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FINAL: EAGLES 23, GIANTS 11The Giants picked a bad day to have a bad day and the result is that their championship reign has come to an end.
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DE Justin Tuck
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Unable to take advantage of their home field and crowd, the Giants fell to the Philadelphia Eagles, 23-11, in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game in Giants Stadium.
“It’s pretty much the worst feeling in the world,” center Shaun O’Hara said. “You almost wonder if it’s better to not make the playoffs than to exit like we did today.”
“I honestly thought that this year we would be the…last year the road warriors, this year the warriors at home, and it just didn’t come to pass,” said Coach Tom Coughlin, whose team won four games away from home on the way to victory in Super Bowl XLII.
It didn’t come to pass for numerous reasons, the most obvious being the Giants failed to score a touchdown. They advanced as far as Philadelphia’s 17-yard line three times – and had a first down on the 11 on their initial possession – but settled for field goals each time. The Giants converted only three of 13 third down opportunities. Their last five possessions ended, in order, with a missed field goal, twice on downs, an interception and a fumble.....................READ | 
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