<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">Eli Manning&rsquo;s first four starts against Washington were split decisions, with the home team winning each time. A memorable game came on October 30th, 2005, when the Giants shut out D.C., 36-0, in the first game after the passing of Giants owner Wellington Mara. Manning also won three of his first four starts against the Cowboys, and believe it or not, also won three of his first four against the Eagles. This was thanks in large part to a Philadelphia team that collapsed upon itself in 2005, a year after reaching the Super Bowl. Terrell Owens was benched halfway into the season, Donovan McNabb got hurt, and in both of the Eagles-Giants games that season, the Birds&rsquo; starting quarterback was the immortal Mike McMahon.Phil Simms&rsquo; initial records against NFC East rivals is not impressive, either: 1-3 against the Eagles and Cowboys, and 2-2 against Washington and the St. Louis Cardinals. Two memorable games occurred in that time span, though, both in 1980: on Opening Day in St. Louis, the Giants won, 41-35, with Simms throwing five touchdown passes, four of them to Earnest Gray. Almost 15% of Gray&rsquo;s career touchdown catches occurred in that game. Additionally, on November 9th, Simms led the Giants to an improbable 38-35 upset win over the Cowboys, their first victory against Dallas since 1974. Despite having one of the league&rsquo;s worst defenses in 1980, the Giants intercepted Danny White five times.Now, onto our next subject: once upon a time, you would have known by now that a game between the Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles was on the horizon, even if you weren&rsquo;t a fan of either team. It would be mentioned on game broadcasts and studio shows weeks in advance:&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll tell you what, Bob, it&rsquo;s gonna be pretty tough for the Giants to go into Philly on the 25th and beat the Eagles.&rdquo;&ldquo;You said it, Mike. Counting down the weeks until that old rivalry is renewed!&rdquo;With the Eagles coming into this week&rsquo;s game at 3-4-1, and the Giants at 2-7, the question begs to be asked: when was the last time these two teams met with such subpar records? I&rsquo;ll answer with another question: do the 1970s ring a bell?<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">Let&rsquo;s start on December 19th, 1971. On the last day of the season at Yankee Stadium, the 4-9 Giants hosted the 5-7-1 Eagles. In 1970, the Giants agonizingly missed out on a playoff berth, and suffered mightily in &lsquo;71 as a result. The Eagles went 3-10-1 in 1970, and unfairly started the &lsquo;71 season with five straight games against playoff teams: Cincinnati, Dallas, Minnesota, San Francisco, and Oakland. Needless to say, they started 0-5. However, they ended the year at 6-2-1, winning both matchups against the Giants. On this day, Philadelphia won, 41-28. Fran Tarkenton sat out this final game, and former Falcons quarterback Randy Johnson started in his place. The original &ldquo;Big Unit&rdquo; ...okay, not really...played quite well, throwing for 372 yards and three touchdown passes, but he was also sacked six times, and was not handed any favors by his defense.On November 25th, 1973 at Veterans Stadium, the 3-6-1 Eagles hosted the 2-7-1 Giants. Tom &ldquo;Silky&rdquo; Sullivan carried the ball 32 times for 156 yards and a touchdown in Philadelphia&rsquo;s 20-16 victory. On November 16th, 1975 at Shea Stadium, the 3-5 &ldquo;Disco&rdquo; Giants gave the Eagles their second win of the season, 13-10. Oddly enough, this was the only time Philadelphia played at Shea. They did not play the Jets on the road until 1987 at the Meadowlands. Did I know that off the top of my head? Maybe. Have I sought help? Believe me, I have tried.<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">Lastly, on December 11th, 1977, the 5-7 Giants faced the 3-9 Eagles on a frigid day at the Vet. With a game-time temperature of 23 degrees, the only hot play of this game came to start the second half, when Philadelphia running back Wilbert Montgomery took the kickoff 99 yards to the house. Larry Csonka and Ron Jaworski traded one-yard touchdown runs in the fourth quarter, but Jaworski&rsquo;s came with less time on the clock, and it gave the Eagles a 17-14 win. The Giants were able to buck the trend of Philly victories this past Sunday, saving Thanksgiving for their faithful followers.

Mr. Jones beats Washington again, and Eagles-Giants, 70s-style

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