Wild Card Round: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles (Lincoln Financial Field), the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sun January 7, 2007 at 4:39pm. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Lincoln Financial Field shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
New York Giants versus Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card 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 New York Giants-Philadelphia Eagles 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 |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 12-4 | W3 |
| New York Jets | 10-6 | W3 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7-9 | L2 |
| Miami Dolphins | 6-10 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 13-3 | W4 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | L3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-8 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-12 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 12-4 | W1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 8-8 | L3 |
| Tennessee Titans | 8-8 | L1 |
| Houston Texans | 6-10 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 14-2 | W10 |
| Denver Broncos | 9-7 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9-7 | W2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 2-14 | L9 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | W1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 8-8 | W3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7-9 | W1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 5-11 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 | W5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 9-7 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 8-8 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 5-11 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 13-3 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8-8 | W4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 6-10 | L3 |
| Detroit Lions | 3-13 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 10-6 | L1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 8-8 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-9 | L3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-12 | L1 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 710102020 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 017202323 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | Plaxico Burress 17 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Jay Feely kick) | 7-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Brian Westbrook 49 yard rush ( David Akers kick) | 7-7 |
| Eagles | David Akers 19 yard field goal | 7-10 |
| Giants | Jay Feely 20 yard field goal | 10-10 |
| Eagles | Donte' Stallworth 28 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( David Akers kick) | 10-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | David Akers 48 yard field goal | 10-20 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | Jay Feely 24 yard field goal | 13-20 |
| Giants | Plaxico Burress 11 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Jay Feely kick) | 20-20 |
| Eagles | David Akers 38 yard field goal | 20-23 |
Philadelphia Eagles defeated New York Giants 23-20 at Lincoln Financial Field in the Wild Card Round. The final scoring play was Eagles: David Akers 38 yard field goal. The result came down to the final possession; Philadelphia Eagles won by 3. Top line of the day: Eli Manning: 161 pass yards on 16-of-27, 2 TD, 1 INT. Philadelphia Eagles advance to the divisional round.[1][2]
Philadelphia Eagles walked out of Lincoln Financial Field as the team that survived a Wild Card Round New York Giants will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 23-20. The game stayed within 3 points throughout, the kind of contest where every drive felt like a referendum and every defensive stop carried twice its usual weight. The final scoring play came from Eagles: David Akers 38 yard field goal. 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 advance to the divisional round.
Philadelphia Eagles 23, New York Giants 20. Round: Wild Card Round. Attendance: 69094. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 4 scoring plays. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 3 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Eli Manning: 161 pass yards on 16-of-27, 2 TD, 1 INT
- Brian Westbrook: 141 rush yards on 20 carries
- Plaxico Burress: 5 catches for 89 yards
Wild Card Round, played at Lincoln Financial Field. Final: New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 23, with Philadelphia Eagles taking the result by 3. **First quarter**
- Giants: Plaxico Burress 17 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Jay Feely kick)
Second quarter
- Eagles: Brian Westbrook 49 yard rush ( David Akers kick)
- Eagles: David Akers 19 yard field goal
- Giants: Jay Feely 20 yard field goal
- Eagles: Donte' Stallworth 28 yard pass from Jeff Garcia ( David Akers kick)
Third quarter
- Eagles: David Akers 48 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- Giants: Jay Feely 24 yard field goal
- Giants: Plaxico Burress 11 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Jay Feely kick)
- Eagles: David Akers 38 yard field goal
Top performers
- Eli Manning: 161 pass yards on 16-of-27, 2 TD, 1 INT
- Brian Westbrook: 141 rush yards on 20 carries
- Plaxico Burress: 5 catches for 89 yards
A 3-point margin in Wild Card Round is the kind of result that defines reputations on both sidelines.
| Giants | Eagles | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 17 | 19 |
| Total Yards | 305 | 323 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 16/27 | 17/31 |
| Pass yards | 161 | 153 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 7 | 15 |
| Net pass yards | 154 | 138 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 31 | 31 |
| Rush yards | 151 | 185 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 9 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 55 | 77 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | |||||
| Eli Manning | 16/27 | 161 | 2 | 1 | |
| PHI | |||||
| Jeff Garcia | 17/31 | 153 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | ||||
| Tiki Barber | 26 | 137 | 0 | 41 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Eli Manning | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared Lorenzen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| PHI | ||||
| Brian Westbrook | 20 | 141 | 1 | 49 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 6 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeff Garcia | 4 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | ||||
| Plaxico Burress | 5 | 89 | 2 | 29 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 3 | 25 | 0 | 11 |
| Tiki Barber | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Tim Carter | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Jim Finn | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| PHI | ||||
| Reggie Brown | 7 | 73 | 0 | 15 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 3 | 41 | 1 | 28 |
| Brian Westbrook | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| L.J. Smith | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Matt Schobel | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Thomas Tapeh | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Hank Baskett | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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