2004 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 2004 · Lincoln Financial Field
New York Giants
17
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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
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 16/28 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Eli Manning | 3/9 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 9 | 125 | 13.9 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ron Dayne | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kurt Warner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -5.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lewis | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Green | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| William James | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Strahan | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Robbins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Tyree | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 26/36 | 330 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Westbrook | 17 | 119 | 7.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Donovan McNabb | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Reno Mahe | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Thomas Tapeh | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lewis | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sheldon Brown | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Simoneau | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Dawkins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhani Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Adams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Kearse | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roderick Hood | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darwin Walker | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
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.