From the time Chuck Bednarik knocked Frank Gifford cold, the Eagles have been a thorn in the Giants’ side. And yet it always stuck in the city of Philadelphia’s craw that the Giants had won four Super Bowl championships and its beloved Eagles had never once marched into Giants Stadium or MetLife as defending champs.
Until now.
Until Thursday night.
And waiting for them with fists balled is a 1-4 Giants team that knows it must make a last stand right here and right now or almost certainly kiss another sorry season goodbye. A 1-4 Giants team that was a 3-13 Giants team a year ago, that has lost 8 of its last 10 home games, that is 19-21 at home since 2013, that hasn’t won a home playoff game since Jan.