which means the matchup itself carried some weight beyond a generic Sunday. Some regular-season games stick in the memory more than the playoff games of the same era. The names attached to Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants in 2010, the implications for division standing, or just the moment one play crystallized the season, made this one of those. Watch the early possessions for the read. Coaches treat curated-list games as their best stretches of preparation; the answers come quickly when the stakes are tangible.
2010 Week 15: Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants meet at a midpoint in the season, with the rest of the 2010 field watching to see how the result reshapes the conference standings. Around the league, the scouting departments take careful notes on regular-season games featuring contenders. The film here will be reviewed long after the final whistle by staffs who plan to face one or both of these teams later in the year.
2010 Week 15: Philadelphia Eagles versus New York Giants. Midseason analytics shift around what matters most on any given Sunday: takeaway differential and red-zone conversion lead the indicator list for both contenders and the teams hunting them. The on-screen scoreboard tells one story; the underlying drive efficiency tells the more durable one. Both staffs know which numbers travel through December and which evaporate after a hot start.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 14-2 | W8 |
| New York Jets | 11-5 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 7-9 | L3 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4-12 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 12-4 | W4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 12-4 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-11 | L4 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 10-6 | W4 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 8-8 | L3 |
| Houston Texans | 6-10 | W1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 6-10 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10-6 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 9-7 | W1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8-8 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 4-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 7-9 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7-9 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6-10 | W1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 5-11 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 10-6 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-10 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 11-5 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 10-6 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 6-10 | W4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 13-3 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 11-5 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10-6 | W2 |
| Carolina Panthers | 2-14 | L2 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 03103838 |
| New York Giants | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 724243131 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | Mario Manningham 35 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Lawrence Tynes kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | David Akers 34 yard field goal | 3-7 |
| Giants | Mario Manningham 33 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Lawrence Tynes kick) | 3-14 |
| Giants | Lawrence Tynes 25 yard field goal | 3-17 |
| Giants | Hakeem Nicks 8 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Lawrence Tynes kick) | 3-24 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Jeremy Maclin 8 yard pass from Michael Vick ( David Akers kick) | 10-24 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | Kevin Boss 8 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Lawrence Tynes kick) | 10-31 |
| Eagles | Brent Celek 65 yard pass from Michael Vick ( David Akers kick) | 17-31 |
| Eagles | Michael Vick 4 yard rush ( David Akers kick) | 24-31 |
| Eagles | Jeremy Maclin 13 yard pass from Michael Vick ( David Akers kick) | 31-31 |
| Eagles | DeSean Jackson 65 yard punt return ( David Akers kick) | 38-31 |
| Eagles | Giants | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 19 | 20 |
| Total Yards | 418 | 364 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 21/35 | 23/39 |
| Pass yards | 242 | 289 |
| Pass TD | 3 | 4 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 3 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 21 | 25 |
| Net pass yards | 221 | 264 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 21 | 31 |
| Rush yards | 197 | 100 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 3 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties | 5 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 30 | 35 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | |||||
| Michael Vick | 21/35 | 242 | 3 | 1 | |
| NYG | |||||
| Eli Manning | 23/39 | 289 | 4 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | ||||
| Michael Vick | 10 | 130 | 1 | 35 |
| LeSean McCoy | 10 | 64 | 0 | 20 |
| Jerome Harrison | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| NYG | ||||
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 19 | 66 | 0 | 9 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 12 | 34 | 0 | 11 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | ||||
| Brent Celek | 2 | 72 | 1 | 65 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 7 | 59 | 2 | 13 |
| DeSean Jackson | 3 | 52 | 0 | 30 |
| Jason Avant | 3 | 35 | 0 | 18 |
| LeSean McCoy | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| Jerome Harrison | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Clay Harbor | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| NYG | ||||
| Mario Manningham | 8 | 113 | 2 | 35 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 6 | 63 | 1 | 22 |
| Kevin Boss | 3 | 59 | 1 | 36 |
| Derek Hagan | 3 | 36 | 0 | 16 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
| Travis Beckum | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Philadelphia Eagles defeated New York Giants 38-31 at New Meadowlands Stadium in Week 15. The final scoring play was Eagles: DeSean Jackson 65 yard punt return ( David Akers kick). Top line of the day: Eli Manning: 289 pass yards on 23-of-39, 4 TD, 1 INT.
Philadelphia Eagles walked out of New Meadowlands Stadium with a 38-31 Week 15 result New York Giants will replay all the way to the offseason. A one-score game throughout. The decisive points came on the fewest possible margin, which is how these matchups usually resolve. The final scoring play came from Eagles: DeSean Jackson 65 yard punt return ( David Akers kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier.
Philadelphia Eagles 38, New York Giants 31. Game: 2010 Week 15. Attendance: 81223. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 4 scoring plays. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 5 scoring plays. Top performers: - Eli Manning: 289 pass yards on 23-of-39, 4 TD, 1 INT - Michael Vick: 130 rush yards on 10 carries - Mario Manningham: 8 catches for 113 yards
Week 15, played at New Meadowlands Stadium. Final: Philadelphia Eagles 38, New York Giants 31, with Philadelphia Eagles taking the result by 7. **First quarter**
- Giants: Mario Manningham 35 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Lawrence Tynes kick)
**Second quarter**
- Eagles: David Akers 34 yard field goal - Giants: Mario Manningham 33 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Lawrence Tynes kick) - Giants: Lawrence Tynes 25 yard field goal - Giants: Hakeem Nicks 8 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Lawrence Tynes kick)
**Third quarter**
- Eagles: Jeremy Maclin 8 yard pass from Michael Vick ( David Akers kick)
**Fourth quarter**
- Giants: Kevin Boss 8 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Lawrence Tynes kick) - Eagles: Brent Celek 65 yard pass from Michael Vick ( David Akers kick) - Eagles: Michael Vick 4 yard rush ( David Akers kick) - Eagles: Jeremy Maclin 13 yard pass from Michael Vick ( David Akers kick) - Eagles: DeSean Jackson 65 yard punt return ( David Akers kick)
**Top performers**
- Eli Manning: 289 pass yards on 23-of-39, 4 TD, 1 INT - Michael Vick: 130 rush yards on 10 carries - Mario Manningham: 8 catches for 113 yards