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The Giants and Philadelphia Eagles are always great theater and they put on a great show today in Lincoln Financial Field.Eli Manning threw four touchdown passes, including the first two of Victor Cruz’s career, and two Aaron Ross interceptions highlighted a stout defensive effort as the Giants defeated the Eagles, 29-16.Manning threw four-quarter scoring passes to Cruz and Ahmad Bradshaw to enable to Giants to overcome a 16-14 deficit.The Giants improved to 2-1, while the Eagles 1-2.Philadelphia scored 13 unanswered points in the second quarter, including Henery’s 38-yard field goal on the final play of the second quarter, pull to pull within 14-13 at halftime.The Eagles took possession at the Giants’ 46 after a 27-yard punt out of bounds by Steve Weatherford. They advanced to the 20, where Vick fumbled and recovered the ball for no gain as the seconds ticked off the clock and Philadelphia out of timeouts. The field goal team rushed onto the field and Henery connected as time expired.McCoy’s 11-yard touchdown run with 1:54 remaining in the quarter had lifted the Eagles to within 14-10. On second-and-10 immediately after the two-minute warning, McCoy took a handoff and stepped forward. Finding nowhere to run, McCoy moved left and turned upfield. He sidestepped Antrel Rolle at the eight on his way to the end zone.The score concluded a seven-play, 71-yard drive that included Vick passes of 17 yards to tight end Clay Harbor and 13 yards to Jeremy Maclin.The drive began on the Eagles’ 29-yard line after the Giants came up a yard short on fourth-and-three when Travis Beckum slipped and fell while catching Manning’s pass to the left side. Henery scored Philadelphia’s first points on a 21-yard field goal with 7:47 remaining in the quarter. Before the kick, the Eagles traveled 77 yards in 14 plays and 8:02. The longest play on the drive was the first, Vick’s 17-yard pass to DeSean Jackson. Philadelphia then moved mtheodically down the field. The Giants almost got away without allowing a point, but Kenny Phillips could not hold on to Vick’s third-and-goal pass to the end zone for Steve Smith. Henery came on to kick the field goal.A takeaway and two Manning touchdown passes helped give the Giants a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.On the Eagles’ first offensive possession, they advanced to the Giants’ 19-yard line, where Vick’s second down pass for Steve Smith was intercepted by cornerback Aaron Ross, his first pick in almost three years. Ross returned the ball to the 27-yard line. Vick was pressured by Jacquian Williams on the play.Two Ahmad Bradshaw runs totaling 19 yards and two Manning completions advanced the ball to the Philadelphia 40-yard line. On second-and-five, Jacobs ran out of the backfield and up the left side, uncovered by any Eagles defender. Manning threw a pass that Jacobs caught at the 20 before sprinting untouched to the end zone for a 7-0 lead with 6:04 remaining in the quarter. It was the fourth receiving touchdown of Jacobs’ career and first since Dec. 6, 2009.After a Philadelphia punt, the Giants took possession at their own 18-yard line. Two Jacobs runs left them with a third-and-two at the 26. Manning then threw a pass to the left side for Victor Cruz, who caught the ball at the 34 and soon sidestepped an attempted tackle by safety Kurt Coleman – who then collided with cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, causing both defenders to fall to the ground. Cruz then took off the deserted left sideline and scored his first professional touchdown to give the Giants a 14-point lead.

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