1st Place, Baby!

The Eagles came up with a huge win. Carson Wentz was clutch in the fourth quarter and in overtime. This would be awesome if it happened against the 10-2 Giants, but instead it happened against the 2-10 Giants.

Love the result.

Don’t love the circumstances.

The Eagles are clearly better than the Giants and should have beaten them easily. The fact that didn’t happen is something you have to look at.

The more important fact is that the Eagles didn’t stay down. They trailed 17-3 at the half and were booed off the field. That was an embarrassing half of football.

The Eagles didn’t panic. They didn’t point fingers. They came out and started winning the game one play at a time. You don’t flip a switch and tie the game up. You have to string together plays and then drives. You can’t let up.

After halftime, the Giants had 29 yards and the Eagles scored 20 points. That is one hell of a role-reversal. I mean, wow.

Boston Scott brought some real life to the offense. It is amazing how one player can get a whole group going. Greg Ward and JJ Arcega-Whiteside made some tough grabs. Carson Wentz looked like Wentz the MVP candidate of 2017. The offense was…fun.

It is amazing how much smarter Doug Pederson and Mike Groh look when the skill players make plays. It is amazing how much more effective Wentz is when his guys catch the ball.

Speaking of Wentz, he led the Eagles on the game-tying drive in the fourth quarter and then the game-winning drive in OT. He made some terrific throws. I can’t tell you how good it was to see him playing like that. He was clutch. The Eagles were down to just one WR on the final few plays and he still got them the winning TD.

Jim Schwartz and the Eagles D took a lot of flak for the Miami debacle. They looked pretty bad at halftime, but that group got their act together and put the clamps on the Giants in the second half. The Giants best drive of the second half was four plays for 17 yards. That is crazy.

And this was a group effort. Vinny Curry had two sacks. Josh Sweat blew up a flea-flicker. Malcolm Jenkins broke up a pair of key pass plays. Sidney freaking Jones came off the bench broke up the final Giants pass of the game.

There are plenty of things that need to be addressed in regard to how the Eagles were down 14 at halftime and how they went into that game with just three receivers, but the team came together at the right time and came away with a huge win.

This game can mean something if the players and coaches make that happen. The Eagles beat the Cowboys in OT in 2015 and Chip Kelly was asked if that could turn the season around. The media wanted that story line. The Eagles then lost three in a row.

Pederson and his players can make this a turning point if they build on it.

The Eagles are now 6-7 and tied for first place in the NFC East. That will only last if the Eagles play like they did in the second half. That’s the kind of effort, attitude, intensity and results we’ve been waiting for.

Don’t waste it.

Make it mean something.

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