It would behoove the Eagles to get off to a fast start Monday night when they host the Giants at the Linc.
In their first five games, the Eagles have scored just three points in the first quarter and only 37 in the first half. That first-quarter total is tied for the lowest in the league. Their first-half total is 27th.
“It still just comes back to staying on the field on third down,’’ offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said Wednesday.
“You can see when we get a lot of plays – and we had close to 90 plays the other night – the ball gets spread around.