Game 115. St. Louis at Philadelphia
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1997 Game 201 (Week 15) New York Giants at Philadelphia
Giants ground the Eagles
Veteran’s Stadium got a little rowdy Sunday afternoon as the Philadelphia Eagles laid an egg against their division rival the New York Jets. The Eagle fans were very frustrated as their offense generated 199 yards and three points in their 17-3 loss to the Giants.
With this win, the Giants are trying to keep pace with the Washington Redskins, who are the current leaders in the NFC East. The Giants are 8-6 now with two games to play and their defense is what is going to propel them if they can make a playoff run.
Eagle QB Bobby Hoying felt the wrath of the Giant defense as they pummeled him the entire day. Hoying was sacked four times and intercepted twice by cornerback Jason Sehorn. He was only able to complete 38% of his 28 attempts and had the entire stadium booing him in the 4th quarter.
Offensively, the Giants pounded the ball on the ground as they racked up 139 yards. Rookie RB Tiki Barber had a sensational day. He rushed 21 times for 98 yards with a touchdown, but he also caught three passes for 27 yards and a touchdown.
The Giants are awaiting the Redskins game, who play in Arizona later in the day. The Giants are now 8-6 on the season. They are hoping the Cardinals can spring the upset and set up a gigantic Monday Night clash next week as the Giants host the Redskins for control of the division lead. As for the Eagles, they are out of the playoffs at 5-9 and travel to Atlanta next Sunday.
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1997 Game 184 (Week 14) Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Bengals win their fifth straight
The hottest team in the NFL is the Cincinnati Bengals. With a 38-28 win over the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday at Veteran’s Stadium, the Bengals have now five in a row and eight of their last nine games. They lead the AFC Central with a 9-4 record, despite losing their starting quarterback to injury.
QB Boomer Esiason is reliving his glory days in Cincinnati. He has taken over from Jeff Blake and has been on fire. On Sunday, he was the benefactor of a tremendous running game as the Bengals pounded the Eagles for 160 yards on the ground. Esiason threw for 207 yards on 18 of 29 passing with an interception.
As for their running game, the Bengals got a career-day from RB Corey Dillon, who rushed for only 88 yards but scored four rushing touchdowns! Dillon now has 12 rushing TDs on the season. The Bengals got another rushing touchdown from WR Darnay Scott on an end around.
As for the Eagles, they got a big rushing day as well. They rushed for 183 yards as a team with 85 coming from RB Ricky Watters. QB Bobby Hoying threw for 216 yards on 16 of 37 passing with three touchdowns and an interception.
The Bengals are in a divisional race with the Pittsburgh Steelers and will put their first-place spot on the line next week when they host the Tennessee Oilers. The Eagles are now 5-8 and will host the New York Giants next Sunday.
