7:15: I know they've been doing it all season, but seriously--Faith Hill opening Sunday Night Football? Come on, how soft. But maybe that's because I hate country.
7:19: A little pre-game information. The Giants are 7-1, while the Eagles are 5-3. The Giants lead the NFC East.
7:23: Giants will be receiving. It's 48 degrees in Philadelphia, definitely a lot better than the 32 degree weather in Iowa City.
7:24: Eli Manning's numbers this year are very similar to what they were last year at this point. He has 5 interceptions and has thrown 1,735 yards.
7:26: Interception by Manning within the first two minutes of the game! It was blocked by defensive lineman Mike Patterson-- he got the knock down and caught the ball. Man he's a big boy, that's his first interception of his career. Good field positioning for the Eagles: first and goal at the 9 yard line.
7:28: Touchdown by Shaun Jackson! Nice run to the left, almost didn't get it in the end zone but a nice dive for the TD. Impressive start by the Eagles.
7:30: I got a flashback to last night's game, I just thought Iowa deserved a shout out to how awesome the game was.
7:31: Miller Lite is much better than Bug Light--just saw a Bud Light commercial.
7:36: It's amazing how well these players can just run through the line. Brandon Jacobs just had a great run and made it through about 3 players. And those NFL guys are HUGE.
7:37: The Eagles are really putting the pressure on Manning. He has little time to think which is causing him to throw quickly but they aren't so smart of passes. He just nearly got picked off.
7:38: Touchdown Giants! Great catch by Plaxico Burress--his 33rd touchdown reception of an Eli Manning pass. 88 Yard drive, 10 plays.
7:40: Another little bit of information: Eagles defensive coordinator served as a mentor to Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. This is an interesting story line because the Eagles are old at offensive tackle, which Spagnuolo will take advantage.
7:41: Giants recover inside the 50-yard line on an Eagle fumble! Man, this is a sloppy game--two turnovers in a matter of 7 minutes.
7:44: John Carney attempts a 27-yard field goal--and it's good. That reminds me of the 31-yard field goal Daniel Murray made to put Iowa ahead of Iowa 24-23. Anyway, Giants are up 10-7.
7:47: Oops, time out, my contact fell out!!
7:51: On the Eagles first series after their TD and turnover, Donovan McNabb struggled to get the first down. He was covered by his line, but he wasn't making smart passes and couldn't find the open receivers.
7:57: Fight on the field! I find NFL fight hilarious because they are tackling and hitting each other the entire game, yet that's not enough to let their steam out. I wish I could have played football as a stress reliever.
8:05: This is really a back and forth game and I'm starting to think it may be a blow out. But then again, I shouldn't speak to soon. After Kevin Boss's touchdown, the Giants are up 17-7. And not to pick favorites, but I would really like to see the Giants do well this season. They are already 7-1, but everyone has been questioning them the entire season. There have been so many stories about how the Giants won the Super Bowl, but still not much should be expected out of them. Last season, they were not picked to be Super Bowl contender after Tiki Barber retired and Michael Strahan was considering retirement. Coach Tom Coughlin's job was really on the line. But so far this season, they have proved they are a Super Bowl winning team.
8:11: Woah John McCain is on Jay Leno tonight!
8:15: Annnd Manning got sacked by Mike Patterson. Eli is really struggling tonight.
8:16: Trent Cole has alien eyes.
8:18: Ok that Canon commercial was awesome--where they did picture after picture putting together a story.
8:19: How disappointing was that Packers/Vikings game? I wasn't able to watch any of it because I was working at DI all day, but I get ESPN texts updating me with the game. The only reason we were in the game was because of the Pack defense. I'm getting depressed with this season: 4-5. We need Favre. And he needs us. But I am lovin' it that the Cowboys are doing pretty bad too--5-4.
8:21: Nice misdirection by Shaun Jackson, he's really fun to watch. I like the Eagles strategy to make the whole d-line go one way with a toss to the opposite. Nice left cut by Jackson. But McNabb is not in rhythm tonight.
8:23: Good incomplete pass call by the official. Sometimes I wonder how they really catch those plays without re-watching them.
8:25: Ok, watching a commercial with Eli Manning wearing a Citizen Eco-Drive watch is NOT going to make me want one. And one commercial later is the same thing with Paula Creamer wearing a Citizen Eco-Drive watch. Seriously get a new advertising scheme.
8:27: Eagles fumble recovery. I could hang on to the ball better than BOTH teams are tonight.
8:30: Man DeSean Jackson is fast.
8:32: Jason Avant--talk about an easy touchdown. Surprisingly, the Eagles are holding up really well.
8:33: I need ice cream--time out.
8:38: The Giants have outplayed the Eagles 232-67 yards, yet they are only ahead by three points. They are not playing their game tonight--they hadn't lost a single fumble all season until last week when Manning lost two. And now tonight they have two turnovers already.
8:41: Andrea Kremer just pulled a Rachel Nichols. She said, "Tom Coughlin told me..." If you don't know Rachel Nichols, be happy you don't--a waste of ESPN space.
8:42: Surprise, surprise, another turnover. McNabb is picked off.
8:42: Does anyone else put milk on top of their ice cream? So good.
8:46: Manning just completely forced a pass when Burress was wide open. Talk about frustrating. The Giants settle for a field goal: 20-14.
8:47: McNabb is warming up with an oven mitt on his left hand--interesting. You gotta love John Madden "You can take a turkey out of the oven with that mitt."
8:48: McNabb's family looks just about as happy as Penn State fans looked with six seconds in the 4th quarter last night.
8:51: Overall yards this game: Giants 244- Eagles 93.
8:53: 10 seconds left in the half-Eagles are driving and on the Giants 11-yard line..touchdown?? I'm doubting it.
