DeMarco Murray ran for 109 yards and a touchdown and Nolan Carroll returned one of Eli Manning’s two interceptions for a score as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants 27-7 on Monday.
Sam Bradford threw for 280 yards and a 32-yard touchdown pass to Riley Cooper, but had three interceptions to keep New York in the game.
The Eagles (3-3) have won two straight to move from last place in the NFC East into a tie for first with the Giants (3-3). The teams meet again in week 17.
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Neither team looked sharp in front of a prime-time audience. They combined for seven turnovers and 21 penalties.
The Giants gave the Eagles first downs on a roughing-the-passer penalty and a running-into-the-kicker penalty to keep both of their touchdown drives going.
Wearing all-black uniforms for the third time in franchise history, the Eagles got off to another slow start.
Manning completed his first 10 passes, including a 13-yard touchdown pass to Odell Beckham Jr for a 7-0 lead.
However, things went downhill for Manning from there.
The Eagles took a 14-7 lead in the second quarter when Carroll jumped in front of a pass intended for Dwayne Harris and ran it back untouched for his first career touchdown.
After Nikita Whitlock ran into punter Donnie Jones to give Philadelphia a first down at its 28, Murray took over. He had two runs of 11 yards each and finished off the drive with a 12-yard touchdown run to give Philadelphia a 24-7 lead in the third quarter.
Murray had his best game since joining the Eagles after a record-breaking season in Dallas. The All-Pro led the NFL in rushing last year and broke Emmitt Smith’s single-season club record, but has struggled in Philadelphia. He entered the game with 130 yards this season.
The Eagles were 1-3 before a 39-17 win over the New Orleans Saints at home last week.
The Giants had won three in a row.
Bradford had a pair of third-quarter interceptions on poor throws.
However, Philadelphia’s defense bailed him out.
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