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Giants Suck Wind as Vick & Jackson Lead Eagles Comeback

EAGLES 38
GIANTS 31

It was the greatest comeback of the season, and the Giants were the victims in a game that will be remembered for years to come as the Eagles erased a 24-3 Giants lead to win the game on the final play of regulation 38-31 to stun the Giants.

For three plus quarters the Giants had smacked around Michael Vick, sacking him three times, and picking him off once, and kept Deshawn Jackson quiet holding him to three catches for 52 yards for the entire day, but in spite of their best efforts, the Giants just couldn't close the door.

Leading 31-10 after Eli Manning hit a wide open Kevin Boss in the end zone, the Eagles began their relentless comeback.

Vick hit a wide open Brent Celek in stride at midfield, and the tight end rumbled into the end zone for a 65 yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 31-17. Then, Andy Reid took the biggest gamble of the day when he decided to try the onside kick with still plenty of time in the fourth quarter. Turned out it was the gift that kept giving, as Philly recovered the kick.

Then Vick took over. He hit Jackson on a 13 yard crossing route to spot the ball at the Giants 44. Then Vick dashed up the middle for 35 yards to the Giants nine. Four plays later Vick scored to cut the Giants lead to seven.

After Big Blue failed to do anything with the football, Vick stole the show. On a third and long, and he squeezed his way out of troubled and ripped up a 33 yard gain for a first down. Later, he gashed the Giants for 22 more yards to move the ball to the Giants 20. Two plays later, Vick hit Jeremy Maclin from 13 yards out to tie the game at 31.

As regulation was heading to a close, all the Giants wanted to do was punt the ball out of bounds with :00 left on the clock and go into overtime. Instead the snap was high to punter Matt Dodge. Dodge picked it up and kicked it down the middle to Jackson. Jackson dropped the ball, picked it up, bobbed and weeved his way around a few tacklers and was gone for a 65 yard punt return to stun the Giants with :00 remaining!! WATCH HERE!

What's the lose mean to the Giants? 1) It means Philadelphia will win the NFC East. 2) This game was so crippling it could be the end of the Giants. They have road games against the Packers and Redskins remaining. Both of those teams have quarterback issues; Aaron Rodgers is injured, and Donavan McNabb has been benched. Can the collapse happen to Big Blue too? We shall see.

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