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SPORTSWednesday 21 October

NFL Roundup

Murray, Carroll lead Eagles to 27-7 win over Giants 

ROB MAADDI                         running-into-the-kick-
AP Pro Football Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A te-         er penalty to keep
nacious defense bailed out
Sam Bradford and made Eli          both of their TD drives
Manning miserable.
DeMarco Murray ran for 109         going.
yards and a touchdown,
Nolan Carroll returned one         Wearing all-black uni-
of Manning’s two intercep-
tions for a score and the          forms for the third time
Philadelphia Eagles beat
the New York Giants 27-7           in franchise history,
Monday night.
The Eagles had three take-         the Eagles got off to
aways, sacked Manning
three times and forced two         another slow start.
intentional grounding pen-
alties.                            Manning completed

“All the credit goes to            his first 10 passes, in-
them,” Bradford said of
Philadelphia’s defense.            cluding a 13-yard TD
“It seemed like every time
we needed a stop or a big          pass to Odell Beck-
play, they created a lot of
turnovers tonight. That al-        ham Jr. for a 7-0 lead.
ways gives us a lot of mo-
mentum and always gives            But things went down-
us juice.”
Bradford threw for 280 yards       hill for Manning from
with a 32-yard TD pass to Ri-
ley Cooper, but had three          there.
interceptions to keep New
York in the game. The Gi-          The Eagles took a 14-7
ants got zero points off the
turnovers.                         lead in the second
“We were stagnant,” Gi-
ants coach Tom Coughlin            quarter when Car-
said. “They did more with
their opportunities than we        roll jumped in front of
did.”
The Eagles (3-3) have won          a pass intended for
two straight to move from
last place in the NFC East         Dwayne Harris and
into a tie for first with the Gi-
ants (3-3). The teams meet         ran it back untouched
again in Week 17.
Neither team looked sharp          for his first career TD.
in front of a prime-time au-
dience. They combined              “Terrible read by me,
for seven turnovers and 21
penalties.                         bad decision to make
“That’s bad football,”
Coughlin said.                     that throw,” Manning
The Giants gave the Eagles
first downs on a roughing-         said. “I should have
the-passer penalty and a
                                   gone to my next guys

                                   in my progression.”

                                   After Nikita Whitlock

                                   ran into punter Don-

                                   nie Jones to give Phil-

                                   adelphia a first down

                                   at its 28, Murray took

                                   over. He had two runs

                                   of 11 yards each and Philadelphia Eagles running back DeMarco Murray scores a touchdown run against the New York Giants

                                   finished off the drive during the second half of an NFL football game Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, in Philadelphia.   Associated Press

                                   with a 12-yard TD run     Orleans Saints at home last ing Kelly’s style of football, another three-and-out and

                                   to give Philadelphia a
                                   24-7 lead in the third quar- week. They’ll travel to play running a no-huddle of- Bradford hit Cooper on a
                                   ter. unbeaten Carolina (5-0) fense. They moved right deep pass to tie it at 7-7.
                                   Murray had his best game next Sunday night.      down the field and Man- The teams traded turn-

                                   since joining the Eagles af- The Giants had won three ning connected with Beck- overs midway through the
                                   ter a record-breaking sea- in a row. They’ll host Dallas ham across the middle for second quarter. Malcolm
                                   son in Dallas. The All-Pro led (2-3) next week.  a score.  Jenkins forced Rashad Jen-

                                   the NFL in rushing last year Bradford had a pair of third- The Eagles went three-and- nings to fumble and Ryans
                                   and broke Emmitt Smith’s quarter interceptions on out on their first possession recovered at the Eagles
                                   single-season club record, poor throws, including one and the Giants were driving 38. But Jayron Hosley inter-
                                   but has struggled in Phila- that Landon Collins picked with a first down at Phila- cepted Bradford’s deep
                                   delphia. He entered the in the end zone.         delphia’s 23 when DeMeco pass and ran it back to the

                                   game with 130 yards this But Philadelphia’s defense Ryans stole the ball from Giants 42.
                                                             bailed him out.        Larry Donnell for an inter- Caleb Sturgis hit a 37-yard
                                   season.
                                   “We know we have a long “We need to improve on ception.    field goal to give the Eagles

                                   way to go,” Murray said.  offense,” coach Chip Kelly A roughing-the-passer pen- a 17-7 lead at halftime. He

                                   The Eagles were 1-3 before said.                 alty on Damontre Moore nailed one from 39 in the

                                   a 39-17 win over the New The Giants came out play- helped the Eagles avoid fourth quarter.q
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