Los Philadelphia Eagles They made all the forecasts valid and they crushed the New York Giants 38-7 in the Divisional Round of the NFC playoffs.
With this result, the Eagles await the winner of the duel between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers for the NFC Championship Game, which will be played at Lincoln Financial Field.
Since 1970, teams that faced an opponent for the third time after winning the first two had records of 15-9, but now head coach Nick Sirianni’s team made it said mark is 16-9.
Here are the five keys to the victory of the Philadelphia Eagles over the New York Giants in the NFC Divisional Round.
ground attack
The duel between the rivals of the NFC East shined due to the rushing attack of both teams. New York had 118 yards and Philadelphia 268. However, they had different meanings. Those of the Eagles served to control the ball and move the chains constantly (26 first and ten total); Kenneth Gainwell had 112 of the Eagles’ total yards and Miles Sanders another 90.
Jalen Hurts
Jalen Hurts did everything he needed to do for Philly to beat New York. The quarterback had 154 passing yards after completing 16 of 24 throws. In all, he racked up three TDs, two airborne and one ground. He ran with his legs nine times and generated 34 yards.
Pressure on Daniel Jones
Although Daniel Jones (15/27, 135 yards, INT) was officially captured five times, the Giants QB was penalized eight other times for getting rid of the ball. Also, his interception was triggered by CJ Gardner-Johnson’s blitz and Jamie Bradberry got the ball.
Turnover on downs
El head coach Brian Daboll started the game with an aggressive mentality and looked to convert a fourth opportunity and eight yards to go in the first quarter. Unfortunately, Jones was sacked by Haason Reddick.
In New York’s penultimate offensive series with the game more than defined because it was 31-7, the Giants also committed turnover on downs. On fourth down and eight to go from his 36-yard line, Jones searched for Isaiah Hodgins, but Darius Slay blocked the catch.
punts
The three times the Eagles have needed the services of Brett Kern, he did not disappoint. The punter accumulated 129 yards on three punts and all ended inside the New York 20-yard line.