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2004 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 2004 · Lincoln Financial Field

New York Giants

17

Philadelphia EaglesWinner

31

PHI -9.5 ✓O 41.5 ✓

Philadelphia Eagles 31–17.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · PHI

Donovan McNabbQB

26/36, 330 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT

21.1 expected points added

Passing · NYG

Kurt WarnerQB

16/28, 203 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

2.1 expected points added

Rushing · NYG

Tiki BarberRB

9 att, 125 yds, 1 TD

6.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PHI

Brian WestbrookRB

17 att, 119 yds, 0 TD

1.2 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

New York Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Kurt Warner16/282030042.1
Eli Manning3/9660010.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Tiki Barber912513.916.7
Ron Dayne13453.510.0
Kurt Warner100.00-5.2

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Kevin Lewis731.000
Will Allen800.000
Barrett Green500.001
William James500.000
Shaun Williams500.001
Michael Strahan401.000
Brent Alexander220.002
Keith Washington210.000
Fred Robbins300.000
David Tyree210.000

Philadelphia Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Donovan McNabb26/3633040221.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Brian Westbrook171197.001.2
Donovan McNabb4123.00-3.0
Reno Mahe372.30-2.2
Thomas Tapeh331.00-1.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Michael Lewis1020.002
Sheldon Brown521.002
Mark Simoneau321.001
Brian Dawkins500.001
Jeremiah Trotter120.000
Dhani Jones210.001
Keith Adams300.000
Jevon Kearse210.001
Roderick Hood300.000
Darwin Walker201.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
PHI -9.5
Closing total
41.5
NYG moneyline
PHI moneyline

Eagles closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 14.

Total closed 41.5; the game landed 48 — over by 6.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Lincoln Financial Field
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
78°F, wind 8 mph
Referee
Johnny Grier
Rest
NYG 7 days · PHI 7 days
Coaches
Tom Coughlin vs Andy Reid

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.