2008 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 11, 2009 · Giants Stadium
Philadelphia EaglesWinner
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New York Giants
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NYG -4 upsetU 39 ✓30°F · 20 mph
Philadelphia Eagles 23–11. Played in 20 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
22/40, 217 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-0.8 expected points added · -5.6% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
15/29, 169 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-11.6 expected points added · -8.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 22/40 | 217 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Westbrook | 18 | 36 | 2.0 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Donovan McNabb | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Bradley | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gocong | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Cole | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quintin Mikell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Asante Samuel | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joselio Hanson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrance Daniels | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Abiamiri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 15/29 | 169 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -11.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Jacobs | 19 | 92 | 4.8 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Derrick Ward | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Pierce | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Butler | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Webster | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Cofield | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Phillips | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Blackburn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrell Thomas | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -4
- Closing total
- 39
- PHI moneyline
- —
- NYG moneyline
- —
Giants closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 34 — under by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 30°F, wind 20 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- PHI 7 days · NYG 14 days
- Coaches
- Andy Reid vs Tom Coughlin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 20 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.