- The Eagles improved to 11-4 as they got back in the wins column on Monday
- Jalen Hurts scored his 15th rushing TD of the season – an NFL record for a QB
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Despite a late push from the Giants, the Eagles snapped a three-game losing streak on Christmas Day as they beat their NFC East rivals 33-25 and put themselves in the driver’s seat to win the division.
New York trailed by 17 after two quarters but Tyrod Taylor – who replaced Tommy DeVito to open the second half – connected with Darius Slayton for a 69-yard score late in the fourth that made it 30-25.
The Giants had one final chance to tie things up with two seconds left after driving to the Eagles’ 26-yard-line, but Taylor was picked off in the end zone by Kelee Ringo on the final play of the game.
Adoree´ Jackson gave the Giants (5-10) a late spark when he returned an interception 76 yards for a score and Saquon Barkley converted a 2-point conversion that made it 20-18 late in the third quarter.
Barkley had earlier scored on a seven-yard run that cut it to 20-10 after Boston Scott fumbled the second-half kickoff.
Jalen Hurts scored his 15th rushing touchdown of the season on a one-yard ‘tush push’
![Philadelphia Eagles running back D'Andre Swift celebrates after scoring against the Giants](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/26/01/79332961-12900365-Philadelphia_Eagles_running_back_D_Andre_Swift_celebrates_after_-a-52_1703554785338.jpg)
Philadelphia Eagles running back D’Andre Swift celebrates after scoring against the Giants
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Tommy DeVito was benched for Tyrod Taylor at halftime of the eventual loss on Monday
The Eagles, now 11-4, need to beat Arizona next week and defeat the Giants again in the season finale to finish atop the NFC East.
However, successive losses to San Francisco, Dallas and Seattle essentially ended Philadelphia´s bid for the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
The Eagles had not scored more than 19 points in any of their past three games. And it was their highest first-half point total of the season.
Hurts scored his 15th rushing touchdown of the season on a 1-yard ‘tush push’ early in the first quarter that gave him the most for a quarterback in a season in NFL history. Carolina´s Cam Newton held the record at 14 rushing touchdowns for a quarterback in 2011.
Hurts also tied the team’s season record for total touchdowns with his 36-yard score to DeVonta Smith in the second quarter, giving him 35 touchdowns this year. Quarterback Randall Cunningham accounted for 35 in 1990 and Hurts matched him last season.
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A Philadelphia Eagles fan watches warm ups dressed like Santa Claus om Christmas Day
![Tyrod Taylor came in for DeVito at halftime and finished the game with 133 passing yards](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/26/02/79333469-12900365-Tyrod_Taylor_came_in_for_DeVito_at_halftime_and_finished_the_gam-a-66_1703556031222.jpg)
Tyrod Taylor came in for DeVito at halftime and finished the game with 133 passing yards
By the fourth quarter, the home fans were fed up with the pass-heavy offense, and chanted “Run the ball! Run the ball!’
Hurts threw an incomplete pass and the crowd erupted in boos. But coach Nick Sirianni and offensive coordinator Brian Johnson eventually listened, and fans went wild when Kenneth Gainwell ripped off a 22-yard run. D´Andre Swift scored on a 5-yard run that made it 27-18.
The Eagles are 11-0 at the Linc against New York since 2014 and beat the Giants three times last season (including the playoffs).
The Giants lost their second straight game after a three-game winning streak that was a rare bright spot in the season.
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