We know the NFC East is bad. Quite frankly, there is no division on the North American sports scene that is worse from top to bottom than this one. The combined record of the four squads is six wins, 19 losses, and one tie. The only reason why the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants by a point, 22-21 on Thursday night in primetime, is because the Giants are the worst team in the NFL’s worst division. Here are five ugly moments from Thursday.
5) Bad penalties. The Giants had a too-many-men on the field penalty with five minutes left which helped bring the Eagles to within striking distance. Then on the Eagles game-winning touchdown drive, Giants cornerback Corey Ballentine was given an unnecessary roughness penalty for his hit on Eagles punt returner DeSean Jackson. The penalty put the Eagles in a better position to get the game-winning touchdown.
4) Bad refereeing. The Eagles and Giants cannot be criticized themselves for the bad play on the field. Early in the fourth quarter, the referees completely missed an obvious pass interference by Giants safety Logan Ryan on Eagles tight end Hakeem Butler in the end zone. The Giants stopped the Eagles attempt to get a touchdown, and at the time protected their 14-10 lead.
3) Bad kicking. Near the end of the first half, the Eagles failed to tie the game at 10 when Jake Elliott missed a 29-yard field goal attempt. Yikes!
2) Bad receiving. With just over two minutes left, the Giants had the opportunity to put themselves into position to win the game, but tight end Evan Engram outright dropped a pass attempt from Daniel Jones that would have given New York a first down.
1) Bad running. On a play that will make all of the blooper highlights for the rest of the year, Giants quarterback Daniel Jones had an 80-yard run to the end zone, but remarkably tripped on his own and fell on the eight-yard line. The Giants did get a touchdown on the drive from a one-yard rush from Wayne Gallman, but the Jones fall summed up the type of season the Giants have had, as they are now 1-6.
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