Forget Madden: "Manning" Curse Strikes Again, Giants Fall to Eagles

New York—In another game showcasing a team that no one gave a chance of winning, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New York Giants 23-11 Sunday afternoon, sending Eli Manning to join older brother Peyton on the outside looking in. Older brother Peyton was the first to fall, losing to the surprising San Diego Chargers 23-17 in the wild card round. Peyton threw for 310 yards and a touchdown in that effort, but got no support from his running game. The Colts defense was also taken aback by the diminutive Darren Sproles, who racked up a career-high 238 all-purpose yards en route to the Chargers' victory. Eli was as bad as his brother was good, completing only 15-of-29 passes for a pedestrian 169 yards and two interceptions. The Eagles defense repeatedly held on third and fourth down, holding the Giants to 18 and 33 percent respectively. The only scoring in the game for the Giants came from kicker John Carney, and even that wasn't easy to come by. Carney missed two of five attempts, ... (link)