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Eagles 25, Giants 22 – as it happened

The Eagles came from behind to beat the Giants, 25-22, as Carson Wentz led a late drive that set up a 43-yard Jake Elliott field goal to win the game.

Carson Wentz had a rough first half as the Eagles hosted the Giants on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.
Carson Wentz had a rough first half as the Eagles hosted the Giants on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer

The Eagles came from behind to beat the Giants, 25-22, as Carson Wentz led a late drive that set up a 43-yard Jake Elliott field goal to win the game. Here's a look back at the game as it unfolded in our live chat.

Game Summary

0:25 4th — Eagles 25, Giants 22: Jake Elliott kicked a 43-yard field goal to put the Birds up in the final seconds.

5:52 4th — Eagles 22, Giants 22: Aldrick Rosas kicked a 29-yard field goal to tie the game.

10:11 4th — Eagles 22, Giants 19: Josh Adams gave the Birds their first lead of the game with a 1-yard run that capped off a 7-play, 61-yard drive in which Adams and Corey Clement made all the plays. Adams then ran in a two-point conversion attempt.

6:51 3rd — Giants 19, Eagles 14: Jake Elliott kicked a 28-yard field goal.

0:17 2nd: As the Giants drove toward the Eagles' end zone, Malcolm Jenkins intercepted an Eli Manning pass to stop New York from scoring again.

1:04 2nd — Giants 19, Eagles 11: The Birds finally scored a touchdown, as Zach Ertz caught a pass from Carson Wentz and took it to the end zone for a 15-yard score. They went for two, and Corey Clement ran in the conversion attempt.

4:06 2nd — Giants 19, Eagles 3: Saquon Barkley tore up the Eagles' defense on a 51-yard touchdown run.

5:19 2nd — Giants 12, Eagles 3: Jake Elliott kicked a 42-yard field goal to get the Eagles on the board. Doug Pederson notably chose to not go for it on 4th down and 3 at the Giants' 24

9:38 2nd — Giants 12, Eagles 0: Aldrick Rosas kicked a 51-yard field goal.

3:13 1st — Giants 9, Eagles 0: Aldrick Rosas extended New York's lead with a 25-yard field goal. On the Eagles' prior drive, what would have been a 52-yard touchdown run by Josh Adams was negated by a holding penalty on Jason Kelce. The Eagles ended up punting.

10:38 1st — Giants 6, Eagles 0: After the Eagles failed to stop the Giants on 3rd and 9, New York kept going down the field and Saquon Barkley scored on a 13-yard catch-and-run pass play. The Eagles had 12 players in their huddle before the extra point, and the Giants took the yardage and went for two. Malcolm Jenkins batted away an Eli Manning pass to stop the conversion attempt.

Click here for the full game play-by-play.

Click here for the box score.

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