8:54: Halftime-- 20-17 (Giants).
8:59: As much as I hate the Vikings, I'm a big Adrian Peterson fan, unfortunately.
9:02: There was just a commercial on a high school football team: Cathedral High. Anyway, it reminded me of my high school--yesterday we won in the third round of playoffs against Kenosha Bradford. On Saturday we play the best team in the state and if we win, we'll play in the finals at Camp Randall. So a little shout out to Middleton High School and Coach Cabalka--GO CARDS.
9:11: I don't think Tom Coughlin ever looks happy.
9:13: Touchdown by Hank Baskett for his third reception of the night! Eagles take the lead 24-20.
9:16: Do you think the Manning brothers argue?
9:18: I've been really disappointed with the commercials so far this game. They have been playing jewelry, car, and boring Bud Light commercials. Step it up NBC.
9:20: Tom Coughlin has the lowest rate of turnovers on his team--that's the lowest rate in NFL history among coaches with 150+ wins.
9:22: The Giants just got their first big 3rd down conversion of the game...finally.
9:23: A Lowe's commercial just gave me a craving to watch "The Elf."
9:31: Another crucial 3rd and 10 for the Giants. Manning had a complete pass BUTTT he crossed the line of scrimmage. Now that is just foolish play--it's his 5th year in the league and his first penalty for crossing the line of scrimmage. The Giants are challenging the play but there's no point--he definitely crossed it.
9:35: Wait! The rule is all parts of the body must be across the line of scrimmage to get the penalty. Manning's right heel was not yet across the line, so the Giants win the challenge. Good call by Coughlin. Giants first and goal.
9:36: TOUCHDOWN Giants! By the way--Tom Coughlin is the most successful with challenges among any NFL coach. Giants take the lead, 27-24.
9:40: McNabb rushed for 17 yards for the 1st down, he has 3000 career rushing yards as a QB.
9:40: I would love to have Kiwanuka as my last name.
9:43: Fair catch interference by Greg Lewis resulting in a 15-yard penalty. That's just laziness, penalties like that are completely avoidable.
9:46: Manning and Burress really aren't connecting tonight--he's struggling to get the ball out, let alone to Burress.
9:47: Great hurdle by Kevin Boss--he could have run the 300 hurdles better than me. The Eagles defense is getting run down.
9:50: There was just a commercial on gambling addiction. I've never been to the Riverside Casino, but I'm kinda dying to. I feel like that's a hot place lately and I've heard of so many people going there to play the Russian Roulette...am I missing out???
9:51: I love skyscrapers--the view of Philly makes me want to visit, I've never been.
9:52: The Giants have been down to the red zone 5 times, in the end zone 4.
9:54: I just thought of the ESPY's where Justin Timberlake basically called Manning a virgin before he won the Super Bowl. That had to be the best ESPY's I'd ever seen--I could watch it right now.
9:58: I found it! Watch ^^^
10:00: A great MasterCard commercial on Peyton Manning was just on. Not to hate on Eli or anything, but Peyton is just the better brother--hands down.
10:04: I really wish I hadn't brought up the ESPY's, I'm really craving it now.
10:08: The Giants have really been getting a lot of big breaks in this drive. They had a 23-yard run but the ball was fumbled right as it went out of the end zone. Luckily, the ball when out of bounds before it was recovered by the Eagles. And just now the Giants fumbled again inside the 5-yard line. The Eagles recovered it in the end zone but the officials say he was down before the ball went loose. The Eagles are challenging it--we'll see what happens.
10:11: Denied! Giants got it back on the Eagle's 3-yard line. And TOUCHDOWN (maybe) Giants--again the ball goes loose again but Giants recover. HOLD ON TO THE BALL GIANTS!!! SERIOUSLY. Another challenge by the Eagles. But it looks like the ball is across the goal line. Again, we'll see shortly.
10:15: The call stands--Touchdown Giants...even though they don't deserve it because they can't hold onto the ball. They go for the two-point conversion and it's incomplete. Nice defense on Burress.
10:16: Overview of the Giants. If they go to 8-1 it's the best record in the conference. Al Michaels and John Madden are saying the Giants may be the best team in the NFC, maybe in the NFL. Nah, I'm going with the Titans right now, but I agree--the Giants are a damn good team.
10:24: McNabb runs for the TD, gets stopped on the 2-yard line. It's 4th and goal--GO FOR IT.
10:25: Caught by Curtis for the TD!!! That drive was 10 plays, 71 yards and four minutes long. giants are still up 36-31. The Eagles are really holding on.
10:29: I'm trying to look up more ESPY videos on YouTube.com but the website isn't working right now!
10:31: It's a key 3rd and 1 for the Giants--less than four minutes to play.
10:31: The ball is loose!!!!!! Again!!!!! The Giants recover (again).
10:32: Flag on the punt---Eagles jumped into the neutral zone. Offsides by Eagles' Daniels. Correction: Giants decline the penalty--first down Philly.
10:34: Three minutes to go. Philly with the ball, 1st and 10 on the Eagles 30.
10:35: Holding on Giants' Antonio Pierce--5 yard penalty.
10:38: I missed the Office on Thursday and I'm NOT happy about it. I still have to re-watch it online.
10:40: It's 4th and 1--Philly still with the ball, they go for it and come up short--game O.V.E.R.
10:41: O.K. Why isn't YouTube working?!
10:45: All the fans are leaving, game over. Giants beat the Eagles 36-31. I must say--not the most entertaining game to glog. If only I didn't have meetings all day during the Packers/Vikings game.
10:47: Happy Sunday Funday everyone--I must go do other homework now. Peace out boy scouts.
-C-balk
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