2008 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 7, 2008 · Giants Stadium
Philadelphia EaglesWinner
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New York Giants
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NYG -6.5 upsetU 40.5 ✓21 mph wind
Philadelphia Eagles 20–14. Played in 21 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PHI
19/30, 191 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
11.3 expected points added · +4.1% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
13/27, 123 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-5.5 expected points added · -13.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 19/30 | 191 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Westbrook | 33 | 131 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Donovan McNabb | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Kyle Eckel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| DeSean Jackson | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | -2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintin Mikell | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stewart Bradley | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Jordan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Patterson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Considine | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Cole | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 13/27 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Jacobs | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Derrick Ward | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Mario Manningham | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | 0 | -2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Pierce | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Blackburn | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Phillips | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Clark | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Robbins | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Dockery | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mathias Kiwanuka | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Butler | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -6.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- PHI moneyline
- +235
- NYG moneyline
- -255
Giants closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 34 — under by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 35°F, wind 21 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- PHI 10 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Andy Reid vs Tom Coughlin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 21 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.