Divisional Round: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants (Giants Stadium), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sun January 7, 2001 at 4:15pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Philadelphia Eagles traveling to New York Giants at Giants Stadium, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Giants Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Philadelphia Eagles versus New York Giants in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Philadelphia Eagles-New York Giants cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | 13-3 | W4 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 12-4 | W7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7 | W2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7-9 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4-12 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3-13 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 11-5 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 10-6 | W3 |
| New York Jets | 9-7 | L3 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8-8 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 12-4 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 11-5 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-9 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-10 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 1-15 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 10-6 | L1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 10-6 | W1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6-10 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 11-5 | L3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10-6 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 9-7 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | W4 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 12-4 | W5 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11-5 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 8-8 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5-11 | L2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 3-13 | -- |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0331010 |
| New York Giants | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 717172020 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | Ron Dixon 97 yard kickoff return ( Brad Daluiso kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | Brad Daluiso 37 yard field goal | 0-10 |
| Giants | Jason Sehorn 32 yard interception return ( Brad Daluiso kick) | 0-17 |
| Eagles | David Akers 28 yard field goal | 3-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | Brad Daluiso 25 yard field goal | 3-20 |
| Eagles | Torrance Small 10 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick) | 10-20 |
New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Eagles 20-10 at Giants Stadium in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Eagles: Torrance Small 10 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick). Top line of the day: Donovan McNabb: 181 pass yards on 20-of-41, 1 TD, 1 INT. New York Giants move on to the conference final.[1][2]
New York Giants walked out of Giants Stadium as the team that survived a Divisional Round Philadelphia Eagles will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 20-10. The final scoring play came from Eagles: Torrance Small 10 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( 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. New York Giants move on to a conference championship.
New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 10. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 78765. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Donovan McNabb: 181 pass yards on 20-of-41, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Ron Dayne: 53 rush yards on 17 carries
- Charles Johnson: 5 catches for 53 yards
Divisional Round, played at Giants Stadium. Final: Philadelphia Eagles 10, New York Giants 20, with New York Giants taking the result by 10. **First quarter**
- Giants: Ron Dixon 97 yard kickoff return ( Brad Daluiso kick)
Second quarter
- Giants: Brad Daluiso 37 yard field goal
- Giants: Jason Sehorn 32 yard interception return ( Brad Daluiso kick)
- Eagles: David Akers 28 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- Giants: Brad Daluiso 25 yard field goal
- Eagles: Torrance Small 10 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick)
Top performers
- Donovan McNabb: 181 pass yards on 20-of-41, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Ron Dayne: 53 rush yards on 17 carries
- Charles Johnson: 5 catches for 53 yards
| Eagles | Giants | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 11 | 15 |
| Total Yards | 186 | 237 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 20/41 | 12/19 |
| Pass yards | 181 | 125 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 6 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 41 | 0 |
| Net pass yards | 140 | 125 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 14 | 43 |
| Rush yards | 46 | 112 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 3 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties | 6 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 50 | 18 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | |||||
| Donovan McNabb | 20/41 | 181 | 1 | 1 | |
| NYG | |||||
| Kerry Collins | 12/19 | 125 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | ||||
| Brian Mitchell | 3 | 18 | 0 | 8 |
| Donovan McNabb | 5 | 17 | 0 | 7 |
| Chris Warren | 6 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| NYG | ||||
| Ron Dayne | 17 | 53 | 0 | 18 |
| Tiki Barber | 15 | 35 | 0 | 9 |
| Kerry Collins | 8 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Amani Toomer | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Greg Comella | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ike Hilliard | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | ||||
| Charles Johnson | 5 | 53 | 0 | 21 |
| Torrance Small | 4 | 39 | 1 | 12 |
| Brian Mitchell | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11 |
| Chad Lewis | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11 |
| Chris Warren | 2 | 14 | 0 | 13 |
| Luther Broughton | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Cecil Martin | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Na Brown | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| NYG | ||||
| Pete Mitchell | 2 | 47 | 0 | 33 |
| Ike Hilliard | 3 | 35 | 0 | 23 |
| Amani Toomer | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Tiki Barber | 3 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| Ron Dayne | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Comella | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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