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Ertz was wide open in the center of the end
zone while corralling his second touchdown pass of the contest
as Philadelphia snapped a three-game losing streak. Wentz
completed 33 of 50 passes for 325 yards and two scores as the
Eagles (6-7) moved into a tie for first place in the NFC East
with the Dallas Cowboys.
Ertz, who had nine receptions for 91 yards, also caught the
tying touchdown pass with 1:53 left in regulation.
Eli Manning completed 15 of 30 passes for 203 yards and two
touchdowns in his first start since Week 2 for the Giants.
Manning started in place of rookie Daniel Jones, who was
sidelined due to a high ankle sprain.
New York (2-11) never touched the ball in overtime while
matching the franchise mark of nine straight losses, set in 1976
and matched over the 2003-04 seasons.
Rookie Darius Slayton caught five passes for a season-best 154
yards and had two touchdowns for New York (all in the first
half), which was outgained 418-255.
Philadelphia, already playing without injured wideouts DeSean
Jackson and Nelson Agholor, lost standout right tackle Lane
Johnson (ankle) and receiver Alshon Jeffery (foot) to injuries
in the second quarter.
The Eagles were lethargic on offense for the first 2 1/2
quarters before showing life with a 10-play, 58-yard drive.
Boston Scott capped the excursion with a 2-yard run to bring
Philadelphia within 17-10 with 1:28 left in the third quarter.
Philadelphia faced fourth-and-1 from its own 29 with under five
minutes left in the game, and Wentz gained 2 yards on the
quarterback sneak to keep the drive alive. He later hit J.J.
Arcega-Whiteside for 22 yards, Dallas Goedert for 28 and Greg
Ward Jr. for 12 on consecutive plays to move the ball to the New
York 1.
On third-and-goal from the 2, Wentz connected with Ertz to cap
the 14-play, 85-yard drive and knot the score at 17.
Manning completed 11 of 19 passes for 179 yards and two
touchdowns in the first half, and the Giants held a 17-3 lead
while the Eagles were booed off the field by the home fans.
Manning threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Slayton on the first
play of the second quarter. The teams traded 34-yard field goals
later in the quarter -- Jake Elliott for the Eagles, Aldrick
Rosas for the Giants -- before Manning and Slayton teamed up
again on a 55-yard scoring play with 27 seconds left in the
half.
--Field Level Media
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