Eagles–Giants rivalry

Philadelphia Eagles–New York Giants
Regular Season History
First meeting	October 15, 1933
First result	NYG 56, PHI 0
Last meeting	December 7, 2008
Last result	PHI 40, NYG 17
Next meeting	December 13, 2009
Rivalry status	152 meetings[1]
Largest victory	NYG 56, PHI 0 (1933)
Smallest victory	PHI 10, NYG 9 (2001)
Current streak	PHI W2 (2008—present)
All-time series	NYG leads 82-70-2[1]
Post Season History
Last meeting	January 11, 2009
Last result	PHI 23, NYG 11
All-time postseason series	Series tied 2-2 [1]
Championship Success
NFL Championships (10) PHI (3) – 1948, 1949, 1960 NYG (7) – 1927, 1934, 1938, 1956, 1986, 1990, 2007 NFC East Divisional Championships (13) PHI (7) NYG (6) Super Bowl Appearances (6)[2] PHI (2) – 1980, 2004 NYG (4) – 1986, 1990, 2000, 2007

The Eagles-Giants rivalry involves the National Football League teams the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. The rivalry dates back to 1933. However, the competition began to heat up when both teams came to relative prominence in the 1940s and 1950s. The rivalry is mainly based on the two teams being in the same division in the NFL since 1933 and the geographic New York-Philadelphia rivalry that extends to other sports like ice hockey (the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers) and baseball (the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets). It is ranked by Sports Illustrated as amongst the top ten NFL rivalries of all-time at #4.^[3] However, the geographic rivalry between the Eagles and Giants is well known in football circles, meriting mention on ESPN.com.^[4]

Game results

The following is a list of results from all of the meetings between the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants from their first meeting on October 15, 1933 to the present:

1930s (Giants 11-3)

1940s (Eagles 10-9-1)

1950s (Giants 13-7)

1960s (Giants 12-6)

1970s (Eagles 15-4-1)

1980s (Giants 12-9)

1990s (Giants 11-9)

2000s (Eagles 12-10)

Notable Rivalry Moments

• The Giants/Eagles rivalry is the oldest of the NFC East rivalries, dating all the way back to 1933.
• In a 1960 game, the Eagles' Chuck Bednarik cleanly blindsided Giants running back Frank Gifford, sending Gifford into an 18-month retirement due to a severe concussion.
• On November 19, 1978 at Giants Stadium, the Giants were leading the Eagles 17-12 with 20 seconds remaining. Offenseive coordinator Bob Gibson called for a running play when all that was needed was for the Giants to take a knee. The handoff between quarterback Joe Pisarcik and Larry Csonka was fumbled and Eagles cornerback Herman Edwards grabbed the loose ball and returned it for the winning score. This play is commonly referred to as The Miracle at the Meadowlands by Eagles fans and just "The Fumble" by Giants fans.
• On January 7, 2001 in a divisional playoff game, the Giants defeated the Eagles 20-10 thanks to Ron Dixon's 97-yard kickoff return and Jason Sehorn's acrobatic 32-yard interception return. This win would help propel the Giants to Super Bowl XXXV which they ultimately lost to the Baltimore Ravens 34-7.
• In the two teams' first meeting of the 2006 season, Philadelphia held a 17-point lead going into the fourth quarter. However, the Giants rallied to tie the game, and go into overtime. In overtime, Giants quarterback Eli Manning threw a game winning touchdown pass to WR Plaxico Burress, and the Giants won 30-24. In the second meeting, the Eagles behind quarterback Jeff Garcia (who had replaced Donovan McNabb due to injury to McNabb a few weeks earlier) would get some payback in a 36-22 victory, which was capped with DE Trent Cole intercepting a pass from Manning (who was getting hit and he ended up throwing the ball up in the air) and returning it for a touchdown. They would meet for a third time in the 2006-2007 playoffs, where the Giants rallied to tie the game at 20 in a late fourth quarter drive; the Eagles then executed a textbook late-game rush-oriented drive and won on a game-ending field goal, 23-20.
• The two teams split their 2008 meetings. The Giants rallied to edge the Eagles in Philly 36-31, then the Eagles stymied New York's offense en route to a 20-14 win at Giants Stadium. They met again on January 11, 2009 in the 2008 NFC Divisional Playoffs at Giants Stadium, the fourth career playoff matchup between the two as #6 seed Philadelphia Eagles defeated the top-seeded New York Giants 23-11, leaving the series tied 2-2 in the playoffs; it was also the 11th time in the 2000s that the road team won.

Rivalry off the Field

The film Big Fan depicts a Giants fan (Patton Oswalt) and his bitter rivalry with an Eagles fan (Michael Rappaport).

References

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