2006 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 7, 2007 · Lincoln Financial Field
New York Giants
20
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Philadelphia EaglesWinner
23
PHI -6.5 no coverU 45.5 ✓
Philadelphia Eagles 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
16/27, 161 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-1.6 expected points added · +0.2% completion over expected
Passing · PHI
17/31, 153 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-3.4 expected points added · -3.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 16/27 | 161 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 26 | 137 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Eli Manning | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Jared Lorenzen | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bell | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Antonio Pierce | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathias Kiwanuka | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Blackburn | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Short | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osi Umenyiora | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Cofield | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Will Demps | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gibril Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 17/31 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Westbrook | 20 | 141 | 7.0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Jeff Garcia | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Trotter | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Gaither | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Patterson | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quintin Mikell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Considine | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juqua Parker | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Cole | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrance Daniels | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lito Sheppard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PHI -6.5
- Closing total
- 45.5
- NYG moneyline
- +251
- PHI moneyline
- -271
Eagles closed -6.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 43 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 52°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- NYG 8 days · PHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Andy Reid
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.